El Aaiun (Occupied Trritories) , July 7, 2014 (SPS) - Moroccan authorities arrested Sahrawi journalist Mahmoud Al Haissane and put him on remand in the Lakhal prison, pending his trial on 21 July 2014, qccording to a source from the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Community.
“The Sahrawi journalist was arrested last Friday for having revealed Morocco’s human rights violations and the plundering of Western Sahara’s natural resources,” added the same source.
According to the source, “more than 70 Sahrawi political detainees languish in Moroccan prisons, including some who are serving a life sentence as well as political activists, journalists and lawyers.” (SPS)
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