April 2011
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Who's the Terrorist in Morocco?
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Morocco determined to protect tourism after...
MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) - Morocco is determined to restore confidence in its vital tourism industry after an attack on a cafe packed with tourists in the city of Marrakesh, a senior government official said on Friday.
“To go to a country as a tourist and return dead is a terrible thing,” Finance Minister Salaheddine Mezouar told reporters on a visit to Madrid.
“We are going...
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Young February 20 will tackle the 'secret' Témara...
May 15, Young February 20 will have a picnic in the forest surrounding the secret detention center in Temara. The February 20 movement in Rabat has decided to organize a picnic in front of the secret detention of Temara, within a day of action against the center, including sit-in protest. By this action, the movement claims to trial those responsible for torture and serious violations of human...
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In Pictures: Brussels, #feb20 Sit-In in front of...
April 24, 2011
Sit-in in front of the Embassy of Morocco in Brussels, Belgium.
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Moroccans stage peaceful pro-democracy protests
RABAT (AFP) — Several thousand demonstrators marched peacefully in Moroccan cities Sunday to demand more democracy and social justice despite King Mohammed VI’s concessions, including the release of political prisoners.
Protest rallies began Sunday morning in Casablanca, Tangiers and Marrakesh, correspondents said, while others were scheduled later in the day in Rabat and Fes in...
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Moroccans surprise TV viewers by protesting on...
By MUSTAPHA AJBAILI for Al Arabiya
Several youth members of Morocco’s pro-democracy “February 20 Movement” surprised television viewers when they held up placards referring to planned mass protests on April 24 during a live broadcast on state TV. The program presenter appeared puzzled, uneasy, and became distracted by the placards. The February 20 movement has called for renewed mass...
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Morocco's monarchy: Reform or fall
Has the king’s promise of reform come in the nick of time—or not?
WHEN a protest movement sprang up in Morocco on February 20th King Muhammad VI chose to ignore it. The next day he spoke of speeding up reforms, but ignored calls for radical change. This infuriated pro-democracy campaigners, who promised to protest again. But then, on March 9th, he suddenly changed tack, calling for a drastic...
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Morocco: Controversy Over International Music...
Global Voices , Written by Hisham Almiraat
Each year the capital Rabat is the epicenter of a major music festival, Mawazine. Since its modest launch in 2001, Mawazine has grown larger, and in a decade has become the top national entertainment gathering, featuring hundreds of local and foreign performers, offering some of the most eclectic lineups. This year the organizers are announcing a...
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Mamfakinch.com nominated for the BOB's Best Arabic...
The activist blog Mamfakinch.com was selected among 11 other blogs for the finals of the competition of The Bob’s Blog for best Arabic blog, organized by the German media group Deutsche Welle.
The Blog of the february 20 ‘activists’ Mamfakinch.com , which took an immediate hit after the wide coverage it has made during the events of February 20, maybe win the first...
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Forbes: Rabat In A Hard Place: Exclusive Interview...
Article by Ilan Berman for Forbes
These are trying times in Morocco. Over the past three months, the small North African kingdom has seen regime change roil two of its neighbors, Tunisia and Egypt, and a third—Libya—descend into civil war. The Moroccan street itself has seen its fair share of ferment; large-scale rallies calling for new social reforms and sweeping governmental changes have...
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Morocco's king pardons 190 prisoners
RABAT (AFP) — King Mohammed VI Thursday pardoned or cut the sentences of 190 detainees, including Islamist political prisoners, on the advice of a rights council set up a month ago as Morocco undertakes reforms.
Only 96 of the group were immediately released with “the others, most of them common-law prisoners, having their sentences substantially reduced,” a justice ministry...
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Is Morocco next in line for mass uprisings?
Pro-democracy activists in Morocco are gearing up for more mass demonstrations this month, unsatisfied with the king’s pledge to carry out “comprehensive” constitutional reform.
Inspired by the success of protesters elsewhere in North Africa, tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets on 20 February.
King Mohammed VI responded three weeks later, promising changes...
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Brussels, Demonstration April 10, 2011 (What 2M...
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"The Moroccan Regime Is Corrupt and Incapable of...
Interview with Aboubakr Jamaï
Aboubakr Jamaï is one of the most prominent representatives of Morocco’s independent press and holds the 2010 Gebran Tueni Award of the World Association of Newspapers. He speaks to Claus Josten about his criticism, not only of the Moroccan government, but also of the role of Europe and the USA in the Moroccan situation
The speech by the Moroccan king,...
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Morocco king's reform team open to youth proposals
* Youth movement wary of invite, Rabat affiliate rejects it
* Group sees little time to prepare for April 16 meeting
By Souhail Karam
RABAT, April 5 (Reuters) - The panel formed by King Mohammed to review Morocco’s constitution has invited a youth-led protest movement to present its ideas in the course of consultations on democratic reform with political parties and trade unions.
But...
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Prince of Wales lays wreath at Moroccan tyrant's...
The Prince of Wales risked controversy on Monday as he laid a wreath at the tomb of a tyrannical former ruler of Morocco.
The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Rabat amid continuing protests against the country’s undemocratic regime, and paid their respects at the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, where the late king and his son Hassan II are buried.
The reign of Hassan II, who...
