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Two Moroccan opposition parties, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces and the Party of Progress and Socialism, have called for confronting “the numerical dominance of the government”. In a joint statement issued on Friday, they urged the formation of a national front and the emergence of a civilian movement. The statement was issued following a meeting on Friday between Idris Lachkar, General Secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, and Nabil Benabdallah, General Secretary of the Party of Progress and Socialism in Rabat.

1965 : When Mehdi Ben Barka warned African leaders against Israel. On the 29th of October 1965, Mehdi Ben Barka was allegedly abducted in France by French police and never seen again. According to an article issued by the Time magazine entitled «the Murder of Ben Barka», the Moroccan politician’s

Ever since a young woman took her own life two years ago after being raped and married off to her aggressor, equal rights between men and women have been the subject of heated discussion in Morocco. A set of laws that is riddled with contradictions further fuels the debate. By Susanne Kaiser

In that time I have seen it [US Involvement in Vietnam] first as a problem; then as a stalemate; then as a crime” - Daniel Ellsberg, 1971.

Eritrea: Martyrs Day commemorations