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Moroccans protest price hikes and ‘repression’

Rabat, Morocco (AFP) – Protesters turned out in force to march in Morocco’s capital Rabat Sunday to denounce the “high cost of living and repression”, amid surging inflation and rising social discontent. “The people want lower prices… The people want to eliminate despotism and corruption,” chanted the crowd, estimated by journalists to be around 3,000 people, the largest such rally in recent months. Police put the turnout at between 1,200 and 1,500 people. “We came to protest […]