Report of the deteriorating health status of the five Sahrawi political prisoners incarcerated in the prison of Salé in their nineteenth day of hunger strike

07/04/2010 | Reports

Brahim Dahane

Yahdih Etarouzi

Ahmed Nassiri

Ali Salem Tamek

Brahim Dahane has frequent blackouts due to severe pain, consequences of his stomach ulcer. He and Yahdih Ettarouzi show a decrease in heart rate. According to an analysis Thursday, the sugar level is low for all inmates, between 0.74 and 0.84. Ahmed Nassiri and Ali Salem Tamek suffer from kidney problems. Ali Salem Tamek was transported to hospital for tests and refused to be placed on a drip.

In Tiznit, 19 Sahrawi political prisoners began an unlimited hunger strike 21, 22 and 23 March. The blood pressure is abnormal and disturbing. According to sources inside the prison, the Sahrawi political prisoner Fadli Binaho fainted this morning, and refused to be transferred to hospital in emergency. The Sahrawi political prisoner Mustafa Abdel-Dayem suffers from hypertension, complications due to his diabetes, severe pain in the gallbladder. In general: signs of pallor and fatigue on the rest of the Sahrawi political prisoners.

The Sahrawi political prisoners published their intention to enter an indefinite hunger strike tomorrow April 7 in protest against their conditions of detention, disrespect for basic rights and in solidarity with their striking colleagues.

Reminder:
Nine Saharawi political prisoners joined Monday, April 5th the movement of the indefinite hunger strike.
Prison of Salé: Saleh Labihi
Black Prison (Carcel Negra): Bachri Bentaleb, Berkan Mohamed, Amidan Chaikh
Prison of Taroudant: El Wali Amidan, Khallad Hasan
Prison of Kenitra : Lasiri Salek, Amidan Saleh
Prison of Ben-Sliman: Hasan Abdalla