Ahmed Marzouki ( ar, أحمد المرزوقي; born 1947 in Bouajoul, Commune of
Sidi Yahya Bni Zeroual
Sidi Yahya Bni Zeroual is a commune in the Taounate Province of the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate administrative region of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North ...
,
Taounate Province Taounate ( ar, تاونات) is a province in the Fès-Meknès region. It is situated in northern Morocco, north-east of Fes. It had a population of 668,232 in the 2004 Census.
Largest towns
*Taounate
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) is a former military
Moroccan officer who was
forcibly disappeared
An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person by a state or political organization, or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organiza ...
after the
failed coup attempt of 1971.
Marzouki was a prisoner in
Tazmamart
Tazmamart ( ar, سجن تازمامرت) was a secret prison in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, holding political prisoners. The prison became a symbol of oppression in the political history of contemporary Morocco. It is located near the city of ...
, a notorious former secret
detention centre in
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
during the reign of
Hassan II Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
*Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name
*Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...
. First arrested in 1973, he was finally released in 1991, but faced state harassment for years after. He is the author of a book about his experiences, ''Tazmamart Cellule 10'' (Tazmamart Cell 10).
Works
* Tazmamart cellule 10, Gallimard, 13 septembre 2001
* La peine du vide, Éditions Tarik, 2012.
* Les bonnes nouvelles, Éditions Tarik, 2016.
*Tazmamart cella 10, Csa Editrice, 2018.
See also
*
Ali Bourequat
Ali Bourequat is a successful Moroccan/Tunisian businessman who was secretly arrested and incarcerated for years by the Moroccan government in the infamous secret prison Tazmamart.Alain Brossat, Jean-Louis Déotte, ''La mort dissoute: disparitio ...
*
Years of lead
*
Human rights in Morocco
Morocco became a highly repressive country under the absolute monarchy of King Hassan II, and continues to be considered repressive under the reign of King Mohammed VI, though the latter has instituted some reforms. Dozens of journalists, artists, ...
Further reading
* ''Tazmamart Cellule 10'', Editions Paris Méditerranée;
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
: Tarik Editions ()
External links
International Human Rights Federation (FIDH) - Interview with Mr. Marzouki.
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