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An Amnesty International action calling for the release of Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, on International Women’s Day, Paris, France, 8 March 2020, Jeanne Menjoulet/Flickr, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) December in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Authorities in MENA marked the end of 2020 with a chilling reminder of how deadly a year it has been for the region’s journalists and activists. Justice continues to elude those forcibly disappeared in Syria and Iraq. Civil society battles an increasingly surveilled online civic space. ....
The Western Sahara wedding swept up in Morocco s crackdown on press freedom It was supposed to be a day of nomadic tradition and love. Instead, this bride and groom were besieged for two days in their Laayoune homes Sahrawi journalists Ahmed Ettanji and Nazha al-Khalidi (MEE/Mamina Hachimi) By Published date: 28 December 2020 09:59 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago Ahmed Ettanji and his family were dressed in their finest attire and putting the finishing touches to wedding preparations when they received some unexpected and unwanted visitors. Police vehicles and Moroccan forces surrounded his home in the Western Sahara city of Laayoune, choking the surrounding streets and placing his house under siege. ....
AMY GOODMAN: Today, a Democracy Now! exclusive: “Four Days in Western Sahara: Africa’s Last Colony.” Western Sahara, where peaceful protesters, led by women, are beaten in the streets. Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned, killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation. SULTANA KHAYA: [translated] He jabbed right at my eye with his baton. I was yelling at him, “Hey, you Moroccan! You pulled out my eye!” AMY GOODMAN: Where natural resources are plundered, from phosphates to fish. HMAD HAMMAD: [translated] I say that our damnation comes from the natural resources we have here. If it wasn’t for these natural resources, Morocco never would have invaded Western Sahara. ....