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Sion Assidon
Sion Assidon (born in 1948) is a Moroccan human rights activist. BiographyZion Assidon was born in 1948 to a Moroccan Berber Jewish family in Safi. His family moved to Agadir shortly after, and then to Casablanca after then 1960 Agadir earthquake. He later moved to France, where he studied mathematics in Paris and became influenced by Marxist ideas. He decided to return to Morocco in 1967, after completing his studies.[1] In 1986, he founded an IT company before taking over the family business. ActivitiesDuring the Years of Lead, Assidon was involved in the fight for the establishment of democracy in his country, which led to his arrest in 1972. He spent 12 years in prison along with fellow opposition leaders and political dissidents.[2] Assidon is a “resolute defender of the Palestinian cause".[3][4] In 2005, he founded "Transparency Maroc" of which he became the director and he is a member of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors of Transparency International.[5] In 2011, he protested against Hindi Zahra with the Casablanca group of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) because the singer had decided to hold a concert in Tel Aviv.[6] In April 2012, he protested the visit of Israeli tennis player Shahar Pe'er, declaring:
Personal lifeAssidon is married to an American Palestinian. They have a son named Millal. He is a Jewish atheist who believes in freedom of religion.[8] See alsoReferences
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