| 5,666,537 |
33.59278 |
-7.61916 |
Morocco |
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CASABLANCA, Morocco: Protesters march against child abuse, after the rape of a 10-year-old girl in the town of Khenifra, a crime that has sparked outrage across Morocco. (MOROCCO-DEMO-RAPE-RIGHTS-WOMEN) |
| 5,666,541 |
27.1418 |
-13.18797 |
Morocco |
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Hundreds of pro-independence Sahrawi activists marched in Laayoune at the weekend, the Western Sahara's largest city, in the biggest protest in several decades, Moroccan press reported Monday. |
| 5,666,544 |
33.59278 |
-7.61916 |
Morocco |
|
Thousands of people marched in Casablanca on Sunday to protest against child sexual abuse in Morocco after a harrowing assault last month nearly killed a nine-year-old girl. |
| 5,666,548 |
26.67917 |
-11.67806 |
Morocco |
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Moroccan forces violently dispursed a peaceful protest / demonstration Sunday night organized in the occupied city of Smara, reported a source in the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad. |
| 5,666,552 |
27.1418 |
-13.18797 |
Morocco |
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Protesters, aged between 17 and 31, were arrested on May 9 in connection with a major pro-independence protest five days earlier in Laayoune, the main city in the disputed territory, which turned violent. The youngest, El Hussein Bah, told Amnesty that the police had "tortured him, threatened him with rape and forced him to sign papers, including a 'confession' which he was not allowed to read." |
| 5,666,555 |
31.63148 |
-8.00828 |
Morocco |
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Some 40 people protested in Marrakesh on Monday evening, after news of Karassi's death emerged. |
| 5,666,558 |
31.63148 |
-8.00828 |
Morocco |
|
A Moroccan street vendor in the southern city of Marrakesh died in hospital after setting himself on fire in protest at having his goods confiscated by the authorities, various sources said on Tuesday. |
| 5,666,561 |
34.01325 |
-6.83255 |
Morocco |
|
Human rights defenders have staged a protest in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to demand the release of Islamists jailed in connection with the 2003 Casablanca bombings, Al-Jazeera reported on 16 May. |
| 5,666,565 |
26.67917 |
-11.67806 |
Morocco |
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Smara the day before yesterday Thursday night [23 May] was the scene of disturbances during which 48 members of the public security forces suffered more or less serious injuries. This followed a surprise night attack against them, conducted by a group of people with police records and members of criminal gangs active within secessionist groups belonging to the home Polisario. |
| 5,666,569 |
26.67917 |
-11.67806 |
Morocco |
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Smara the day before yesterday Thursday night [23 May] was the scene of disturbances during which 48 members of the public security forces suffered more or less serious injuries. This followed a surprise night attack against them, which carried through to Friday. |
