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ASVDH quoted in New York Times article on Western Sahara
13 / 12 / 2010 | English Press
‘All Sahrawis live in fear,’ said Ghania Djeini, the director of a human rights group [ASVDH].
Suite/More...YES! Magazine: Weapons of Mass Democracy, by Stephen Zunes
22 / 09 / 2009 | English Press, Solidarity-Support
On the outskirts of a desert town in the Moroccan-occupied territory of Western Sahara, about a dozen young activists are gathered. They are involved in their country’s long struggle for freedom. A group of foreigners-veterans of protracted resistance movements-is conducting a training session in the optimal use of a « weapons system » that is increasingly deployed in struggles for freedom around the world. The workshop leaders pass out Arabic translations of writings on the theory and dynamics of revolutionary struggle and lead the participants in a series of exercises designed to enhance their strategic and tactical thinking.
Prospect Magazine on ‘Oxford 6′
18 / 08 / 2009 | English Press
Prospect magazine writes: ‘“What happens when students from opposing sides of a conflict zone come together to look for a better future?” asks the website of Talk Together, an organisation specialising in conflict resolution training. When the conflict zone in question is the disputed territory of Western Sahara, it seems that what happens is the students are marched off an aeroplane, stage a hunger strike and are then beaten and arrested by Moroccan police.’
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