Moroccan youth group calls for eighth day of protests
A Moroccan online youth collective behind a week of mass protests called for fresh rallies Saturday evening, bringing them into their eighth straight day.
The demonstrations in the usually stable North African kingdom have bucked the perception of young Moroccans as being politically disengaged, and have been organised since last Saturday by GenZ 212, a group active on the web platform Discord.
The group, whose founders remain anonymous, took to Discord on Saturday to call for protests in 14 cities between 6pm (1700 GMT) and 9pm.
The demonstrators have called for reforms to social services, particularly healthcare and education, as well as an end to corruption and the resignation of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, whose tenure ends next year.
On Friday evening, hundreds of people rallied in numerous cities including the capital Rabat and Agadir at the…
