Tazmamart: Inside Morocco’s Secret Prison Where People Vanished Alive
Tazmamart: Morocco’s Secret Prison That Was Never Meant to Be Found Not whispered. Not shouted. As if history itself is speaking in a low voice — hoping no one listens. For decades, Morocco denied its existence. No maps. No records. No official acknowledgment. Yet deep in the desert, Tazmamart was real. Tazmamart was not a prison designed to punish. It was designed to erase. A Place Built for Silence Hidden in southeastern Morocco, far from cities, roads, and witnesses, Tazmamart consisted of underground cells so small prisoners could barely lie down. No sunlight. No medical care. No human contact. Food was pushed through a hole — sometimes spoiled, sometimes not delivered at all. Many prisoners went blind from darkness. Others slowly lost their sanity. Time itself became meaningless. Days blended into years. Years blended into death. Who Was Sent to Tazmamart? Most prisoners were Moroccan military officers involved in failed coups ...
