Moroccan playwright dies after setting himself on fire

A Moroccan playwright died Sunday, a week after setting himself on fire in protest against the culture ministry, a Moroccan official told AFP.

Ahmed Jawad “died in a Rabat hospital where he was being treated” after attempting to end his life, the official said on condition of anonymity.

On 27 March, he set himself on fire in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture in Rabat, on the International Day of Theatre.

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