Unlimited Hunger Strike: Day 24
19/03/2008 | Political Prisoners
Monitoring Committee
Daily Report on the health status of political prisoners on unlimited hunger strike in the Black Prison in El-Ayoune
Report of the twenty fourth day
March 19, 2008
The health status of the Sahrawi political prisoners in various prisons of Morocco continues to be source of concern, while a number of Sahrawi associations and committees launched urgent appeals to save the lives of the strikers. Mr. Brahim SABBAR is in a state of great concern because of the impact of 10 years of enforced disappearance at Kalaat Megouna, and several hunger strikes as well as for the inhumane conditions of his detention. The doctor at the hospital in El-ayoune confirmed yesterday that Mr. SABBAR suffers from functioning difficulties in his liver. Mr. SABBAR Brahim, 50 years old, married and father to three children (one daughter: Afafe and two boys: Affane and Salah Eddine) is imprisoned since June 17, 2006.
As for the status of other Saharawi political detainees, in the Black Prison in El-Ayoune, the monitoring committee was warned that Mr. Omar BELYAZID was transferred today Wednesday March 19, 2008, to the hospital because of acute pain in the intestines. Similarly, Mr. Elhafed TOUBALI suffers from vomiting and Mr. Ghali ZOUGHAM suffers from difficulties of the movement.
In addition, a Sahrawi detainee at the local prison of Kenitra, Mr. ELAASRI, suffers from pains in his kidneys and his comrade at the same prison, Mr. Saleh AMIDANE, suffers from vomiting and dizziness.
We recall that Sahrawi political detainees, in the Black Prison in El-Ayoune began an unlimited hunger strike on Feb. 25, 2008, while Mr. Said ELBAILLAL is pursuing a similar strike in the local prison of Salé, since Feb. 20. In addition, the Saharawi political prisoners, divided on Moroccan prisons of Taroudant, Tiznit, Ait Melloul, Kenitra, began, Monday, March 10, 2008, an unlimited hunger strike, demanding to improve their conditions of detention inside these prisons, as well as their legitimate rights guaranteed by international conventions and treaties, as prisoners of conscience.
