2025 Moroccan Gen Z protests

Demonstrations in front of Parliament in Rabat
“A series of ongoing youth-led demonstrations in Morocco began on 27 September 2025. Organized by decentralized, anonymous collectives known as GenZ 212 and Moroccan Youth Voice, the protests demanded significant improvements to public education and healthcare, while criticizing government spending on international sporting events like the 2030 FIFA World Cup and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Protesters expressed discontent with the deterioration of quality of public services, and state investment in infrastructure for international sporting events over public services. They were the largest protests since the 2011–2012 Moroccan protests. …”
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Government investment in gleaming football stadiums, like this one in Marrakesh, have drawn the ire of Morocco’s youth, who demand a reprioritization from infrastructure toward public services.