ASWAD: in the Sahara, we break the silence(2011)
This report was carried out clandestinely in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. In it testimonies are heard concerning the plunder of natural resources, the repression and the camp of Gdeim Izik. The report ends with the expulsion of the journalists by the Moroccan police.
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This report was carried out clandestinely in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. In it testimonies are heard concerning the plunder of natural resources, the repression and the camp of Gdeim Izik. The report ends with the expulsion of the journalists by the Moroccan police.
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2011-01-01
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