AFAPREDESA
The Association for the Families of Saharawi Prisoners and the Disappeared
Seven Saharawi demonstrators arrested in the occupied cities, Smara and Boujdour
Seven Saharawi citizens, at least arrested during demonstrations against
the Moroccan occupation of the Western Sahara, which took place Sunday in
the occupied Saharawi cities, reported concordant sources.
Smara (occupied territories), 16/05/2006 (SPS)
The arrests took
place during demonstrations organised by the Saharawi citizens in the "Salam"
and "Tantan" streets in the occupied Smara. Demonstrators raised
the Saharawi Republic’s flags and chanted slogans in favour of the
independence of the Western Sahara.
Demonstrators were purchased and "brutally" tortured by the Moroccan forces, which arrested the following Saharawi citizens: Yahya El Jabari, Abdallah El Maati, Jatri El Moussaoui, Majidi and Labeidi Karroum Slama.
On another hand, in the occupied Boujdour the students of the secondary school "Mohamed Ben Ahmed Rachidi" organised a demonstration, on Sunday, raising the Saharawi national flags and chanting slogans advocating he Saharawi people’s right to self-determination and independence.
More than 600 tracts were distributed during these demonstrators, calling the Saharawi citizens to continue the popular and peaceful uprising of independence, which will celebrate its first anniversary this May the 21st, the same source added.
The Saharawi students were repressed by the Moroccan forces of occupation, which arrested the Saharawi students, Khaya Dadou and Khaya Yahefdou.
Finally, the inhabitants of the city of M'hamid El Ghezlan (South of Morocco) have raised the Saharawi Republic’ flags on the Moroccan Governmental offices and administrations, as well as at the entry of this Southern Moroccan city in celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the Polisario Front. (SPS)