Overview

• King Mohammed VI told parliament to speed up work on jobs, education and health services, framing social justice as a strategic priority but not addressing the movement directly or calls to dismiss the prime minister.
• Gen Z 212 announced a weekend suspension of demonstrations, calling it a strategic reset and pledging a new mobilization with unchanged demands focused on government responsibility and corruption.
• The protests coalesced after eight women died in an Agadir public hospital and have tapped wider frustrations over youth unemployment, territorial inequality and perceived misallocation of spending.
• Security forces have made hundreds of arrests and clashes have left three people dead, drawing criticism from rights groups over a heavy-handed response.
• The leaderless movement, organized on TikTok and Discord with more than 200,000 followers, has sought the resignation of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch and the release of detainees linked to the protests.