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Morocco’s GenZ 212 Extends Protests Into Eighth Day as Diaspora Rallies in France

The online collective says protests seek improved public services following maternal deaths in Agadir.

Overview

  • GenZ 212 called new demonstrations for Saturday, marking an eighth straight day with rallies scheduled in 14 cities from 6 to 9 p.m. local time.
  • The youth-led movement emerged after reports that eight pregnant women died at Agadir’s public hospital following admissions for cesareans.
  • Organizers operate via Discord, claim more than 180,000 members, and describe the initiative as nonpartisan with unknown founders.
  • Authorities say three people were killed by gendarmes in Lqliaâ in self‑defence during an alleged attempt to storm a gendarmerie, while the collective maintains its protests are peaceful.
  • Solidarity gatherings in France drew about 400 people at Paris’s Trocadéro and roughly 100 in Marseille, according to police and AFP accounts.