Since Ukraine's new military mobilization law came into effect, Moroccan citizens with dual Ukrainian citizenship fear being conscripted into the combat zones against Russia. They have called on the Moroccan authorities to intervene.
The Ukrainian Parliament is examining a new bill on military conscription that could concern even dual citizens. These provisions mean that Moroccans who hold Ukrainian citizenship would be prevented from leaving the country and could also be summoned to join war ranks.
As an academic at the University of Zaporizhia in Ukraine, Karim Kassab has several certifications to his credit, thanks to his central role in the integration of foreign students into the university environment. Due to the war with Russia a lot has changed and he is now among many Moroccans with Ukrainian citizenship who are no longer allowed to leave the country.
On Sunday, a Moroccan student was stabbed to death in Odessa, a city in Ukraine. The tragedy is not the first of its kind in the European country, where some Moroccan students fall for «drugs, alcohol and gambling».