“Should we go over and talk to them?”
17 January 2015, two members of Young Greens of Norway were deported from occupied Western Sahara by Moroccan police.
But it didn't stop there. Even when they arrived the tourist city of Agadir, they were under constant surveillance of Moroccan police. Moroccan police agents have followed the duo for a longer period of time.
In the video, Mr. Martin Ellingsen of Young Greens is seen followed by the police. Every tiime their car stopp, the police on scooter took a break. Oher groups expelled from Western Sahara are these days also experiencing being put under surveillance in Agadir.
The woman who reprimanded a judge
We have talked to human rights activist Mahfouda, who recently was sentenced to six months in a Moroccan prison for reprimanding a judge.
UN human rights expert decries “clampdown” on human rights defenders
Morocco must stop targeting human rights defenders and journalists standing up for human rights in Western Sahara, and allow them to work without reprisals, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said today.
Sultana's home raided by police, activists arrested
In an early morning raid today, masked agents terrorized and assaulted the home of the Saharawi human rights defender Sultana Khaya, stole belongings and took three activists to an undisclosed location.
UN experts urge Morocco to release imprisoned Sahrawi journalist
On 7 June 2019, videos began to circulate showing Moroccan police brutally beating up a Saharawi journalist in occupied Western Sahara. Today, a UN opinion calling for his release from prison was made public.