Occupied El Aaiun, 2 October 2026 (SPS) - The Moroccan prison administration was forced to allow the families of Sahrawi civilian political prisoners on hunger strike in Kenitra and Lodayya (Marrakech) prisons to visit them, following nine days of arbitrary denial and cut-off from the outside world.
The League for the Protection of Sahrawi Prisoners in Moroccan Jails affirmed that the occupation authorities' retreat came as a result of the families' steadfastness and escalating national and international solidarity campaigns. Testimonies from the families of prisoners El Houssine Ezzaoui, Ahmed Sbai, and Ennaama Asfari revealed dire medical and humanitarian conditions, including isolation in punitive cells lacking basic living necessities, physical abuse, stripping of clothes, and systematic denial of medical care despite chronic illnesses such as heart conditions, asthma, and kidney complications resulting from repeated hunger strikes.
The League condemned the occupation's policy of retaliation and systematic torture against hunger-striking prisoners, calling on international human rights organizations to intervene urgently to stop these violations, ensure immediate medical care, and guarantee unhindered contact with their families and lawyers.
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