31 October 2013 The political prisoner LAROUSSI ABDELJALIL LEMGHAIMAD this evening was again suffering from the effects of high blood pressure which caused further nosebleeds. Given that the prison authorities have failed to acknowledge the seriousness of this situation, which can...
38 years ago, on 31 October 1975, the Moroccan invasion of Western Sahara took place with tanks and armored vehicles entering the territory from Hauza and Djederia, east of Smara. The Moroccan regime diverted attention away from the...
Today we received news that LAROUSSI ABDELJALIL LEMGHAIMAD, one of the political prisoners from the Gdeim Izik group, who is currently serving a life sentence, suffered a serious deterioration in his state of health. He has high blood pressure, which today...
The well-known Saharawi human rights activist MBARAK DAOUDI, who was abducted together with his two sons in the city of Gulemin a month ago, and who is known to have been taken to the secret Salé prison,...
25 October, 2013 in Occupied El Aaiun. Four Saharawi political prisoners from the city of Smara have been released after more than five months in the Black Prison in el Aaiun....
Today, 23 October, a summary trial was held against the following young men who have been detained since 9 May for participating in a mass demonstration that took place in El Aaiun the same month...
On the first day of the third visit of the Personal Representative of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, the Moroccan state commits serious human rights violations by breaking up...
This week, Javier Bardém's film 'Sons of the Clouds', which documents the ongoing occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco, was shown at the London Spanish Film Festival. Director Álvaro Longoria and Producer Javier Bardém held an afternoon press conference for the media, politicians, NGOs and activists, which was attended by...
An attack by Moroccan forces on Saharawi citizens in the city of Asa (Southern Morrocco) was an attempt to put down a peaceful demonstration. The attack included the use of rubber bullets and teargas (methods which contravene international law) as well as forced entry into homes in search of young...
Peaceful protest by unemployed Saharawi graduates suppressed by Moroccan authorities On 31st August 2013, around 19.50, Moroccan authorities violently intervened in a peaceful demonstration of a group of unemployed Saharawi graduates to prevent them from exercising their right to peaceful protest and stop them from accessing the office of the...