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ARTICLE: Western Sahara Conflict

Human rights
Several international human rights organizations have accused the Moroccan government of imposing a media blackout in the region by targeting protestors and journalists '''. [2][3][4][5]'''

'''In 2019 Amnesty International called for an investigation into a violent crackdown on protestors that took place on July 19, in the city of Laayoune [4]. The protests began as celebrations for Algeria's win in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, and eventually escalated into demonstrations for Sahrawi self-determination and clashes with Moroccan security forces. Footage from the clashes shows security forces using rocks, tear gas and live ammunition to disperse protestors. [4] The clashes led to the arrest of dozens of protestors one death.[6]'''

'''Human Rights Watch has also been critical of Morocco's treatment of journalists.[7] In 2019 they accused the government of using Article 381 of Morocco's penal code to restrict freedom of the press. Article 381 restricts citizens from claiming a profession without meeting the necessary qualifications. Human Rights Watch called on the Moroccan government to amend the article to ensure it did not apply to journalists. on December 4, 2018 Moroccan forces arrested Nezha Khalidi under Article 381 for live-streaming a Sahrawi protest and failing to meet the qualifications of a journalist [7]. Spanish news agency Europa Press later criticized Moroccan authorities for expelling international observers from the public trail.[8]'''

 Citations 

[1]Alicia Campos-Serrano, José Antonio Rodríguez-Esteban,Imagined territories and histories in conflict during the struggles for Western Sahara, 1956–1979,Journal of Historical Geography,Volume 55,2017,

[2]https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/morocco/western-sahara

[3] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/un-peacekeeping-force-in-western-sahara-and-refugee-camps-must-urgently-monitor-human-rights/

[4]https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/08/morocco-western-sahara-investigate-brutal-crackdown-on-sahrawi-protesters/

[5]https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-report-western-sahara-news-blackhole

[6]https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2019-002385_EN.html

[7]https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/16/morocco/western-sahara-law-misused-silence-reporters

[8]https://www.europapress.es/illes-balears/noticia-psib-critica-expulsion-marruecos-abogados-querian-asistir-observadores-juicio-contra-khalidi-20190624142737.html