Spanish Woman Alleges Discrimination at Morocco-Melilla Border Crossing

However, at the border, Malika was able to pass without having her passport stamped, while Manuela was forced to do so, she confides to El Faro de Melilla. Questioning the Moroccan official about this difference in treatment, he allegedly replied that Manuela had to have her passport stamped because of her name.

The Spanish woman deplored a half-hour wait at the border and also denounced the fact that on her return to Melilla, the border official did not stamp her passport, forcing her to do so later.

According to her, this type of discrimination does not exist at the Spanish border. She claims that her case is not isolated, citing the testimony of two young Melilla residents who would also have suffered discrimination based on their name.

However, the government delegation in Melilla has confirmed that Morocco had stopped stamping the passports of Spanish citizens residing in Melilla, as well as cross-border workers, putting an end to a measure put in place after the reopening of the land border last year.