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Moroccan Gen Z leads a new wave of political activism

Moroccan youth, especially Generation Z, are transforming the country’s political landscape through innovative forms of engagement, blending street protests with the power of social media. Despite their disillusionment with traditional politics, this generation’s drive for change is gaining......

Youth movement Gen Z212 ignites nationwide protests ahead of royal address

Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets on Thursday under the banner of the Gen Z212 movement, demanding reforms just hours before His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s anticipated address to Parliament. The demonstrations, held across more than twenty cities including Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Fez,......

Morocco’s Ombudsman engages youth amid public service protests

Morocco’s Ombudsman Institution has launched an initiative targeting political party youth organizations, aiming to understand how younger generations experience and evaluate public services. The program comes amid rising public scrutiny of healthcare, education, and basic administrative services......

Casablanca court sentences activist Saida El Alami to three years in prison

The Court of First Instance in Casablanca has sentenced Moroccan blogger and human rights activist Saida El Alami to three years in prison and fined her MAD 20,000 ($2,000). The verdict, handed down on Tuesday, follows charges of “insulting a legally constituted organization,” “spreading......

Spain divided over pro-Palestinian protests disrupting Vuelta finale

Spain’s political landscape is sharply divided following pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid that disrupted the final stage of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling’s most prestigious events. Opposition parties have accused the leftist government of turning the event into an “international......

Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and conservative activist, killed in targeted shooting at Utah university

Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and key ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday in what authorities have described as a "political assassination." Kirk, 31, was the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point......

Activists target Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia over climate inaction

Climate activists from the group Futuro Vegetal covered the iconic Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona with red and black paint on Sunday, protesting what they described as government inaction in the face of devastating wildfires across Spain. The demonstration highlighted growing frustration over......

University of Brussels debates controversial naming of graduating class after Rima Hassan

The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is set to make a pivotal decision regarding the naming of its graduating law class in honor of Rima Hassan, a Franco-Palestinian Member of the European Parliament whose political stance has sparked intense controversy. The debate centers on whether this......

Prosecutor general provides updates on Sion Assidon case as investigation continues

The King’s Prosecutor General at the Casablanca Court of Appeal has released details about the case of Moroccan activist Sion Assidon, who was found unconscious in his home on August 11. Assidon, a prominent human rights advocate and anti-Zionist, remains in a coma after suffering severe head and......