Morocco sentences 18 people over Gen Z protests

RABAT: Morocco handed prison terms to more than a dozen people arrested during youth-led protests last year, after convicting them of obstructing traffic, their lawyers said on Friday. The Gen Z movement, which took the usually stable kingdom by surprise in late September 2025, demanded sweeping reforms in public health care and education. A court in Casablanca sentenced 18 people in total, with 13 of them given eight-month prison terms. They were due to be released on Friday after completing their sentences, defense lawyer Souad Brahma told AFP.

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