How Morocco Censors Sahrawis
Morocco may not use technical means to censor websites, but on the ground in Western Sahara, its police censor via bullying and batons, an eyewitness says.
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Western Sahara:
How Morocco Censors Sahrawis
HRW, 16 February 2014
In a discussion with me last week about freedom of expression in his country, Moroccan Minister of Communication Moustapha Khalfi boasted that Sahrawi people living in Western… Read more »
Saharawi children (file photo).
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Morocco:
Al Jazeera Features Documentary On Sahrawi Issue
SPS, 2 February 2014
Doha (Qatar) February 2, 2013 (SPS) - "Broken Families,"premiering on Sunday on Al Jazeera English, follows Sahrawi human rights activist and President of the Sahrawi Association… Read more »
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Western Sahara:
Nigerian Newspaper Condemns Continuous Repression and Exploitation of Saharawi People
SPS, 18 November 2013
The Nigerian newspaper "Nigerian Tribune" has condemned, in its today's editorial under the title "Freedom for Western Sahara", Morocco's continued repression and exploitation of… Read more »
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Morocco:
Reporters Without Borders Condemns the 'Hindrance' to Freedom of Information in Western Sahara
SPS, 6 June 2013
The NGO Reporters Without Borders condemned Tuesday the policy of "obstruction to freedom of information imposed by the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara" after Morocco's… Read more »
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Western Sahara:
Moroccan Authorities Arrest Saharawi Journalists and Expel Foreigners From Western Sahara
SPS, 24 November 2012
Freedom House indicated, in its 2012 report on the freedom of press and expression, that Moroccan authorities expel the foreign journalists and arrest Saharawi and Moroccan… Read more »
InFocus
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Several months after the UN Security Council decided not to send observers to Western Sahara, rights groups are reporting the "systematic violations" of the human rights of Sahrawi ... Read more »
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The international rights group, Human Rights Watch, has called on the Moroccan government to respect the rights of the Saharawi people in their quest for self-determination. Read more »
