Rif War

Articles

• Moroccan Islamist Group Condemns Imam’s Attack on Rif Protest Detainees
  31 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Salafist imam, Mohamed Fizazi, who had called Nasser Zefzafi and the six other detainees of the Hirak of the Rif "bastards" because of their willingness to renounce Moroccan nationality, has incurred the wrath of Omar Iharchan, member of the National Secretariat of the Political Circle of Al Adl Wal Ihssane (AWI).
  "Many are unjustly and aggressively intimidating the Hirak detainees. They want to give them lessons and organize to defend nationality and enumerate its virtues," wrote (…)

• Rif Activist Rearrested in Morocco for Displaying Historical Flag at Rally
  29 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  Confiding to the Spanish agency EFE, Jamal Mouna, 39, mentioned the reason for his new legal troubles. According to him, he is being prosecuted for "threat to the territorial integrity of the State" because of his participation, on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in a rally near Imzouren, on the sidelines of the 98th anniversary of the Battle of Anoual. On this occasion, the Rif activist had brandished the flag of the Republic of Abdelkrim El Khattabi.
  Before this new prosecution, the Rif activist (…)

• Moroccan Hirak Activist Announces ’Ultimate’ Hunger Strike in Prison
  9 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  In a letter that sounds like a farewell to his family, the Rif detainee, Rabie Lablaq, sentenced to 5 years in prison for his participation in the Hirak and incarcerated in the Tanger 2 prison, has announced his ultimate hunger strike.
  The Rif detainee, Rabie Lablaq, will enter his ultimate hunger strike in the next few days. He announced this through a letter written and published by his brother, Abdellatif Lablaq, on his Facebook account.
  "It is not a weakness or cowardice on my part, (…)

• Hirak Prisoners Denounce Moroccan Flag Burning at Paris Protest
  1 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Hirak detainees, as well as their families, have strongly condemned the people who burned the Moroccan flag during a demonstration that took place in Paris.
  The Association chaired by Ahmed Zefzafi states that the people who burned the national flag do not represent them and do not represent the detainees.
  "Our attitudes were clear during the Hirak period, when we were listened to, at the time of the trial, and even now. We have been unjustly imprisoned for many years," recalls the (…)

• Hirak Activist Nasser Zefzafi Faces Sanctions Over Unauthorized Prison Video
  2 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  An investigation has been opened regarding the video on Facebook, attributed to the Hirak detainee, Nasser Zefzafi, according to a press release from the DGPAR.
  As part of the investigation, a Central Commission has been dispatched to the Ras El Ma local prison in Fez to identify the responsibilities within the administration of the penitentiary institution, with a view to imposing sanctions on those involved and the prisoner concerned.
  According to the preliminary results of the (…)

• Moroccan Hirak Activist Ends 46-Day Hunger Strike in Tangier Prison
  5 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Rabie Al Ablaq has decided to end his latest hunger strike, after more than 46 days of food deprivation. Through a letter dated October 31, the Hirak du Rif detainee informed the administration of the Tangier prison of his interruption.
  His relatives are pleased with the detainee’s decision to give up this strike. The NGOs committed to the cause of the Hirak detainees had in the meantime called to "save Rabie’s life".
  According to Hespress, Rabie Al Ablaq would have significantly lost (…)

• Spain Urged to Compensate Morocco for Chemical Weapons Use in Rif War
  17 October 2021, by Armel

  The ERC party of the Republican Left of Catalonia has called on Spain to apologize to Morocco for using chemical weapons during the Rif War, which killed thousands of Moroccans.
  On Thursday, during the debates on the Democratic Memory Law in Congress, the party leader, Gabriel Rufián, signed an amendment in which he requested the addition of a specific provision on the "recognition of the responsibilities of the Spanish State and the reparation of the damages resulting from the use of (…)

• Spanish Government Urged to Apologize for Chemical Weapons Use in Rif War
  30 November 2021, by Armel

  Two political parties have called on the Spanish government to condemn and officially apologize for the military use of chemical agents against the civilian population during the Rif War.
  These are the Catalan regional parties the Republican Left and Together for Catalonia, two Catalan independence formations. For their project, they managed to obtain a non-legislative proposal to be debated within the Foreign Affairs Committee of the lower house of parliament, reports Europa Press. (…)

• Morocco Lawmakers to Consider Amnesty Bill for Rif Protest Detainees
  20 April 2022, by Armel

  Lawmakers will soon be examining a new bill related to the detainees of the Hirak of the Rif. The text filed by the Secretary General of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU), Nabila Mounib, proposes to grant them a general amnesty.
  This draft law, shelved since 2018, has been exhumed by the deputy, very involved in the defense of the Hirak detainees. Nabila Mounib is calling for the release of all detainees to "turn the page on the marginalization, exclusion and oppression that the region (…)

• Moroccan Researchers Uncover Rif War Shipwrecks off Al Hoceima Coast
  4 August 2022, by Prince

  Six Moroccan researchers from the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Tétouan conducted a study on the detection and mapping of ship debris off Al Hoceima, where several boats sank during the Rif War.
  The study, published on August 1, 2022 in the journal "Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology" (EEET), allowed the researchers to discover five potential locations of military wrecks, three of which are in the bay of Al Hoceima. Unlike the other two locations identified by the (…)