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From the Ashes of the Arab Spring

Gilbert Achcar — 2026-01-14T16:20:36Z

Today marks 15 years since the overthrow of Tunisian dictator Ben Ali, one of the high points of the Arab Spring. The events of 2011 gave rise to an impressive wave of revolutions. Almost all were bloodily suppressed.
On January 14, 2011, Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced to resign, after four weeks of revolt in the north African country. It was a first major scalp for the wave of upheaval known as the Arab Spring — a democratic upsurge across the region, which, (…)

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel, Arab Revolutions

GenZ 212 movement in Morocco

Ismail Manouzi — 2025-12-09T12:48:09Z

The youth movement in Morocco is part of the evolution of Moroccan society over almost twenty years, and in particular the difficulties of the workers' movement and of all resistance forces in their relationship to the power of the state.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Morocco, Youth and student movements

Morocco's Gen Z and the Regional Volcano

Gilbert Achcar — 2025-10-22T13:55:50Z

The movement of the Moroccan youth is but the latest manifestation of the regional crisis revealed by the 2011 Arab Spring.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Tunisia, Morocco, Youth and student movements

Against state repression and TU leaderships silence: youth movement needs support of working class

Marwan — 2025-10-05T10:50:00Z

The youth movement in Morocco continues to defend its main demands for a decent health and education system, for dignity, freedom, social justice, the right to work and against corruption. Young people showed remarkable resistance for three consecutive days, 27-29 September 2025, in the face of the repression and arrests that affected hundreds of people in different cities. The state is preparing to take many of them to court.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Morocco, Youth and student movements

In Figuig, women fight for a common good -water

Luiza Toscane — 2024-03-12T22:00:33Z

“The involvement of women in the movement, who held a resounding demonstration on 8 March, has had the effect of shaking up the political class.“

- IV590 - March 2024 / Women, Morocco

Marrakesh: contributing to a political dynamic against imperialist institutions

Antoine Larrache — 2023-11-07T10:22:06Z

“Much work still remains to be done to build a working-class and popular centre of struggle against despotism and imperialism and to overcome the dominant sectarianism in radical left organizations in Morocco and the region.”

- IV586 - November 2023 / Morocco

Under the yoke of the IMF

Éric Toussaint — 2023-10-21T19:06:00Z

Regarding the new debt crisis and the results of the Counter-summit in Marrakesh, in face of the World Bank and the IMF, CADTM translated an article from Le Courrier, a Swiss daily based in Geneva, in the issue published on Tuesday 17 October 2023. The article and the interview that follows were written by the journalist Bénito Perez.

- IV585 - October 2023 / Sri Lanka, Morocco, Debt

Debt Abolition Activists Gear Up for Countersummit as World Bank and IMF Meet

Ashley Smith, Éric Toussaint — 2023-10-08T11:30:35Z

“At the same time, abolition of debt alone is not enough if domestic ruling classes maintain private ownership of the economy and natural resources. So, abolition of debt must be a key component of building a radical, anti-capitalist movement for system change in each country and globally.”

- IV585 - October 2023 / Economy, Morocco, Debt

World Bank/IMF meetings: Counter-summit of social movements Marrakech, 12-15 October 2023

Attac-CADTM Morocco — 2023-10-06T11:01:38Z

“We are saying: 79 years of neo-colonial exploitation is enough! This call to action is available on the counter-summit website, here.”

- IV585 - October 2023 / Morocco

Solidarity with our comrade Jawad Mustaqbal

Attac-CADTM Morocco — 2023-06-26T17:15:16Z

No to despicable attacks targeting activists

- News from around the world / Morocco