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April 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Network of Human Rights Organization said in a statement on Tuesday that the prisoners are protesting against “long detentions without trial…repeated provocations accompanied by threats and beatings and inhumane treatment including solitary confinement.”
According to the statement, the prisoners also want an investigation into the torture they said they have suffered, as well as the right to medical treatment.
The network, which comprises of 18 independent Moroccan right groups, published a list of 27 political prisoners, whom it said have been on hunger strike for several weeks or more after they were sentenced to jail or arrested for involvement in protests.
“Their health has been deteriorating while officials ignore their cases,” it said.
Anti-government protests against corruption, brutality and poverty in Morocco have been taking place since early 2011. Moroccans have also held several rallies to demand the release of the country’s political prisoners.
Morocco has been facing serious economic problems over the past few years, with high unemployment and rising levels of poverty.
The country’s King Mohammad VI has already announced some reforms, but protesters insist that they are superficial and not meaningful.
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