The civil movement protesting the government’s vaccine pass mandate says it will maintain pressure on government to back off on the vaccine pass during a press conference this Friday at the Unified Socialist Party (PSU) headquarters.
Among the leading figures of the movement are Nabila Mounib, secretary general of PSU, and Rachid Achachi, a radio columnist and doctor in economics.
Both figures chaired the conference, saying they will “maintain pressure on the government,” echoing the views of many Moroccans protesting the mandate.
Mounib told reporters at the conference that the mandate “is a form of descrimition against Moroccans, and a violation of their freedoms.”
The collective is not holding back, as their statement states, “no compromise will be tolerated. Only the full annulment of this mandate will put an end to our struggle.”
Another major objective of this Friday meeting was the plan to federate and name the different groups protesting the mandate, under one banner, to canalise the fight and improve its efficiency.
Moroccans have been protesting the mandate since its announcement in mid-October, with citizens organising massive protests in the country’s biggest cities every Wednesday and Sunday, and signing online petitions.
Government spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas, reiterated the government’s views on the vaccine pass this Thursday, saying “vaccination is the only way for Moroccans to start living their lives as if the pandemic never happened.”
Similar protests have occurred across the world, in countries where vaccination was made compulsory before accessing public spaces.
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