Western Sahara: Morocco Cracks Down on Activists
US Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty Doesn’t Change Territory’s Status (New York) – Morocco has cracked down on pro-independence activists in Western Sahara after an incident at a border crossing on November 13, 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. The incident re-ignited the long-stalled conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front, the Algeria-based independence movement for the territory. Security forces broke up pro-independence demonstrations and harassed, beat up, arrested, or attacked the houses of several of the activists. The recognition by the US administration of Morocc...
Source: hrw.org