Migrants At The Mercy Of Morocco’s Iron Fist – Analysis

By Abdelkader Abderrahmane*

On 24 June, around 2 000 sub-Saharan African migrants, who had gathered the night before in north-eastern Morocco, set off at dawn to cross the border and reach the Spanish city of Melilla, about 4 km away.

Many were reportedly armed with batons, rocks and knives. Moroccan riot police responded...