Shaheed El Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), November 9, 2011 (SPS) - Twenty-three Saharawi political prisoners jailed for a year, on charges related to the events of the camp Gdeim Izik continue their hunger strike which began October 31, to demand release or fair trial.
To mark the first anniversary of the dismantling of the camp Gdeim Izik, the Saharawi political prisoners reiterated their determination to "pursue peaceful resistance until independence", calling for solidarity with them in their hunger strike until the Moroccan authorities answer their legitimate demands.
Since the dismantling by the Moroccan forces of the camp of Gdeim Izik November 8, 2010, more than 20 Saharawi political prisoners still languish while awaiting trial. They are accused of "undermining the security of the Moroccan state."
Three other prisoners in the same prison following the events in the occupied city of Dakhla have also joined the hunger strike, the source added.
Thousands of Sahrawis had settled in October 2010 in a camp in Gdeim Izik near occupied El Aaiun to protest against the harsh living conditions in the occupied territories of Western Sahara and demand the right of their people to self-determination.
The Moroccan forces of occupation carried out the dismantling of the camps, killing four Sahrawis with gunshots and arresting 160 including 10 women in addition to several people missing, it should be recalled. (SPS)
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