Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW Editor, Featured on Press TV On the News Line: Morocco's Protest
Sun Dec 31, 2017 05:54PM
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Watch this Press TV On the News Line program featuring Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, analyzing the recent demonstrations in the northeastern Moroccan city of Jerada in the Oriental region. Azikiwe discusses the social and economic impact of the closure of coal mines in the area some 20 years ago. An accident which killed two brothers in an independent mining effort prompted days of protests demanding jobs and improvements in the living standards of the people.
These are the headlines we are tracking for you in this episode of On the News Line:
Morocco's protest
Moroccans in the country’s neglected northeastern city of Jerada have been simmering with rage since last week when two brothers were killed in a mine collapse accident. The protesters in the city which is hugely reliant on its mining industry have been calling for better working and living conditions. The demonstrators vented their anger at the government’s economic policy that they say leaves Jerada residents no choice but to often work under life-threatening conditions. Decades of mining in harsh conditions have taken their toll on people's health in the impoverished city which has a population of around 45,000. Silicosis which is a lung disease caused by inhaling fine coal dust, is now common in Jerada. With only one specialized medical center in the city, many miners die due to the lack of adequate medical care.
Greater Jerusalem" or "greater Israel"?
Three weeks after the US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision over Jerusalem al-Quds, the Israeli regime is now talking about a new settlement construction plan to build 300,000 housing units in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds. The plan is part of the so-called "Greater Jerusalem Bill", which aims at annexing illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank to the Israeli-defined boundaries of the city. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has blamed the plan as a "direct result" of Trump's move. It said, "The ministry affirms that this Israeli colonial arrogance would not have happened without US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital."
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To watch this program click on the following URL:
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/31/547402/Morocco-protest
Watch this Press TV On the News Line program featuring Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, analyzing the recent demonstrations in the northeastern Moroccan city of Jerada in the Oriental region. Azikiwe discusses the social and economic impact of the closure of coal mines in the area some 20 years ago. An accident which killed two brothers in an independent mining effort prompted days of protests demanding jobs and improvements in the living standards of the people.
These are the headlines we are tracking for you in this episode of On the News Line:
Morocco's protest
Moroccans in the country’s neglected northeastern city of Jerada have been simmering with rage since last week when two brothers were killed in a mine collapse accident. The protesters in the city which is hugely reliant on its mining industry have been calling for better working and living conditions. The demonstrators vented their anger at the government’s economic policy that they say leaves Jerada residents no choice but to often work under life-threatening conditions. Decades of mining in harsh conditions have taken their toll on people's health in the impoverished city which has a population of around 45,000. Silicosis which is a lung disease caused by inhaling fine coal dust, is now common in Jerada. With only one specialized medical center in the city, many miners die due to the lack of adequate medical care.
Greater Jerusalem" or "greater Israel"?
Three weeks after the US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision over Jerusalem al-Quds, the Israeli regime is now talking about a new settlement construction plan to build 300,000 housing units in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds. The plan is part of the so-called "Greater Jerusalem Bill", which aims at annexing illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank to the Israeli-defined boundaries of the city. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has blamed the plan as a "direct result" of Trump's move. It said, "The ministry affirms that this Israeli colonial arrogance would not have happened without US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital."
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