More than a year on, Hirak protesters remain behind bars in Morocco - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ilhem Rachidi

Ilhem Rachidi

Dec 27, 2017

Riot police charge against protesters during a demonstration against official abuses and corruption in the town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RC17B0A23700 — Riot police charge protesters during a demonstration for economic justice in the town of al-Hoceima, Morocco, July 20, 2017. — REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Moroccan activist and the leader of "Hirak" Nasser Zefzafi gives a speech during a demonstration against injustice and corruption in the northern town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RC1A255148A0

In Morocco, press freedom shrinks with Hirak protests

Ilhem Rachidi

Protesters throw stones towards riot police during a demonstrating against alleged corruption in the provincial town of Imzouren, Morocco, June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudla - RTX38R6V

Protests continue in Morocco despite crackdown

Ilhem Rachidi

Protesters from Rif movement Al-Hirak Al-Shaabi, or "Popular Movement" chant during a demonstration against corruption, repression and unemployment in Morocco's northern town of Imzouren in the early hours of June 11, 2017.
Demonstrators have rallied nightly in Al-Hoceima and the nearby town of Imzouren since the arrest of Al-Hirak leader Nasser Zefzafi on May 29 and the subsequent arrests of dozens more. / AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA (Photo credit should read FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)

Protests grow over police actions in Morocco

Habibulah Mohamed Lamin

Habibulah Mohamed Lamin

A man waves a sign during a demonstration called by the February 20 protest movement to mark the sixth anniversary of the movement and to demand political reforms and social changes in Rabat February 20, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RTX27UUB

What you need to know about Morocco's recent protests

Habibulah Mohamed Lamin

Habibulah Mohamed Lamin