Police heavily intimidated a peaceful Saharawi demonstration – - TopicsExpress



          

Police heavily intimidated a peaceful Saharawi demonstration – the latest in a series of monthly protests called by human rights groups to demand the release of all Saharawi political prisoners being held in Moroccan jails. Saharawi human rights groups had duly informed the Moroccan authorities of the protest in advance, but because all Saharawi organisations are banned, they were denied permission to hold the demonstration. Any call for Saharawi independence is considered a crime against the integrity of the Moroccan state, as is showing the Saharawi flag in public. This did not stop several people proudly displaying it to us throughout our visit, as a sign of their refusal to bow to Moroccan military rule.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 23:54:56 +0000

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