Human Rights Watch accuses the Moroccan authorities of using excessive force when arresting protesters and dispersing demonstrations in Jerada.
Security forces intervened on Thursday in Tendrara to disperse protests after a truck ran over a 10-year-old child. The latter died on scene after the ambulance's one-hour delay. Meanwhile, accused of breaking the law, protesters in the village denounce the marginalization of the region all while holding the local authorities accountable for the tragic incident.
The funerals of the two brothers who died in Jerada have nearly resulted in clashes between protesters and the police. On Monday, the president of the Oriental region visited the city, announcing the arrival of a ministerial delegation.
The July 2001 agreement ordering to close the Jerada mine has promised to boost the city’s development rate. Sixteen years later, this objective has not been obtained yet. To escape precariousness, unemployed young people die every year trying to extract coal from the ground under difficult conditions. This time the death of two brothers has led to a social unrest in the region, which is witnessing its own Hirak popular movement.
Eight people were sentenced to jail terms on Tuesday in Zagora for participating to «thirst protests». The ruling took part after demonstrations erupted on the 8th of October in the southern city, demanding supplies of fresh drinking water. Details.
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