A few days ago, Adala UK published information about the kidnapping of Saharawi activists and journalists. Yesterday, the victims of the kidnapping reported that they had been taken out of the city and subjected to beatings. Adala UK members who were able to visit the victims in their homes...
The Moroccan government must immediately release the recently kidnapped political activists and journalists and investigate all accusations of torture and maltreatment. Against a general background of restrictions on freedom of expression and political organisation, the Moroccan authorities have recently launched an attack on key journalists and activists for their criticism...
Adala UK has written to all UK Members of the European Parliament to highlight the recent case of the death of Saharawi political prisoner Hasana El Wali and ask them to take action on the regular abuses of human rights by the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara. You can read...
The trial of Abdallahi Boukioud, a Saharawi political prisoner detained in Ait Melloul prison, was, on 20 October 2014, once again postponed until November. As AdalaUK has already reported, Abdallahi is 27 years old and was detained on 27 October 2013 in El Aiún;...
On 15th October 2014, following a call from the Coordinator of human rights associations in El Aiun, and despite the blockade by the Moroccan occupation forces, over 100 Saharawis attended a peaceful demonstration in Smara Street. They...
By Sidi Ahmed Abdala Mr. Elmojahid Mayara, saharawi political prisoner in the Black Jail of occupied El Aiun capital of Western Sahara entered an open hunger strike on October 14th. Mr. Mayara was tortured and has severe back pain, but according to his family did not receive any medical care....
The 20 year old Saharawi political prisoner, Brahim Daoudi, detained in Inzegan prison, is in a serious health condition. According to information from his family he was diagnosed with tuberculosis earlier this month, but did not receive any treatment. On 13 October he slipped...
The trial of Mr. Abdallahi Boukioud, Saharawi political prisoner detained in Ait Melloul prison, was once again postponed, and is now scheduled for the 20th of October 2014. Mr. Boukioud is 27 years old and was detained on the 27th of October 2013 in...
The Moroccan authorities have the obligation to guarantee the right to health for all people. Denying medical attention to any person in critical condition is not only heartless and cruel, but also clearly illegal. Many Saharawis are victims of police violence under the Moroccan...
The Moroccan occupation authorities freed three Saharawi political prisoners from the occupied city of Dakhla on the morning of 2nd October. The group consists of the human rights defenders Mahayub Ulad Che, Kamal Treyeh and Mohammed Manolo who report that they have been under surveillance from the Morrocan Intelligence Service...