Vaccine passport

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• Morocco Introduces Health and Vaccination Passes for COVID-19 Reopening
  20 November 2021, by Armel

  Opening of stadiums, health pass, vaccination pass, etc., Health Minister Kalhed Ait Taleb provided some details on Morocco’s efforts for a gradual return to normal life.
  During a press conference held on Friday in Rabat, the minister reviewed the recent developments in the health situation and the new measures taken nationwide to deal with Covid-19.
  Specifically, Ait Taleb addressed the issue of the health pass and the vaccination pass, which is causing confusion among Moroccans. (…)

• Morocco Requires Health Passport for Medical Sector Job Exams
  24 November 2021, by Armel

  Preselected candidates who will take the exams organized by the Ministry of Health are required to present a vaccination pass in paper form.
  These are candidates for the recruitment competitions for third and fourth grade technicians, which will be organized shortly, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health.
  This measure aims to ensure the health safety of all candidates and all supervisors in charge of overseeing the exams.
  To recall, the government had decided last (…)

• Moroccan Nurse and Accomplice Arrested in COVID Vaccine Pass Fraud Scheme
  27 November 2021, by Armel

  A nurse and an intermediary were arrested on Friday by the elements of the judicial police service of Tangier. They would be involved in a case of manipulation of the vaccination system.
  In a press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) reports that these suspects, aged 37 and 63, were arrested in the act of corruption and manipulation of Covid-19 vaccination results.
  The intermediary was caught as he was about to pay an amount of 7,000 dirhams to the nurse, who (…)

• Nurse and Accomplices Arrested in Morocco for COVID-19 Test Fraud Scheme
  9 December 2021, by Armel

  The judicial police of Oujda arrested on Tuesday a nurse and three of her accomplices, suspected in a case of falsification and trafficking of Covid-19 tests and medical certificates.
  Aged 24 and working in a clinic in Oujda, the suspect falsified and issued negative tests without the persons concerned being subjected to the screening test.
  In return, she demanded sums of money ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 dirhams, said the Directorate General of National Security.
  Three other alleged (…)

• Surge in Covid Vaccine Demand as Spain-Morocco Border Reopens
  18 May 2022, by Prince

  Health centers in Spain are facing high demand for Covid-19 vaccination since the reopening on Tuesday of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla. This is due to the vaccination pass required to enter Morocco.
  To address the situation, the Ceuta Ministry of Health has invited people wishing to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to make an appointment on the autonomous city’s website for quick care, reports Ceuta al dia.
  To read: Ceuta-Morocco Border Reopens After Two Years, Sparking Celebrations (…)

• Morocco Mandates Vaccine Passes for Court Access Starting December 20
  11 December 2021, by Armel

  The government has decided to make the presentation of proof of vaccination a condition for access to the courts, starting from December 20.
  In a joint note addressed to magistrates and civil servants, the Ministry of Justice, the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Supreme Council of the Judiciary have called on litigants and all actors in the judicial chain to compulsorily obtain a vaccine pass before accessing the courts.
  "We have the honor to ask you to urge the (…)

• Moroccan Lawyers Challenge Vaccine Pass Mandate at UN, Citing Freedom Concerns
  14 December 2021, by Armel

  Moroccan lawyers, anti-vaccine pass, have announced that they have appealed to the UN to challenge the government’s decision, and to obtain the cancellation of the decision imposing the vaccine pass in the courts.
  The association of Moroccan bar associations has sent a letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, denouncing a restriction of freedoms, concerning the vaccine pass.
  Specifically, the lawyers have asked the UN official to (…)

• Moroccan Lawyers Challenge Court Vaccine Pass, Citing Judicial Independence Concerns
  20 December 2021, by Armel

  Moroccan lawyers still reject the authorities’ decision to introduce the vaccine pass in courts, denouncing an attack on the independence of the judiciary.
  "Unconstitutionality", "infringement of individual freedoms...", their union has protested the extension of the use of the vaccine pass in the courts and explained that the judicial authority has compromised itself by adopting government decisions, reports Al Massae.
  According to them, these decisions go against the constitutional (…)

• Morocco Enforces Mandatory Vaccine Passes for Court Access, Justice Minister Says
  30 December 2021, by Armel

  The decision to make the vaccine pass mandatory in the courts is made on the basis of the legal provisions relating to the management of the state of health emergency. No compromise will be possible, according to the Minister of Justice.
  Questioned on the subject in parliament, Abdellatif Ouahbi indicated that this decision stems from the application of the law requiring the presentation of the Covid-19 vaccine pass.
  According to him, the primacy of the government’s decision (…)

• Moroccan Rapper 7liwa Detained at Anti-Vaccine Pass Protest in Rabat
  8 November 2021, by Said

  The controversial rapper Ihab Iqbal, known as 7liwa, was in Rabat on Sunday to participate in the demonstrations against the vaccine pass. The artist was arrested by the police for several hours before being released.
  According to several witnesses present on the spot, police officers arrested Hliwa and his manager as they were participating with other personalities in the demonstration. Taken to the Rabat police station, they were questioned for several hours before being released.
  The (…)