Morocco
Suicide Rates Surge in Morocco's Blue City, Chefchaouen Sees Alarming Increase
The suicide rate has taken on a worrying trend in Morocco in general and in Chefchaouen in particular, where 20 people took their own lives in 2019.
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Suicide
Morocco
Moroccan Teen's Tragic New Year Suicide Linked to Phone Dispute, Police Investigate
The Kilito neighborhood in Larache was shaken by a tragedy. A fifteen-year-old teenager committed suicide on the first day of the New Year by taking a toxic substance.
Morocco
Moroccan Groom, 53, Dies by Suicide on Wedding Day in Ksar Lakbir
A 53-year-old man took his own life as he was preparing to celebrate his wedding. The tragedy took place in Ksar Lakbir, last Saturday.
Morocco
Former Moroccan Soccer Player Dies by Suicide in El Arjat Prison
A former player of AS FAR, convicted for his involvement in a murder case, committed suicide on Tuesday. The tragedy took place at the local prison of El Arjat.
Morocco
Orphaned Children in Casablanca Attempt Bridge Suicide in Cry for Help
The city of Casablanca narrowly avoided a case of suicide on Friday, November 29. Indeed, about ten orphaned children, former residents of the Islamic orphanage in Ain Chock, in despair, tried to throw themselves from the top of the Sidi Maârouf bridge.
Morocco
Midwife Commits Suicide at Moroccan Hospital Amid Mental Health Struggles
On duty at the Bab Berred hospital center in Chefchaouen, a midwife committed suicide with rat poison on Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
Morocco
Morocco Unveils Prison Suicide Prevention Guide to Improve Inmate Rehabilitation
The guide for the prevention of suicide, suicide attempts and attacks on physical integrity in penitentiary institutions was presented last Thursday in Rabat.
Morocco
Heroic Rabat Policeman Prevents Self-Immolation Suicide Attempt in Clinic
A young man was narrowly saved from a suicide attempt by a policeman in an ophthalmology office in [Rabat].
Morocco
Man Rescued from Suicide Attempt Atop Marrakech's Koutoubia Mosque After Bakery Closure
A suicide attempt from the terrace of the Koutoubia mosque was narrowly avoided in Marrakech. The man, as a sign of protest, was attempting the unthinkable against a court decision ordering the closure of his bakery.
Morocco
Suicide Crisis Grips Medical Community in Oujda, Morocco
The specter of suicide has taken hold of the medical community in Oujda , on Wednesday, October 23. In one day, two sad events occurred in the capital of the Oriental, with a suicide and a narrowly averted suicide attempt.
Morocco
Bouachrine Victim Attempts Suicide on Casablanca Beach, Cites Trauma
Asma Al Halawi attempted to take her own life on Sunday, October 13, by drowning on one of the beaches in Casablanca. She is one of the victims of Taoufik Bouachrine, founder of the daily Akhbar al-Youm and Al-Yaoum24.
Morocco
Moroccan Teen Dies by Suicide After Resisting Forced Marriage, Authorities Report
A young girl, who refused to give in to her parents’ will to marry her, ended her life on Sunday, October 6 in Dar belamri, in the province of Sidi slimane.