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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 |
5 Responses to “Using a Camera Phone and Youtube to Document Police Brutality in Morocco”
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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!
By John on Feb 3, 2009 | Reply
This is true look at it its like this all over Morocco………..
By jack on Feb 6, 2009 | Reply
Boy or Boy i have lived in Morocco for over 5yrs and have seen this first hand.
one thing about the Police. if you want somthing done you must give a backhander like 100 or 200Dh just to get it stoped or started then its done or it will start the best place to do this is with the tangier police its all about money in tangier MONEY talks the more you pay the better the work done……..
By Mohamed on Feb 6, 2009 | Reply
all over Morocco its the same its not the KING that is ruler its the POLICE in tangier they are a law to themselfs they rule tangier