"Although there's a temporary pause this week, the protests in Morocco will keep going until they achieve what they set out to do, one of the organizers of the youth-led movement behind the biggest anti-government protests the country has seen in years, told DW. They were marred by violence last week but the protests have been mostly peaceful and in a statement published early Tuesday morning, the movement GenZ 212 called for the government's resignation."
"Analysts have already suggested Morocco's billionaire Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch may be forced to resign as a result of the Gen Z-led protests. GenZ 212 has also demanded reforms of the education and health systems and "an independent, impartial judiciary." "Health, education and a good living situation isn't something we should have to demand, these are our rights," the organizer told DW in a written interview conducted online. "But greed took them from us," the person said."
"The organizer did, however, explain how GenZ 212 began and how it works. The group was first founded on the online platform Discord in mid-September and members called for protests at the end of September. GenZ 212 started off with just four people and was originally triggered by anger over what has been called "the hospital of death" in the coastal city of Agadir."
The GenZ 212 youth movement leads the largest anti-government protests Morocco has seen in years, with primarily teen and twenty-something participants. The group called for the government's resignation and demanded reforms to education, healthcare and an independent, impartial judiciary. Protests were mostly peaceful but were marred by violence last week; organizers announced a temporary pause this week while vowing to continue until demands are met. Analysts say Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch may face forced resignation as a result of the protests. GenZ 212 began on Discord in mid-September with four founders and was triggered by anger over deaths at Hassan II Hospital in Agadir.
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