CIVICUS speaks about Generation Z-led protests in Morocco with Hicham Missiame, a local civic observer focused on public accountability and social issues who participated in the protests.
Since late September, the youth-led Gen Z 212 movement has mobilised across Morocco demanding an end to corruption and reforms in education, employment, healthcare and the management of public funds. The state has responded with arrests and violence. Over 2,400 people have been charged in connection to the protests so far, with 1,473 in custody. Organised through platforms including Discord and YouTube, the movement rejects traditional leadership and is pushing the state to listen to young people’s demands for dignity, transparency and investment in public services.
