A local NGO said that more than 1,500 people participating in the widespread protests in Morocco demanding better healthcare, education and an end to corruption, were facing prosecution by authorities. The protests have lasted for a month.

For one month already, young Moroccans have been taking to the streets as part of the movement Gen Z 212 to protest against rising costs for education, healthcare and the authoritarian government in the country.

The Moroccan association for the defence of human rights (ADMH), a local NGO, said before the weekend that the protests resulted in 1500 prosecutions of people who participated in the protests. An estimated 1000 individuals are currently detained.

Those facing prosecutions are reportedly accused of having committed a variety of acts, ranging from "destruction of public property" to "organising unauthorised protests" or "violence against security forces".

Some protesters have already faced trial. The court of Agadir has notably held trials for 240 people and sentenced 39 individuals to prison sentences ranging from 6 to 15 years.