The death of Mouhcine Fikri, a Moroccan fish vendor who was crushed alive in a garbage compactor while trying to prevent the destruction of a swordfish that had been taken from him, has sparked outrage and demonstrations after a video of the incident was widely circulated. An eyewitness said a policeman told the driver of the truck to crush Fikri in the compactor. Authorities called Fikri’s death an involuntary homicide. Fikri’s father urged protesters not to use his son’s case to cause sedition. Elsewhere, Saeed Zao, a Christian, survived an assassination attempt on 4 November. He is well-known because of his promotion of the rights of Christians, and has featured in many media interviews about comparative religion and religious freedom. He reported the incident to the police, but they have refused to register a report, calling him a ‘trouble-maker’. See also