Overview

• State media report two deaths in Lqliaa after security forces fired to repel an attempt to storm a gendarmerie facility, with a judicial probe opened.
• The Interior Ministry says 263 security personnel and 23 civilians were injured on Tuesday, 409 people were detained, and 142 police vehicles were set on fire.
• Unrest widened on Wednesday to Salé, Tangier and Marrakech with arson, looting and street clashes described by witnesses and local media, while other gatherings remained peaceful.
• The GenZ 212 network, which mobilized protests via TikTok, Instagram and Discord, publicly rejects violence and says its dispute is with government policy rather than security forces.
• Human-rights groups report arrest totals exceeding official figures and call for independent scrutiny of the response, as Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch convenes a meeting on health reforms.