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Association of Sahrawi Journalists and Writers in Europe condemns unfair sentence against Sahrawi media activist

SPS 18/05/2020 - 12:04

Madrid, 18 May 2020 (SPS) - The Association of Sahrawi Journalists and Writers in Europe has condemned the unfair sentence issued by the so-called Court of Appeal of the Moroccan occupation against Sahrawi media activist, Khatri Faraji Bujama, of 20 years imprisonment, because of his political positions in favour of independence of Western Sahara and the self-determination of the Saharan people.

EU follows with “great interest and concern” impact of Coronavirus pandemic on Sahrawi civilian prisoners in Moroccan jails

SPS 17/05/2020 - 12:14

Paris, 17 May 2020 (SPS) - The European Union (EU) is following with great interest and concern the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on Sahrawi civilian prisoners in Moroccan jails, the head of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights has confirmed.

AREN denounces illegal activities of Indian Larsen & Toubro in occupied Western Sahara

SPS 17/05/2020 - 09:29

El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), 17 May 2020 (SPS) - The Association for the Monitoring of Resources and the Protection of the Environment in Western Sahara (AREN) has denounced the illegal activities carried out by Indian Larsen & Toubro, along with other foreign companies, in the occupied parts of Western Sahara by Morocco. 

Sahrawi activist Mahfouda Lefkir released after six months of arrest in Moroccan jail

SPS 17/05/2020 - 08:50

Shaheed El- Hafed, 17 May 2020 (SPS) - The Ministry of Occupied Land and the Sahrawi Diaspora said that the abuse and methods of torture practiced by the colonial authorities on Sahrawi prisoner Mahfouda Lefkir Bamba had in no way deterred her from continuing his decisive struggle, noting that the activist has etched her name in the history of the resistance.

Sahrawi civilian prisoners in Morocco are subjected to harassment and racial discrimination

SPS 03/05/2020 - 16:47
Ait Melloul (Morocco), 3 May 2020 (SPS) - Local prison administration Ait Melol 1, on the outskirts of the southern Moroccan city of Agadir, imposed several restrictions on Sahrawi civilian prisoners of the student rank group and integrated them with prisoners of public rights in narrow cells deprived of their own needs.

Moroccan occupation authorities prevent Catalan parliamentary delegation from visiting occupied territories of Western Sahara

SPS 01/03/2020 - 08:44

El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), 1 March 2020 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation authorities prevented on Friday a delegation consisting of eight deputies from the Spanish Catalan Parliament from conducting a field fact-finding visit on the grave violations of human rights in Western Sahara.

Morocco is called for immediate release of Sahrawi activist Mahfouda Bamba Lafkir

SPS 08/02/2020 - 13:51

Paris, 7 February 2020 (SPS) - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders has issued an urgent appeal to the Moroccan authorities to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the Sahrawi activist, Mahfouda Bamba Lafkir, imprisoned in Morocco, demanding her immediate release.

Sahrawi political prisoners subjected to deportation, mistreatment

SPS 04/01/2020 - 20:25

Oudaya Local Prison (Marrakech), 4 January 2020 (SPS) -  The Oudaya Local Prison Administration in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Friday deported Sahrawi civilian prisoner, Hussein Basheer Brahim Maadour, to the local prison of Ait-Melloul on the outskirts of the city of Agadir in southern Morocco.  

Moroccan authorities prevent Basque MPs from entering occupied Western Sahara

SPS 02/12/2019 - 06:47

El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), 2 December 2019 (SPS) – The Moroccan authorities on Sunday prevented a group of Basque parliamentarians from entering the occupied capital of Western Sahara, El-Aaiun, and forced them to return on board the plane that took them from the Canary Islands.

The parliamentary group comprises Carmelo Barrio (PP), Josu Estarrona (EH Bildu), Íñigo Martínez (Elkarrekin Podemos) and Eva Juez (PNV).

Moroccan authorities arrest Sahrawi activist Mahfuda Lafkir

SPS 17/11/2019 - 13:15

ُEl-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), 17 November 2019 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation authorities arrested on Friday morning , in the occupied city of El-Aaiun, Sahrawi activist and human rights defender, Mahfuda Bamba Lafkir, while she was attending the trial of two young Sahrawis.

This arrest comes in retaliation for its positions on the just cause of the Sahrawi people and their right to self-determination and independence.

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