Rabat- The constitutional revisions approved in the July 1, 2011 referendum can significantly advance Moroccans’ rights, but only if authorities use these new constitutional principles to…
BBC News – Paris-based Reporters Without Borders notes that “religion, the king and the monarchy in general, the country and territorial integrity cannot be questioned.” The…
Rabat, Morocco – It isn’t news anymore when an Arab ruler facing mass protests pledges sweeping reforms. But Morocco’s July 1 constitutional referendum may be the…
Sunday say protests continuing in the Moroccan cities of Rabat and Morocco. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maQQ9tvxrUk&w=425&h=349]
Moroccan residents of Trowbridge went to the polls at the weekend to vote on the biggest change in their homeland for a generation. The country is…
RABAT, Morocco — With the pace of democratic change stalled or staggering under violent crackdowns in the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco’s recent decision to alter…
Will Morocco Be the Arab Spring’s Great Success—Or Great Failure? JUL 1 2011, 6:59 AM ET Today’s national referendum on a new constitution could be the first…
According to Reuters (07/07), there have been riots in Khouribga province, Morocco’s phosphate-mining central area. Protesters demand jobs at OCP, phosphate monopoly. AMDH human rights group stated that “the…