Moroccan occupation forces expelled a Spanish journalist and two activists from the occupied city of Dakhla in Western Sahara, as part of ongoing efforts to suppress international monitoring of human rights violations.
The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) reported that the forces raided the home of journalist Hassan Zerwali, assaulted him and his father, and deported three Spanish visitors meeting with Sahrawi activists. Among the expelled were Sergio Torres and Antonio Martínez, members of Spanish associations supporting the Sahrawi cause, and José Marmona, a journalist with El Público.
The visit aimed to document Morocco’s human rights abuses and highlight violations of a European Court ruling that recognizes Western Sahara and Morocco as separate territories.
Since 2014, Morocco has expelled over 300 foreign journalists and activists from occupied Western Sahara, seeking to block investigations into its repression. The lack of a UN human rights monitoring mechanism has allowed these violations to continue unchecked.
Sahrawi activists call for urgent international intervention to uphold their right to self-determination and end Morocco’s systematic oppression.
