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Unified Socialist Party calls for investigation into Sion Assidon's mysterious incident
The Unified Socialist Party has called on the Public Prosecution to «launch a thorough and comprehensive investigation» into the circumstances surrounding the «mysterious incident» involving activist Sion Assidon. The party also urged the Ministry of Health to «provide the necessary medical care for this national figure and symbol of the Palestinian cause in Morocco».
In a statement, the party expressed deep concern over Assidon's critical condition. On the evening of Monday, August 11, 2025, he was found at his home in a coma, with visible bruises on his body. He was urgently taken to a clinic in Mohammedia, where he underwent emergency brain surgery. On Wednesday, August 13, his condition worsened, prompting his transfer to a clinic in Casablanca, where he remains in intensive care.
The leftist party described Sion Assidon as «one of the great national figures who fought on multiple fronts against tyranny, oppression, Zionism, and imperialism». A prominent political prisoner during the Years of Lead, he spent 12 years «of his youth in Moroccan prisons for his struggle to build a Morocco of democracy, freedom, equality, and human dignity». He also «staunchly opposed Zionism and strongly supported the Palestinian cause in various national and international forums».
Assidon is one of the founders of the Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Against Normalization and a member of its national secretariat. He also serves as the coordinator of the Moroccan branch of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
