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Using a Camera Phone and Youtube to Document Police Brutality in Morocco
Written by Amine on August 28, 2008 – 4:05 am -
Description: The small southern port city of Sidi Ifni in Morocco has recently seen recurrent clashes between the country’s security forces and protesters denouncing rampant unemployment and corruption. While Le Matin, the country’s leading pro-government newspaper was headlining that calm and normalcy had returned to the city (See Article in French here) a video taken using a cell phone camera was posted on Youtube showing the shocking brutality of police forces and the disproportionate use of force and violence during arrests.
Tags: Camera, Cell Phone, Media, Mobiles, morocco, Police Violence, protests, Sidi Ifni, video, youtube
Posted in Campaigns, Mid-East & N. Africa, Mobile Phones, Video |
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By Aziza on Aug 28, 2008 | Reply
Make no mistake. Morocco is a police state. From someone who used to live near Sidi Ifni, this treatment is not surprising (though no less sickening), and the only way to combat the information from government media is to post evidence such as this. Bravo!