Political Prisoners

Report of the trial of three Sahrawi political detainees

09 / 01 / 2008 | Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune-Western Sahara The trial of the three Sahrawi political detainees, Mr. Mohamed BOUTABAA, Mr. Nafai SAH and Mr. Mohamed EBOUSSATI, was postponed today January 09, 2008, by the court of first instance of El-Ayoune, to February 06, 2008. The trial of the three Sahrawi political detainees was attended by international observers such as the Italian [...]

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Trial Report: Mr. Said ELBAILLAL

05 / 01 / 2008 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune-Western Sahara

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Two Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders Arrested, Mr Ahmed SBAI released

19 / 12 / 2007 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune-Western Sahara A group of Moroccan police, under the orders of the known-torturer Mr. Aboulhassan ICHI, arrested two Saharawi human rights defenders last Friday, December 14, 2007, on SMARA Avenue, around 22:15 GMT. Mr. Daha RAHMOUNI (left), a member of the executive bureau of ASVDH, and Mr. Brahim ELANSARI (right) member of the AMDH (section [...]

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Sentencing of three Saharawi political detainees postponed to January 9, 2008

05 / 12 / 2007 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune-Western Sahara The trial of three Saharawi political prisoners, Mr. Mohamed BOUTABAA, Mr. Nafai SAH and Mr. Mohamed EBOUSSATI, was postponed by the first degree court of of El-Ayoune to January 9, 2008. The three political prisoners appeared today, Wednesday, December 5, 2007, before the court, and were supported by a group of Sahrawi lawyers [...]

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A New Farce of Moroccan Justice

03 / 12 / 2007 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune – Western Sahara Today, Monday, December 3rd 2007, the first degree court of El-Ayoune has condemned Mr. Mohamed TAHLIL, chairman of the local committee of ASVDH in Boujdour, to a fine of 120 Moroccan Dirhams ($10 US)! The court — in order to avoid a ridiculous situation in front of the international observers who [...]

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Sentencing of Three Political Prisoners in El-Ayoune, Mohamed Tahlil starts hunger-strike

28 / 11 / 2007 | Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune – Western Sahara Three Saharawi political detainees have appeared today, Wednesday, November 28, 2007, before the court of first degree in El-Ayoune. Mr. Khellihenna DLEIMI, Mr. Mouloud BARKOUH, and Mr. Hamid BARKOUH (supported by a group of Sahrawi lawyers and two Spanish observers, Ms. Urpi Rodriguez LOSADA and Mr. Bruno Armas DOMINGUEZ) were condemned [...]

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Sahrawi Political Prisoner Released

25 / 11 / 2007 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune – Western Sahara The Saharawi political prisoner Mr. Said LOUMADI has been released today, Sunday, November 25, 2007, after spending a year in jail. We recall that Mr. Said LOUMADI, held in Inzegane (Morocco), was arrested on July 25, 2006 in El-Ayoun, interrogated and tortured before being transferred to Tan Tan in southern Morocco, [...]

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Aggression against Saharawi political prisoner

22 / 11 / 2007 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune – Western Sahara Four guards of the Black Prison of El-Ayoune today, Thursday, November 22, 2007, attacked the Sahrawi political prisoner, Mr. Bachir Elaabed Elmohdar KHADDA. According to the family of Mr. KHADDA, he was violently assaulted and abused by four officers for no reason except his Saharawi identity. The same source also said [...]

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The trial of three Saharawi political detainees in deliberation

21 / 11 / 2007 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune-Western Sahara The case of three Saharawi political prisoners, Mr. Mohamed BOUTABAA, Mr. Nafai SAH and Mr. Mohamed EBOUSSATI, who appeared today, Wednesday, November 21, 2007 before the court of first degree, has been put in deliberation and the verdict will be delivered on 05 December 2007.

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Six months of prison against Mr. SADIK BOULLAHI

05 / 11 / 2007 | Newsletter, Political Prisoners

El-Ayoune-Western Sahara The First Degree Court of El-Ayoune condemned, Thursday, 1st Novembre 2007, Mr. SADIK BOULLAHI, member of the executive bureau of ASVDH to six months prison and a fine of 5,000.00 Moroccan Dirhams ($500 US). Mr. BOULLAHI had been charged before the court for creating an unauthorized association. We recall that this heavy sentence [...]

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