Morocco: Portraits of a Protest · Global Voices
Jillian C. York

This post is part of our special coverage Morocco Protests 2011.
With camera and smart phones proliferating throughout Morocco, it is no longer difficult to take a look inside the country, at anything from its stunning nature to its epic cities. Yesterday, as protests were organized throughout the country, was no exception.
Few captured the February 20, 2011 protests as beautifully as Omar El Hyani, whose photos from Rabat were linked to by online newspaper The Nation and posted on the Moroccan independent news portal Mamfakinch (see the entire series here [fr]).
Banner reads: "No to a ruler who steals public money".
Banner reads: "Yes for a constitutional monarchy". The smaller sign says: "Democracy now!"
Protesters wave the Moroccan flag.
Banner reads: "Holding those who steal money and abuse human rights accountable".
Banner reads: "If you speak, you will die; and if you keep quiet, you will die. So speak up and die!"
This post is part of our special coverage Morocco Protests 2011.