Morocco: teachers strike after violent protests
Teachers in Morocco staged a two day strike in late March. This was to be an act against the way they were treated during a previous demonstration. During this previous get together, they claim 165 people were hurt, 65 seriously, including people with broken limbs or gashes from beatings by police. Unions said 50 were taken to hospital. This violence was inflicted by the police (according to the teachers and the article) and the Union is demanding that the violence be investigated. The teachers were voicing their concern about the national education system’s reform and demanding increased status and salaries depending on diplomas for teachers.
Hearing about this kind of violence makes me think what the teachers were doing to incite such a reaction from the police! It is hard to believe that if they were just asking to discuss the matter in a respectable way or even just marching and protesting that the police would use such violence. It could happen I suppose, but I wonder if there is more to this story. Either way I hope that all individuals injured are alright and also that the matter gets resolved without any more injuries!
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