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| Morocco king pardons 188 people linked to Hirak protests |
| 2018-08-23 |
| [ARABNEWS] Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned a total of 188 people linked to the "Hirak" protest movement on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the National Council on Human Rights said on Tuesday. The council initially reported that royal pardons had been granted to 11 activists serving sentences of two to three years in prison for their part in the al-Hirak al-Shaabi, or "Popular Movement" whose protests rocked the northern Rif region in 2016-2017. The other pardons concern people sentenced in connection with the demonstrations in the region, according to the Moroccan press. It was not immediately possible to get confirmation from the Justice Ministry, which published the list of people granted royal pardons. The social unrest linked to Hirak began in October 2016 after the death of a fisherman and spiralled into a wave of protests demanding more development in the neglected Rif region and railing against corruption and unemployment. |
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