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Moroccans protest ahead of #Feb20 anniversary

Thousands took to the streets in Rabat and Casablanca.

Thousands of anti-government protesters held rallies across Morocco on Sunday, a day before the one-year anniversary of the #Feb20 pro-democracy movement.

Despite constitutional reforms and elections held last November, there are still signs of dissatisfaction and unrest in the country.

This month, a 24-year-old man was fined and sentenced to three years in jail for criticising King Muhammad VI in a YouTube video. In January, five Moroccans set themselves on fire during an unemployment protest in the capital Rabat.

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