Hamid El-Mahdaoui
“Long live the Rif”: thousands demand release of Moroccan political prisoners
The “March of the Moroccan people” was organized by political and civil rights groups to demand the release of those who led and participated in the Hirak Rif protests of 2016. As many as 53 leaders and protesters were sentenced to jail for a total time of 300 years
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