Two Polish journalists expelled from occupied El Aaiun

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), May 7, 2016 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation authorities on Friday expelled two Polish journalists from the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara.



The journalists concerned are Dominik Sipiniski and Anna Suzanna Olczak, they are experts in coverage of international conflicts, zones of conflict and social and political events.

The two journalists were in association with Saharawi activist Abdelkrim Emboirkat when his house was besieged by ten Moroccan police cars, the journalists were forcibly removed, insulted and their documents confiscated. They were transferred to the Moroccan city of Agadir.

The Polish journalists had intended to visit the occupied territories to find out about the state of human rights and the miserable situation in which the Sahrawi population live under the Moroccan occupation. (SPS)

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