18th of December 1975 : Omar Benjelloun, when Morocco lost one of its most committed politicians

On the 18th of December 1975, Omar Benjelloun, a journalist, trade union activist and founding father of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) was murdered in Casablanca. His assassination has been a significant turning point in the history of the Moroccan political scene which lost one of its most committed actors. Flashback.

Morocco : The Ministry of Interior bans manifestations organized to commemorate the 20th of June 1981 events