Chaos in Gdeim Izik trial continues
The detainees withdrew from the proceedings, along with their defense attorneys, on the 16th of May. New witnesses have appeared out of the blue, observers explain.
Published 18 May 2017
Read a statement from three international observers to the court case, dated 17 May 2017.
The appeal case against two dozen Saharawi activists have been going on since December 2016. Read the chronology of the court case here.
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Norwegians deported from occupied Western Sahara - wanted to learn about renewable energy
Today, 25 Moroccan police officers showed up to expel two Norwegians from occupied Western Sahara. The two had traveled to learn what the Sahrawis think about Morocco's controversial renewable energy projects on occupied land.
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UN committee highlights Moroccan impunity in occupied Western Sahara
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Morocco under UN review over enforced disappearances
This week, Morocco is for the first time placed under review in the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
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