Overview
- Youth-led demonstrations continued into a second week across Marrakech, Rabat, Agadir and other cities, with chants demanding Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch’s departure and action against corruption.
- The Interior Ministry reports more than 400 arrests linked to the unrest, while rights advocates say detainees include peaceful protesters and minors.
- Around 100 volunteer lawyers have formed a defense committee to represent those detained, with initial court decisions expected in the coming days.
- Authorities say three people were killed by gendarmes near Agadir during an attempted assault on a gendarmerie brigade.
- The decentralized movement coalesced on Discord after reported maternal deaths at Agadir’s public hospital, and the government says it is open to dialogue as the health minister concedes recent reforms remain insufficient.