In the past days, the people living in the Boukhalef neighborhood in Tangier have experienced another wave of violence and repression by local populations and the Moroccan state, in their role of border guard for the European Union.<\/p>\n
(francais en-bas \/ espanol abajo)<\/p>\n
No Borders Morocco published a detailed account of the past couple of days online: https:\/\/beatingborders.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/02\/update-from-boukhalef-large-scale-evictions-and-mass-deportations\/<\/p>\n
After an ultimatum of 24h by the Tangier authorities for the migrants to leave the squatted apartments, the military and riot police have actually started a large-scale eviction yesterday, in the course of which one person died, one other person was severely wounded. Hundreds of people were deported further South, others are now on the streets, hiding in the Tangier medina, and need urgent support. A delegation of migrants’ NGOS from Tangier and Rabat is calling for funds to support the evicted inhabitants of Boukhalef. The priority would be to provide
\nat least some shelter for the most vulnerable people for the coming days, as they have lost all their possessions and are just staying in the streets!<\/p>\n
Please let us know if you can donate any sum of money to buy some blankets, plastic sheets, some cooking utensils, food and medicine. Please email to nobordersmorocco@riseup.net and we will give you the account details. Any sum is welcome!<\/p>\n
NO BORDERS – STOP EVICTIONS – SOLIDARITY<\/p>\n
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\nAPPEL URGENT DE SOLIDARIT\u00c9 AVEC LES MIGRANTS EXPULS\u00c9S \u00e0 TANGER<\/p>\n
Ces derniers jours les personnes vivant \u00e0 Boukhalef pr\u00e8s de Tanger ont subit \u00e0 nouveau une vague de violence et de r\u00e9pression de la population locale et de l’\u00e9tat Marocain dans le le r\u00f4le de garde fronti\u00e8re de l’UE. Nous avons publi\u00e9 une chronologie des \u00e9v\u00e9nements de ces derniers jours \u00e0 Boukhalef:<\/p>\n