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Morocco set for fresh protests after demonstrators killed

Security forces advance with a water-cannon vehicle to disperse protesters during a youth-led demonstration demanding reforms in the healthcare and education sectors in Sale on October 1, 2025. [AFP

Protests in Morocco calling for reforms to public services and an end to corruption were set to take place for a sixth day on Thursday, after two demonstrators were killed the night before.

The protests, which have convulsed several cities in the North African country, were called by the group GenZ 212, a recently formed collective based on the Discord web platform whose organisers remain unknown.

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