Video: Authorities disperse protest over 21 heat-related deaths in Beni Mellal

Thursday 1 August 2024 - 16:46

Security forces dispersed a protest in Beni Mellal on Wednesday, preventing the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) from protesting to denounce the deaths of 21 people at the local hospital.

The protest, which included family members of the deceased, was broken up by police surrounding the hospital who forcibly dispersed the crowd.

The incident drew widespread condemnation.

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