Monday, July 18, 2011

Thousands rally for democracy in Morocco

<p>Moroccans gather for a protest in Rabat, Morocco, February 20, 2011. Several thousand people rallied in Moroccan cities demanding political reform and limits on the powers of the king, the latest protests demanding change to have rocked the region. The call appeared to replicate the origins of what became dubbed as "Facebook revolutions" that toppled decades-old regimes in Tunisia and Egypt and sparked deadly protests in Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria and Morocco.</p>

CASABLANCA, Morocco - Thousands of demonstrators, including Islamists, held peaceful rallies in Rabat, Casablanca and Tangiers Sunday to demand greater political reforms and social justice in Morocco.
The latest protests were organized by the youth-based February 20 Movement behind months of demonstrations calling for reforms in the Arab world's oldest reigning monarchy.
In Casablanca's Sidi Othmane suburb, several thousand protesters shouted slogans to demand "a democratic constitution" and "greater social justice," AFP reporters witnessed.
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