Moroccan Border Town Protests Continue as Fnideq Residents Demand Ceuta Crossing Reopened

Every Friday, for the past three weeks, the residents of Fnideq have been organizing protest movements to demand the reopening of the border with Ceuta.

This Friday, February 19, as was the case on Friday, February 12, the demonstrations were peaceful. Mostly young people, with their phones lit up in the air, and singing protest songs in chorus, they cried out their despair at the extreme precariousness in which they and their families have been living since the closure of the border, which has led to the cessation of commercial activities and smuggling.

On Friday, February 5, the demonstration was marked by clashes between the police and protesters, four of whom were arrested. After several days of popular mobilization, they were released this week, except for one, sentenced to six months in prison with a suspended sentence for his membership in an unauthorized group (Adl Wal Ihssane).