On Thursday, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok presented in the parliament his report on Morocco’s Hirak. For him, European Union countries did not break their silence about the heavy sentences handed down to Hirak activists.
Dutch MPs in the Netherlands have urged their government to pressure Morocco into releasing Hirak detainees. This initiative might affect diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Spain is planning to restore universal jurisdiction, repealed in 2014 by the Rajoy government. The decision might affect Morocco, especially as the situation in the Rif and the Western Sahara interest judges in Madrid.
Tens of thousands of people have taken the streets, Sunday, in Rabat to denounce sentences handed down to Hirak detainees. Several political groups and NGOs participated to today's march, including members of Islamic association Al Adl Wal Ihsan.