Khenifra

Articles

• Moroccan Activists Rally for Released Human Rights Defender in Khénifra
  1 January 2020, by Ginette

  Two events took place last Sunday in the central square of Aguelmous. First, a ceremony in honor of Saïd Afrid, a human rights activist, released from prison last Thursday. The participants, in collaboration with the Khénifra unemployed coordination, undertook a protest march with the participation of many human rights activists, reports Hespress.
  The march was about to turn into a confrontation, when the authorities proposed to the protesters to meet in front of Bouda’s home instead of (…)

• Moroccan Activist Sentenced to 2 Years for Flag Insult on Facebook
  12 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  Abdelali Bamad, 35, was sentenced to two years in prison for "insulting the national flag and the symbol of the State". This is the verdict handed down by the court of first instance in Khénifra.
  This conviction follows a message that Abdelali Bamad, alias Bouda Ghassan, had posted on his Facebook page at the end of October 2019.
  In this message, he had defended the people who had burned the Moroccan flag during a demonstration organized in Paris three years after the death of Mohcine (…)

• Morocco Seeks to Boost Religious Tourism, Looks to Lourdes for Inspiration
  19 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  This delegation, composed of several municipal officials, visited the Marian city with a view to transferring expertise in the management of religious tourism, under the impetus of the Delegation for the External Action of Local Authorities (DAECT) which depends on the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, reported ladepeche.fr.
  According to the same source, the province of Khénifra in Morocco is home to a holy mausoleum in the village of Moulay Bouazza that welcomes thousands of (…)

• Protester Dies After Demonstration in Khenifra, Morocco; Autopsy Ordered
  13 November 2022, by Armel

  A man in his fifties participating in a demonstration at Place "20 août" in Khenifra succumbed to a malaise on Friday, according to local authorities.
  The victim had left the scene after the dispersal of the demonstrators before he felt unwell and fainted on the public highway, the same sources said, noting that he died as soon as he was transferred to the Provincial Hospital of Khenifra.
  The body of the quinquagenarian was placed in the morgue. Informed, the competent public prosecutor (…)

• Imam and Muezzin Brawl Over Water Bottles in Moroccan Mosque During Ramadan
  15 March, by Said

  An unusual scene took place in a mosque in Khenifra, in the middle of the month of Ramadan. A dispute broke out between the imam and the muezzin, leaving the faithful present incredulous. The subject of the dispute? Bottles of mineral water.
  These bottles had been offered by a donor to the faithful for the breaking of the fast. Local sources indicate that the imam would have wished to take a part of them to his home.
  The muezzin opposed this initiative. The initial disagreement quickly (…)

• Police Officer in Morocco Hospitalized After Rooftop Suicide Threat
  24 February 2020, by Ginette

  The city of Khenifra experienced an extraordinary incident on Friday. A police officer caused panic among his colleagues by climbing onto the roof of a police station building, with the intention of jumping.
  The police officers of the urban corps of the city of Khenifra had a cold sweat on Friday, seeing one of their own deliberately endanger his life, although he had no history of suicide.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) explained that the policeman (…)

• Inmate with Mental Health Issues Dies by Suicide in Casablanca Prison
  3 May 2020, by Bladi.net

  A man incarcerated in the Ain Sebaa prison in Casablanca committed suicide. According to the authorities, he suffered from mental disorders.
  In a statement, the prison administration recalled that this was an inmate of the local Ain Sebaa 1 prison, convicted under the anti-terrorism law. He committed suicide after wrapping part of his clothes around his neck and attaching the other part to the grill of the window of the room where he was staying in the health center of the institution. (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Fatal Stabbing of Father in Inheritance Dispute
  3 May 2020, by Bladi.net

  A young man coldly murdered his father on Friday using a bladed weapon in Khenifra.
  Confined to their homes, the inhabitants of the Mzizt douar in the commune of Lakbaba in the province of Khénifra were shaken this May 1st by a parricide of which an 85-year-old man was the victim.
  According to Barlamane, his son would have stabbed him several times, leaving him lifeless and lying in his blood, before fleeing. The accused would have committed this despicable crime because of an (…)

• Child Abuse Scandal in Khenifra: 8-Year-Old Tortured During Lockdown
  12 May 2020, by Kamal

  The story of the torturing stepmother has not finished revealing all its secrets. We now learn that this 8-year-old child, living in Khenifra, had been subjected by his stepmother to torture sessions by fire, during the confinement.
  According to the site Rue20, the scandal broke out when the victim’s uncle had discovered burn marks on his body, without being able to know when his torments date back.
  Armed with photos of the bruises, supported by the confessions of his little nephew, the (…)

• Morocco Imposes Lockdown on Khénifra and M’rirt as COVID-19 Cases Surge
  6 September 2020, by Bladi.net

  From this Sunday, September 6 at noon, any movement to and from the cities of Khénifra and M’rirt is strictly prohibited. This is the decision taken by the local authorities of the province of Khénifra, due to the resurgence of the number of positive cases of coronavirus.
  According to a source at the prefecture of the province of Khénifra, this decision, which emanates from the Provincial Coordination Post (PCP) in charge of managing the Covid-19 pandemic, excludes people with an (…)