Morocco

ATTAC/CADTM Morocco against capitalism globalization

9 February 2012

Final Declaration of the 4th national Congress of ATTAC/CADTM Morocco Attac/cadtm Morocco association held its 4th national Conference on 27, 28 and 29 January 2012 with the slogan "for the strengthening of the popular dimension of the fight against capitalism globalization in Morocco". Despite harassment by the authorities, this meeting was held as scheduled in Rabat. The pressure exerted by the regime on the officials of the social Centre “SAHB DHAB” where the Congress was programmed, have (...)

Morocco : 32 years in prison for Agadil and his comrades

23 January 2012

January 19, 2012, the Court of appeal of Safi gave unfair judgments against several protest activists of the movement of Safi (called 1 August prisoners). Among them, our comrade Abdeljalil Agadil, Member of ATTACCADTM Morocco and the movement of February 20 (M20), the sentences are as follows: 1. Hicham Tani, a. Agadil, Ali Taâban and El Mehdi Ghiwam: 4 years imprisonment 2. Amine Abou Al Iddam, Omar Martab, Yassin Al Mahili, Abdelkarim Koundi, Abdelkader Al fidadi, Adil Zaid and (...)

FREEDOM for our comrade Agadil and STOP the harassment of Moroccan activists

7 November 2011

On the first November, the secret services of Safi city (200 km from rabat) kidnapped our comrade Akadil Abdul Jalil, a member of ATTAC Morocco and activist in the movement of February 20. In the first time, authorities denied his arrest, but thanks to pressure from activists of the city including lawyers, the judge of Safi court admitted his arrest. This arrest happened in the city of Safi where tow activists (Kamal Al-Amari - Mohamed Bodoura) were victims of brutal repression of the (...)

The Moroccan regime violates democratic freedoms in Global Day of Action for Real Democracy !!

17 October 2011

In response to the Global Day of Action for Real Democracy Now! Young Moroccan activists have taken the initiative to call for a sit-in in Rabat (the capital of Morocco ) in 15th October. At the time these young refined last technical and logistical preparations, in the local national of ATTAC/CADTM Morocco, the forces of repression, composed of police and local enforcement officers responded violently. The police beat and arrested several activists before releasing them. After several (...)

What the media do not show about what happens in Morocco

9 August 2011

" The real democratic progress is not to lower the elite to the crowd level, but to raise the crowd to the elite "- Gustave Le Bon -" Yesterday and Tomorrow " After the Hassanian referendum result of 98.5% for the new constitution, announced the beginning of this month of July 2011, the Moroccan regime celebrated its so-called "victory", achieved when the ”majority” of Moroccan people supposedly said “Yes” to the King’s constitution. The King presented a constitution on the 17th June 2011 (...)

Water resources and climate change in MENA region

4 December 2009

WATER is a typical example of common good. There is no need to illustrate the importance of water: Water is life. All civilisations agreed about sacristy of water but with the current liberal globalization which aim and operate to transform everything to a commodity, water is no longer considered as a public common good but like any other commodity, speculated by few multinationals such as Veolia and Suez. The MENA region is a large zone extending from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran (...)

WSF Belem 2009. Panel "Ecological debt and common goods:for the peoples’ recovery of control over natural resources"

Water Resources and climate change in MENA region

4 March 2009

WSF Belem 2009. Intervention of Jawad Moustakbal (ATTAC / CADTM Maroc ) during the panel "Ecological debt and common goods: for the peoples’ recovery of control over natural resources"

MOROCCO : SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF SIDI IFNI

7 August 2008

For the Liberation of BRAHIM BARA MEMBER of ATTAC Morocco and all Sidi Ifni prisoners On 7 June 2008 ( "Black Saturday"), the inhabitants of Sidi Ifni, a city located about 160 km south of Agadir, were victims of an operation to reprisals and widespread repression. Women and children were not spared. More than 4 000 police officers and auxiliary forces have violently repressed blocking the port, where militants were installed last week to defend their legitimate right to obtain work and (...)

Let us act to lift the blockade on the population of Ifni

11 June 2008

Since Saturday, June 7 early in the morning, a fierce repression has fallen on the citizens of the town of Sidi Ifni Aït Baamran, in the South of Morocco and against its youth that, fed by false promises of employment and economic advancement of the region, have been blocking the port for the last week. The police and rapid intervention forces have been displaced by thousands from several regions of Morocco. Police forces have surrounded the city, carried out raids on homes, arrested and (...)

End the gagging of freedom of expression

10 August 2007

Unjust verdict of prison sentence of our comrades Yousfi Mohamed and Aji Abderahmane for having committed an act of solidarity. Our comrades Yousfi Mohamed, general secretary of the local group of Beni Mellal and his comrade Aji Abderahmane were handed down a one year’s prison sentence and 500 DH fine today (9/8/2007) at a dismissive appeal court hearing. 8 of our other activists from AMDH & ANDCM At the first court hearing of the 25/07/2007 6 of them were acquitted (Abassi Abass, (...)