SPS OCCUPIED
TERRITORIES/SOUTH MOROCCO/REPRESSION Violence against Saharawis in
sit-in committed by Moroccan authorities in Goulimine
09.01.05
Goulimine (South Morocco),
09/01/2005 (SPS) Saharawi graduates forced to unemployment, who are
undertaking a sit-in in front of the seat of the Wilaya of Goulimine
"to protest against their marginalisation by Moroccan authorities and
to demand their right to work", were "savagely scattered" Thursday by
Moroccan security services, reported SPS correspondent in the ground.
Among the victims of this new repression our correspondent named "Mr.
Lemdeimigh Ahmed, a victim of mines, his wife, Mrs. Boulid Hafidha, Mr.
Lektif Belaid and Rich Al Hassan, who were all let without care for two
hours before been transported in critical states by the unit of
emergencies to the hospital of the city", indicated the same source.
In Assa (south Morocco), the state of the Saharawi graduates forced to
unemployment, who started an unlimited hunger strike in the 5th January
2005, "seriously worsen", alerted our correspondent in Assa.
"The states of the strikers in Assa seriously worsen. The striker
Chgrawi Lbachir lost consciousness in the middle of his friends who
unable to help him because of their weakness after many hunger strikes.
In response Moroccan authorities refused to give him the needed urgent
medical cares", he added.
The striking Saharawi graduates forced to unemployment "who began to
suffer from diseases such as rheumatism and haemorrhoids…etc, because
of the hard conditions of the weather", claims for "their rights to
work as guaranteed by international human rights conventions",
indicated a letter by the graduates to Moroccan and international human
rights' organisations last December.
They had organised, a sit-in in front of the seat of the Pasha of Assa
(Moroccan official in charge of provincial services of the Makhzen)
last November the 19th, followed by a hunger strike by groups started
in October the 10th 2004 and had decided to launch an unlimited hunger
strike since the 5th January 2005, it should be recalled. (SPS)
SAHARA
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