Rabat (Morocco), 14 November 2026 (SPS) – A Moroccan court in Rabat on Friday sentenced four Sahrawi students to two years in prison and a fine of 15,000 Moroccan dirhams each, following their arrest during a peaceful protest.
The students – Mohamed Mrabet, Ibrahim Babit, Salah Eddine Sabbar and Hussein Chihab – were arrested on 12 October while taking part in a peaceful sit-in outside the Moroccan Prison Administration in Rabat. The protest was called by families of Sahrawi civilian prisoners from the Gdeim Izik group, who were on hunger strike.
Sahrawi human rights reports said the arrests were marked by serious legal violations and described the sentences as part of a broader campaign to intimidate Sahrawi activists and restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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