Shaheed Elhafed, October 3, 2014 (SPS) - The Union of Saharawi Journalists and Writers (UPES) called Sunday on the United Nations to fulfill its responsibilities and end the crimes committed by Morocco against Sahrawi journalists in the occupied territories of Western Sahara during performance of their duties.
UPES recalled the case of the Saharawi journalist Mehmoud El Heissen who was imprisoned and tortured because of his political views and his activities on behalf of the Saharawi cause since last July, calling for his immediate and unconditional release.
It also called on the UN to prosecute perpetrators of crimes against the Saharawi journalists in the occupied Western Sahara, a territory under the direct responsibility of the UN, pending decolonization through a referendum of self-determination and enable MINURSO to monitor these crimes so that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
The Saharawi Union demanded the Moroccan authorities to stop its harassment against the Saharawi Journalists and Writers and open the territory to the international press to expose the heinous crimes of Morocco against the Saharawi civilians. (SPS)
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