El Aaiun (occupied territories), 17/12/2005 (SPS) 46 persons, at least, were wounded and 58 others arrested during a big and peaceful demonstration that took place on Friday in the occupied capital of Western Sahara. Demonstrators were advocating Saharawi people’s right to self-determination and independence, concordant sources indicated.

Demonstrated raised the Saharawi Republic’s flags as a signal of their rejection to the Moroccan occupation of their territory. They were also chanting slogans in favour of the independence of the Western Sahara, the same sources indicated.

The demonstration crossed many streets and neighbourhoods of the occupied city before been brutally repressed by Moroccan forces of repression, who also ransacked some 11 Saharawi houses, according to the first records and information, knowing that the territory is put under a tight state of military and medias siege.

Here is the preliminary lists of the arrestees:

·         Zarouali Sidi, Mohamed
·         Chein, Hellab El Ghalia
·         Cheikh Amidan
·         Mohamed Fadel Baba Ahmed
·         Bouchalga Raghia
·         Salek Chein
·         Leitim Mohamed
·         Boudebouss Dioudat
·         Fatma mint Aillal
·         Aghla Lemnat Amidan
·         Metou Brahim Khalil
·         Lamina
·         Bousaoula Zahra Laroussi
·         Rabab Mohamed El Hamel
·         Oum Elvadli Lefdhil M'Barek
·         Oumsaad M'Barek Khalil
·         Zein Eddin Lihdeiha
·         Toueilia mint Fall
·         Mrabih Ould Boujemaa
·         Brahim Hamed Taher Maatallah
·         Saidi Mouloud
·         Aoueirib Dhahba Mohamed Fadel
·         Sreiz Fatma Allali Lefdhil
·         Chein El Bachir Amidan
·         Brahim Sah
·         Anjourni Baha
·         Boudebouss Cheikh
·         Moustapha Salek Youssef
·         Brahim Salem Farah Salama
·         Farah Oumar Hellab
·         Baha Mohamed Seilamou
·         Oualda Baba Ahmed
·         Deida Houria
·         Zahra Ahmed Fall Mohamed Yahdih
·         Mohamed Salem Abdel Fetah, Tagui Rgueibi
·         Tagui Seif
·         M'Barek Khalil
·         Hellab Oumsaad
·         Cheikh El Arabi
·         Amidan Said
·         El Maalouma El Arabi
·         El Maalouma Likhlifi
·          Mahmoud Najem
·         Lekhal Mohamed Ould Abdallah
·         Baba Mohamed Salem Taglbout
·         Babeyt Khouna
·         Moustapha Yousfi
·         Ridouan Lefdhil
·         Lifkhir Beiba Taglbout
·         Salek Rgeuibi M'Beirik
·         Mohamed El Hassan M'Beirik
·         Bahi Mohamed M'Barek
·         El Haj Chiaa
·         Bouaida Mohamed Cherfi
·         Kheifouda Hamadi
·         Ali Salem Yahyaoui
·         Bebeit Moustapha
·         Moustapha Almiri

Preliminary lists of the wounded persons:

·         Fatimetou Bouchalga (fracture)
·         Bachir Sidi Boudebouss (fracture)
·         Bounan moustapha (seriously injured in his arms and legs)
·         Mohamed Bachir Amidan
·         Aziza Bachir Amidan
·         M'Barka (arm broken)
·         Ghleila Bachir Amidan (arm broken)
·         Kaziza Mohamed (arm broken)
·         Mounina Boudebouss (arm broken)
·         Deida Kaziza (arm broken)
·         Lemgueibila Amidan (arm broken)
·         Boudebouss Mariem (lost consciousness, arm broken, wounded in her back)
·         Amidan Mohamed
·         Marie Lansari
·         El Verrah Hellab (wounded at the level of the head)
·         Larabass Deich
·         Bouchra Aghleijilha
·         Alouatt Dahi
·         Bneya Deida
·         Ayach Zahra Ali Salem Bahi
·         Al Amari Samia
·         Fatimetou El Ghalaoui
·         Fatimetou Allaly Lifdhil
·         Ridouan Mohamed Allali (old woman)
·         Ridouan Mohamed Allali
·         Toumana Salama Lifdhil (7 stitches at the head)
·         Sid'Ahmed Lifdhil
·         Siyda Sidi Barka
·         Azouha Bachir Amidan
·         Taoufiq AbdelHay Indari
·         El Ferah Hassan Oumar
·         Mahmoud Najem (seriously injured, vomited blood)
·         Dbeidoubatt Sidi Houcein
·         Khoueiya Sidi Houcein
·         Hellab Metou
·         Hellab Zahra
·         Hamadi El Mahjoub Deiri
·         Hellab Messoud
·         Hellab Aminetou
·         Mohamed Najim
·         Zarouali Seiyda
·         Aloua Ali Beiba
·         Chiia Alouat
·         Lakouara Aicha
·         Ali Salem Lemouahad

List of the Saharawi families whose houses were ransacked and their belongings destroyed or robed by the Moroccan forces of occupation:

*      Boudebouss
*      Bouchalga
*      Bachir Amidan
*      Hamdi Larabi
*      Sidi Larabi
*      Seilamou Mohamed Salem M'Barek
*      Boujemaa
*      Hamdi Lifdhil
*      M'Barek Khalil
*      Hellab Salama
*      Deida

This demonstration occurred two days after the iniquitous judgement, by the Moroccan colonial court, of 14 Saharawi political prisoners sentenced between 6 months to 3 years, it should be recalled. (SPS)

020/090/000 171645 Dec 05 SPS

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