Moroccan youth protest for seventh day in a row

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00:00Across a dozen cities, from Rabat to Casablanca, they come out for the seventh consecutive day.

00:09Youth, angered by social inequality, corruption and neglected schools and hospitals,

00:15are calling for health care and education reforms,

00:18and some even for the resignation of the Prime Minister, Aziz Akhanoush.

00:23Today we are demanding what we shouldn't have to ask for in the first place,

00:30but rather should have existed beforehand.

00:33What is happening now is unacceptable from the government.

00:36We shouldn't come out for health and education.

00:40Nationwide discontent over the under-resourced and overcrowded health sector

00:45was further ignited by the recent deaths of eight pregnant women at an Agadir public hospital,

00:52stark proof of a decaying health system.

00:58We have clear, fair and legitimate demands.

01:01We are not asking for anything extraordinary.

01:03We want health care, education and jobs.

01:06We need to find solutions for internships.

01:11The protests were organised by Gen Z212, an internet-savvy youth movement

01:17representing Moroccans born between the late 90s and 2010s.

01:22The group, which mobilised some 170,000 members via the online gaming platform Discord,

01:29surprised authorities with one of the largest demonstrations in Morocco in years.

01:34With the Africa Cup of Nations fast approaching, Morocco has invested $1.7 billion in upgrading its stadiums,

01:43funding which the youth movement insists could have been prioritised for the health and education sectors.

01:49So, thank you for your support, being supported by the event of the county and the youth movement.

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02:10We're all the same in the local scientists.

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02:13We're our own researchers.

02:14We need to go to the University of New York City.

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