Amnesty International has urged an immediate, independent investigation into Morocco's security forces after at least three protesters were killed, dozens injured, and more than 400 arrested since late September 2025 during Gen Z-led demonstrations. In a press release Friday, the NGO said the protests, sparked by anger over unemployment, corruption, poor services, and World Cup spending, began peacefully but were met with «unlawful force and mass arbitrary arrests». «We are deeply alarmed by emerging evidence of Moroccan security forces' use of excessive force and mass arrests of protesters and bystanders», said Heba Morayef, Amnesty's Regional Director for MENA. «Authorities should ensure a transparent investigation into the deaths… Morocco's authorities must ensure the right to peaceful protest is protected. No one should be punished for exercising their human rights, demanding their economic or social rights or an end to corruption». Amnesty stressed that «under international law, the use of lethal force… is prohibited unless it is strictly unavoidable to protect life», calling the use of vehicles against demonstrators a «flagrant violation». The group warned that arbitrary detention and repression risk chilling freedom of assembly, urging Morocco to address youth demands for education, healthcare, jobs, transparency, and anti-corruption rather than resorting to force.
