The group leading Morocco’s mass protests called on Friday for the government’s dismissal, following days of unrest that have seen the deaths of three people.

The demand came after fresh demonstrations demanding reforms to the health and education sectors took place across the kingdom on Thursday, a sixth consecutive day of largely peaceful protests pockmarked with spates of violence.

“We demand the dismissal of the current government for its failure to protect the constitutional rights of Moroccans and respond to their social demands,” protest group GenZ 212 said.

The group, whose organisers remain unknown, also demanded the “release of all those detained in connection with the peaceful protests”.

The rallies across the usually stable country have been fuelled by anger over social ine

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