"This is because in the early evening, the city center turns into an arena for demonstrations led by an anonymous collective known as GenZ 212. The name Gen Z indicates the age of the protesters, who are mostly in their teens or twenties, and the numbers 212 are Morocco's dialing prefix. The protests started small on September 27, but gradually grew to include working-class neighborhoods throughout Rabat. It then spread to Morocco's biggest cities, including Casablanca and Agadir, and then to smaller towns, too."
"It called for young people to protest on September 27 and 28, to demand their right to better health services and education, and to denounce what have been described as misplaced political priorities. Huge amounts of public money have been invested into football stadiums in Morocco that will be used for various tournaments, including the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations in December and the FIFA World Cup in 2030. But at the same time, local schools and hospitals remain underfunded."
Young protesters, mainly teenagers and people in their twenties, have staged demonstrations led by an anonymous collective called GenZ 212 across Rabat and other Moroccan cities. The movement began with calls on a Discord server for protests on September 27 and 28, demanding better health services and education and denouncing misplaced political priorities. Protests spread from working-class neighborhoods to Casablanca, Agadir and smaller towns and recently turned violent. Morocco's Interior Ministry reported over 400 arrests, 263 security officers injured, 142 security vehicles damaged, 20 private cars damaged and 23 civilians injured; two people were killed on October 1 after police fired in Lqliaa. Large public spending on football stadiums contrasts with underfunded local schools and hospitals.
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