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Western Sahara: Long-term prisoners await justice

By Amnesty International

Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The convictions of the so-called Gdeim Izik group stemmed from their purported role in lethal violence that erupted on November 8, 2010, when Moroccan police dismantled a protest encampment in Western Sahara. […] The post Western Sahara: Long-term prisoners await justice appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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