HRW accuses Morocco of cracking down on peaceful protesters
The rights group says Moroccan authorities used excessive, disproportionate force in dealing with economic protests. Jerada Morocco.
Miners' protest raises political temperature in Morocco
Moroccans risking their lives scraping coal from abandoned mines have listened to local officials, the mining ministry and a close royal...
Jerada, the graveyard of clandestine miners in eastern Morocco
Jerada has an international reputation as a graveyard for young unemployed inhabitants trying to scrape a meagre and dangerous living in abandoned coal pits.
Coal miners death sparked protest in Morocco
In Jerada, a deprived commune in northern Morocco, hundreds of miners risk their lives to smuggle coal. A few days ago, two miners had died...
25-Year-Old Miner Dies in Jerada Mine Collapse
The miner's death follows several other accidents in 2017. On December 23, two informal miners were crushed while mining underground in a...
Morocco: The closing of the deadly mines of Jerada
Rabat, Jan 9, 2019 - Moroccan authorities closed 2000 illegal mineshafts last year in Jerada, an impoverished former coal town that has been...
Thousands protest in Morocco after coal mine deaths
Thousands of protesters in northeastern Morocco on Wednesday called for jobs and development in the fourth day of mass protests since two...
Morocco: Another Crackdown on Protests
Moroccan police responded to March 2018 protests in the impoverished mining town of Jerada with weeks of repression.
Morocco: Three workers suffocated in coal mining well
Jerada province is an impoverished region where most men work in the mining industry, risking their lives daily in reportedly poor and...
Protesters and Police Clash in Morocco's Jerada
Protesters and police clashed on Wednesday in the former mining town of Jerada in northeastern Morocco in connection to an ongoing protest...
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Local protests in the mining town of Jerada (notably 2017–2018) after mine-related fatalities and long-term economic decline; miners and local residents organized demonstrations and strikes demanding safety, jobs, and development programs.