By Sidi Ahmed Abdala Independent journalism in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara, the country with the worst freedom of press record in the region, has become one of the most dangerous professions. The Moroccan occupying forces maintain a monopoly on TV, radio,...
By Sidi Ahmed Abdala On 17 July 2014, Housine Laamash told members of AdalaUK that he was tortured whilst in police custody in the occupied city of Boujduir in Western Sahara. He explained how he had been threatened with rape and...
On the night of Saturday 12 July 2014, the Moroccan army killed the young Saharawi Brahim Bada Uald Taher in Um Drayga, 360km south east of El Aiún. Brahaim was travelling by...
Adala UK President, Sidahmed Mesca, has spent the last five months in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara. With violent interventions against peaceful demonstrations continuing, he has observed and investigated many cases of human rights violations during this time. In the last...
Dozens of activists, demonstrators and journalists have been detained without arrest warrants following peaceful demonstrations on 30th June 2014 in El Aiun. Many more are at risk of arbitrary detention. Two days after the demonstrations, the Moroccan authorities launched a campaign of arbitrary detentions...
Three days before he was detained, Mohmod Lhaisan delivered a live report on RASDTV (Saharawi television) which showed the excessive violence used by the Moroccan authorities against peaceable Saharawi demonstrators. Two days before he was detained, Mohmod put a message on Facebook stating that the Moroccan...
The Moroccan authorities must protect the right to peaceful assembly following the recent prohibition of a meeting planned by Saharawi NGOs in the ‘Linaash’ neighbourhood of El Aiun, Western Sahara. The Moroccan occupying...
Adala UK would like to express profound regret at the closure of the Saharawi ‘Kaisariat Salam’ mosque by the Moroccan authorities. The mosque is located in central El Aaiun and was attended by around 2,000 Saharawis for prayer. The...
Members of Adala UK participated in a charitable event, organised by the Saharawi NGO ‘Absar Alkhair’ which works with people with disabilities. The event marked the beginning of Ramadan...
On 26th June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Morocco again violated the Saharawi citizens’ rights to peaceful demonstrations. Uniformed and plain clothes Moroccan police and auxiliary forces again brutally attacked...