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News 22 Sep 2014 2 min read

32 families humiliated in Essaouira by Barid Al-Maghrib

32 families humiliated in Essaouira by Barid Al-Maghrib
"I have just met a relative who came from a rural commune located 40 kilometres from Essaouira; she is here to collect the two-month subsidy from the Tissir programme. She has been queuing since 9 a.m. without managing to get the 120 DH, half of which she has already spent! She told me in tears about the pain and humiliation she endures every time… She is now forced to spend another night in Essaouira to try her luck tomorrow first thing in the morning..", a citizen declared to us, commenting on the line of women and men in front of the Essaouira post office.They have been there since the morning, dozens of citizens from the rural world, men and women, waiting for their turn to benefit from a mediocre and bitter subsidy. Because we are still witnessing the same scene of humiliation and desolation because of the "collective punishment" inflicted on rural people by Barid Al-Maghrib, which…

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