Morocco’s leading Amazigh civil rights network, Azetta Amazigh, has sharply criticized the state’s “slow and hesitant” implementation of the Amazigh language’s official status.
Concluding its seventh national congress on June 15, the group called out ongoing “discrimination and exclusion” from public policies and institutions, despite constitutional commitments.
In a strongly worded communiqué, Azetta urged the government to fulfill its international obligations regarding cultural and linguistic diversity and condemned what it described as unlawful land grabs under the guise of investment.
The network also denounced restrictions on civil society groups, attacks on freedom of expression, and the use of repressive tactics in the Rif and post-earthquake Atlas regions.
Youssef Laraj was elected as the group’s new president for 2025–2028. The congress called for enhanced global advocacy for indigenous rights, solidarity with oppressed peoples, and stronger Amazigh representation in Morocco’s foreign policy and international cultural diplomacy.
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