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| Morocco's GenZ 212 protests see violent clashes and arrests | Morocco's GenZ 212 protests see violent clashes and arrests |
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| Some 200 protesters have reportedly been arrested | Some 200 protesters have reportedly been arrested |
| Violent clashes have erupted between protesters and security forces in Morocco, as youth-led demonstrations continued for a fourth day. | Violent clashes have erupted between protesters and security forces in Morocco, as youth-led demonstrations continued for a fourth day. |
| Hundreds marched through the streets across Morocco on Tuesday night, demanding better social services and less corruption. | Hundreds marched through the streets across Morocco on Tuesday night, demanding better social services and less corruption. |
| Protesters hurled stones at security forces, according to local media reports, while footage shows cars and banks being set alight. | Protesters hurled stones at security forces, according to local media reports, while footage shows cars and banks being set alight. |
| The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) has accused security forces of physically assaulting protesters and carrying out arbitrary arrests. | |
| In the city of Oujda, a protester suffered injuries after he was hit by a police car, reports state news agency MAP. | In the city of Oujda, a protester suffered injuries after he was hit by a police car, reports state news agency MAP. |
| The demonstrations were organised on social media by a loosely formed youth group that calls itself GenZ 212. | The demonstrations were organised on social media by a loosely formed youth group that calls itself GenZ 212. |
| The group expressed "regret over acts of rioting or vandalism that affected public or private property", in a statement posted on its Facebook page late on Tuesday. | |
| It also urged participants to remain peaceful and avoid any behaviour that could "undermine the legitimacy of our just demands". | It also urged participants to remain peaceful and avoid any behaviour that could "undermine the legitimacy of our just demands". |
| The protesters have been chanting slogans calling for improved health and education services, along with better employment opportunities. | The protesters have been chanting slogans calling for improved health and education services, along with better employment opportunities. |
| Several have also criticised the money spent on building stadiums for the 2030 Fifa World Cup. One sign carried during a demonstration in the capital, Rabat, read: "At least the Fifa stadium will have a first aid kit! Our hospitals don't." | |
| The uprising follows similar youth-led, large scale demonstrations this summer in Nepal, Indonesia, the Philippines and Madagascar. | The uprising follows similar youth-led, large scale demonstrations this summer in Nepal, Indonesia, the Philippines and Madagascar. |
| The uprising in Nepal led to the prime minister resigning, while Madagascar's president dissolved his government on Monday in an attempt to placate the protesters there. | The uprising in Nepal led to the prime minister resigning, while Madagascar's president dissolved his government on Monday in an attempt to placate the protesters there. |
| Dozens of protesters have been arrested in Morocco, according to the AMDH, but most have since been released. It said that 37 youngsters were on bail, pending investigations. | |
| The government coalition issued a statement on Tuesday expressing willingness to engage in dialogue with the youth "within institutions and public spaces to find realistic solutions". | The government coalition issued a statement on Tuesday expressing willingness to engage in dialogue with the youth "within institutions and public spaces to find realistic solutions". |
| It also praised what it called "the balanced reaction of security authorities in line with relevant legal procedures". | It also praised what it called "the balanced reaction of security authorities in line with relevant legal procedures". |
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| Politicians get rich while we suffer - so I helped bring down our government in 48 hours | Politicians get rich while we suffer - so I helped bring down our government in 48 hours |
| Madagascar police fire tear gas as president fails to placate protesters | Madagascar police fire tear gas as president fails to placate protesters |
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