Political Prisoners
Political Prisoners in Marrocain Jails. March 2010
Information about 39 saharawi political prisoners in hunger strike
Prison of Sale:
Name: Ali Salem
Surname: Tamek
Place & Date of birth: Assa (South Morocco) 23/12/1973
Condemned to: Waiting for sentence by military court.
In prison since: 08/10/2009
Number of prisoner: 50010
Other additional information:
He is the vice president of CODESA.
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He was kidnapped the 08/10/2009 from Casablanca’s airport to the military prison of Sale. He is one of the 7th activist kidnapped after their visit to the Refugees Camps in Tindouf and the liberated zones of Western Sahara.
He was already prisoner five times:
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- 13/09/1993
- June 1996
- 24/11/1997
- 26/08/2002
- 17/07/2005
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He has taken part in 22 hunger strikes between 2003 and 2006.
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He suffers few chronic diseases as severe asthma, hemorroids, rheumatism and kidney and stomach diseases.
Name: Brahim
Place & Date of birth: El Aaiun 1965
Condemned to: Waiting for sentence by military court.
In prison since: 08/10/2009
Number of prisoner: 50014
Other additional information:
He is the president of ASVDH.
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He was kidnapped the 08/10/2009 from Casablanca’s airport to the military prison of Sale. He is one of the 7th activist kidnapped after their visit to the Refugees Camps in Tindouf and the liberated zones of Western Sahara.
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He was kidnapped in 1997 by the morocco authorities because he took part in a demonstration done due to the visit of the technical commission of United Nations leaded by Abderrahim Farah.
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He was also arrested the 13/10/2005 because he was trying to help the family of Hamdi Embarki (murdered by morocco policy in 2005) to discovered was happened to him, And due to his meetings with different associations and journalists.
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He suffers from cephaleas and stomach disease.
Name: Hamadi
Surname: Nassiri
Condemned to: Waiting for sentence by military court.
In prison since: 08/10/2009
Number of prisoner: 50015
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Other additional information:
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He is the general secretary of .the Saharawi Committee of Defenders of Human Rights in Smara
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He was kidnapped the 08/10/2009 from Casablanca’s airport to the military prison of Sale. He is one of the 7th activists kidnapped after their visit to the Refugees Camps in Tindouf and the liberated zones of Western Sahara.
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He was also kidnapped in 1991, he spends 1 year and a half in the secret prison of El Aaiun PCCM.
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Arrested in 28th of June 1996 being sentenced to 1 year and a half between the black prison in El Aaiun and Ait Melloul in Agadir.
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He was privated of salary and he was obliged to immigrate to Morocco many times.
Name: Yahdih
Surname: Tarouzi
Condemned to: Waiting for sentence by military court.
In prison since: 08/10/2009
Number of prisoner: 50012
Other additional information:
He is the general secretary of Human Rights Defenders.
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He was kidnapped the 08/10/2009 from Casablanca’s airport to the military prison of Sale. He is one of the 7th activists kidnapped after their visit to the Refugees Camps in Tindouf and the liberated zones of Western Sahara.
He was fired from school.
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Arrested also in 2005 because he gave some information about the situation of the saharawi people in the occupied zones to international associations of Human Rights Defenders.
Name: Rachid
Surname: Sghair
Condemned to: Waiting for sentence by military court.
In prison since: 08/10/2009
Number of prisoner: 50013
Other additional information:
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He is the correspondent of Mauritanian journal in Western Sahara and member of the Committee against Torture in Dakla.
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He was kidnapped the 08/10/2009 from Casablanca’s airport to the military prison of Sale. He is one of the 7th activists kidnapped after their visit to the Refugees Camps in Tindouf and the liberated zones of Western Sahara.
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He has been kidnapped and torture many times and he did not allow him to meet the Commission of European Parliament visiting El Aaiun.
Name: Saleh
Place & Date of birth:
In prison since: 08/10/2009
Number of prisoner: 50011
Other additional information :
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He was kidnapped the 08/10/2009 from Casablanca’s airport to the military prison of Sale. He is one of the 7th activists kidnapped after their visit to the Refugees Camps in Tindouf and the liberated zones of Western Sahara.
Prison of Tiznit:
Name: Mustapha
Place & Date of birth: Sale 04/03/1962
Condemned to: 3 years and 5000 dirams
In prison since: 27/10/2008
Number of prisoner:
Other additional information:
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He is member of the secretariat of Saharawi Journalist Union. And general secretary of Saharawi Committee in Zak.
He is teacher of secondary school.
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He has been persecuted many times and he was arrested him for taking part in many demonstrations.
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He is diabetic.
Name: Mahmoud
Place & Date of birth: Zak 1969
Condemned to: 10 years
In prison since: 25/07/2003
Number of prisoner: 871
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes.
Surname: Amgheimima
Place & Date of birth: Aaiun 01/09/1980
Condemned to: 10 years
In prison since: 12/10/2004
Number of prisoner: 6534
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes. He was arrested for taking part
in demonstration
Surname: Dehani
Place & Date of birth: Marrakech 1978
Condemned to: 6 months
In prison since: 28/10/2009
Number of prisoner: 8637
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes. Arrested for discussing in the
train about the situation of Western Sahara with a morocco man. They
did not allow him to continue his studies in prison.
Surname: Ismaili
Place & Date of birth: Aaiun 24/01/1983
Condemned to: 1 year and 6 months
In prison since: 10/11/2009
Number of prisoner: 8619
Other additional information:
Arrested for taking part in a sitting in the University of Agadir. He
was not allowed to continue his studies
Name: El Fadel
Place & Date of birth: Assa 1986
Condemned to: 10 months
In prison since: 23/11/2009
Number of prisoner: 8450
Other additional information:
He is activist in the Saharawi’s Workers Movement in Assa.
Surname: Bouamoud
Place & Date of birth: Tan Tan 03/12/1988
Condemned to: 4 years
In prison since: 02/12/2008
Number of prisoner: 8074
Other additional information:
Arrested for taking part in demonstration
Surname: Elbarkaoui
Place & Date of birth: Tan Tan 08/03/1983
Condemned to: 4 years
In prison since: 01/03/2008
Number of prisoner: 8068
Other additional information:
Illness: Joint and bones pain and digestion system disease. He was
arrested for taking part in a demonstration.
Name: Hassan
Place & Date of birth: Fum Lahssan 1968
Condemned to: 1year and 6 months
In prison since: 23/11/2009
Number of prisoner: 8444
Other additional information:
He is journalist in Mussahi Journal.
He has taken part in many demonstrations.
Surname: Fakala
Place & Date of birth: Assa 1981
Condemned to: 10 months
In prison since: 23/11/2009
Number of prisoner: 8448
Other additional information:
Arrested for taking part in a demonstration for Aminatu Haidar
Name: Sidahmed
Place & Date of birth: Guera 1974
Condemned to: 6 years
In prison since: 12/05/2005
Number of prisoner: 7590
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes.
Name: Hamza
Place & Date of birth: Assa 08/07/1987
Condemned to: 1 year and 6 months
In prison since: 24/11/2009
Number of prisoner: 8446
Other additional information:
He is activist in Saharawi Worker Movement in Assa. Arrested for taking
part in a demonstration for Aminetu Haidar.
Surname: Salmi
Place & Date of birth: Tan Tan 1975
Condemned to: 4 years
In prison since: 01/03/2008
Number of prisoner: 8870
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes. He is member of a Moroccan
Association of Human Rights and he was arrested for taking part in a
demonstration
Surname: Ailal
Place & Date of birth: Lamsseid 1987
Condemned to: 4 years
In prison since: 26/01/2009
Number of prisoner: 8075
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes. He was arrested for taking part
in demonstration
Surname: Mohamed Lahsen
Place & Date of birth: Aaiun 1973
Condemned to: 10 years
In prison since: 17/07/2004
Number of prisoner: 8059
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes. arrested for taking part in
demonstration
Surname: Taher
Place & Date of birth: 1991
Condemned to: 10 months
In prison since: 24/11/2009
Number of prisoner: 4852
Other additional information:
Arrested for taking part in a demonstration for Aminatu Haidar
Surname: Souar
Place & Date of birth: Assa 1988
Condemned to: 10 months
In prison since: 24/11/2009
Number of prisoner: 7646
Other additional information:
He is student and member of the Saharawi Students Movement in Assa.
He was arrested for taking part in demonstration
Surname: Lahmam
Place & Date of birth: Fez 1972
Condemned to: 10 years
In prison since: 03/02/2006
Number of prisoner:
Other additional information:
He has taken part in many hunger strikes. He was arrested for taking part
in demonstration
Prison of Taroudant
Surname: Amaidan
Place & Date of birth:
Condemned to: 5 years
In prison since: 16/08/2005
Number of prisoner: 27771
Other additional information:
He was arrested for taking parts in demonstration for Western
Sahara. Illness: allergies and intestine complications due to a
surgery after a hunger strike in 2006. He was ex political prisoner
Surname: Khaled
Place & Date of birth:
Condemned to: 4 years
In prison since:
Number of prisoner: 11909
Other additional information:
Illness: Rheumatism, back pain, hemorroids, joint pain and
cephaleas as consequence of a past hunger strike of 57 days.
Prison of Kinetra
Surname: Amaidan
Place & Date of birth:
Condemned to: 20 years
In prison since: 13/10/2004
Number of prisoner: 26957
Other additional information: He was arrested for taking part in
demonstration
Surname: Laasiri
Date & Place of birth:
Condemned to: 10 years
In prison since: 13/10/2004
Number of prisoner: 26906
Other additional information: He was arrested for taking part in
demonstration
Prison of Benslimane
Surname: El Hassan
Place & Date of birth:
Condemned to: 10 years
In prison since: 15 fev 2006
Number of prisoner: 20618
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Other additional information: He has severe allergy and asthma as a consequence of a past hunger strike of 46 days. He did it in order to protest against tortures (he has lost a teeth). He was arrested for taking part in demonstration.12/04/2010 he is tortured by the Moroccan prisoners encouraged by the police of the prison.
Black Prison of El Aaiun
Surname: Ben Taleb
Place & Date of birth:
Condemned: 5 years
In prison since: 22dec-2006
Number of prisoner: 28057
Other additional information: He has kidney and intestine diseases,
cephaleas. Caused due to past hunger strikes. He was arrested for
taking part in demonstration
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Name: Chekh
Place & Date of birth:
Condemned: 5 years
In prison since: 7-08-2009
Number of prisoner: 32745
Other additional information: He suffers from allergies, back pain,
rheumatism and stomach disease. He was arrested for taking part in
demonstration
Name: Mohamed
Place & Date of birth: 22 years
Condemned to: 1 year
In prison since: 17/09/2009
Number of prisoner: 32953
Other additional information:
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Stomach disease caused due to a past hunger strike of 1 month.
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He was arrested for taking part in a demonstration.
Surname: Abou El Fadel
Place & Date of birth: 28 years
Condemned to: the trial will be the 28/04/2010
In prison since: ‘3/12/2009
Number of prisoner: 33457
Other additional information:
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He was arrested for taking part in a sitting in Smara for Aminetu Haidar.
Name: Kamal
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