Casablanca, Morocco: A court sentenced 18 people over Morocco Gen Z protests after convicting them of obstructing traffic during youth-led demonstrations last year, lawyers said Friday.
Defence lawyer Souad Brahma told AFP that 13 defendants received eight-month prison terms. She said they were due for release on Friday after completing their sentences.
Two other defendants received one-year sentences, with 10 months to be served in custody, Brahma said. Three defendants who had been free pending trial received suspended 12-month terms.
Lawyer El Hassan Essonni told AFP that six minors in the same case are due to appear in court on June 19. He said four were held in pretrial detention and two were released pending trial.
The Gen Z movement emerged in Morocco in late September 2025, demanding reforms in public health care and education. The protests surprised a kingdom often seen as politically stable.
Morocco’s public prosecutor’s office said more than 2,400 people had faced prosecution over the protests. It said more than 1,400 people were already in detention by October 2025.
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Police made hundreds of arrests in the initial days of the protests, when gatherings were banned. Two nights of unrest included clashes in Agadir, where three people were killed, though organisers said they supported nonviolent protest.
