Stranded Moroccans in Spanish Enclave Plead for Repatriation Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Several dozen people gathered on Monday in Sebta to demand their return to the country. Among them, some were considered by the Moroccan authorities as not "wishing to return to Morocco", writes the local site El faro de Ceuta.

These protesters, the vast majority of whom are women, have been stranded there since last March. They had first been placed in a hangar before being transferred to a sports hall while waiting for Morocco to prepare their return.

During their gathering, the protesters launched an appeal to the King of Morocco "to facilitate their return so that they can finally reunite with their families and loved ones." "We implore the king to help us return home," they chanted, among other things.

According to the same source, these women maintain their wish to return home, even if the Moroccan authorities claim that some have refused to be registered on the lists of the first waves of repatriates.