Scores of people have been arrested in Morocco following protests calling for education and health reforms in the North African kingdom. Dozens were detained in the capital, Rabat, as security forces prevented groups of young people from gathering around the city. Demonstrators have complained that the kingdom has spent a fortune on preparations for hosting the 2030 Fifa World Cup while neglecting more immediate priorities. Despite the arrests, GenZ 212 said it would continue the protests against Morocco's spiralling inequality. The preparations for the World Cup have already provoked outcry over reports that the kingdom was instigating a mass culling programme of stray animals.