The number of Moroccans applying for asylum in the Netherlands has dropped dramatically during the first semester of the current year. The information has been released by several Dutch media platforms. To investigate the drop, a monthly report issued by the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice was handed over to Yabiladi by the Dutch Embassy in Morocco to have an overview about asylum-seeking trends in the country.
Thousands of Moroccans have taken the streets yesterday in Rabat to manifest against corruption and support recent protests in the Rif region that have been ongoing for more than seven months. Speaking numbers, MAP news agency reported that 12 000 to 15 000 people participated to the march while Al Adl Wal Ihsane movement has indicated that the number of protesters has reached 1 million.