Even behind the bars of the "Tanger 2" prison, Nasser Zefzafi makes his voice heard. The leader of the Hirak of the Rif has broken his silence to address a vehement letter to the star journalist of Al Jazeera, the Algerian Khadija Benguenna. At issue: the latter’s mockery of the famous Congolese supporter "Lumumba", who has become a true icon of the CAN in Morocco.
Nasser Zefzafi sets a 72-hour ultimatum to the prosecution before starting a hunger and thirst strike. The detainee demands the immediate arrest of the authors of a video threatening him with death, an official complaint that has remained unanswered, now putting his safety at risk.
From prison, Nasser Zefzafi, leader of the "Hirak" protest movement, has reacted to the arrests of young people from Genz212, who organized demonstrations in several Moroccan cities last weekend.
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration has authorized Nasser Zefzafi, the leader of the "Hirak" protest movement, to attend the funeral of his father who passed away on Wednesday. This gesture was welcomed by the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights. However, the organization reiterated its request for a royal pardon for all the detainees of the movement.
Granted an exceptional exit permit to attend the funeral of his father Ahmed, the leader of the Hirak of the Rif, Nasser Zefzafi, gave a speech on Thursday, September 4th in Al Hoceima.
Ahmed Zefzafi, the father of Nasser Zefzafi, a figure in the Rif protest movement, passed away on Wednesday, September 3 in the evening.
Nasser Zefzafi , leader of the Hirak of the Rif detained in the Tanger 2 prison, visited his father Ahmed Zefzafi, 80 years old, who is suffering from cancer and admitted to the intensive care unit of the Mohammed VI hospital in Ajdir, on Monday, August 25.
The prisoner Nasser Zefzafi obtained this week an authorization to visit his father, Ahmed Zefzafi. The meeting took place at the Mohammed VI Hospital in the city of Al Hoceima, where his father is being treated for cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.
Nasser Zefzafi, one of the leaders of the Rif Hirak, temporarily left the "Tangier 2" prison under high security escort. This outing allowed him to visit his father hospitalized in a private clinic in Al Hoceima.
Nasser Zefzafi, the leader of the Rif Hirak sentenced to twenty years in prison, successfully passed his baccalaureate exam this year.
Nasser Zefzafi , leader of the "Hirak" protest movement, was granted permission to visit a sick relative.
On the occasion of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples on August 9, five international human rights organizations called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of Nasser Zefzafi , leader of the protest movement of the "Hirak" that shook the Rif region in northern Morocco between 2016 and 2017.