AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHuman Rights Pressure: French MP Jean-Paul Lecoq urged France’s Prime Minister to raise Sahrawi political prisoners with Moroccan authorities, spotlighting Gdeim Izik detainees and Naâma Asfari’s hunger strike since June 8 amid UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion 23/2023. Prisoner Health Alarm: AARASD, CONASADH, and families of Gdeim Izik prisoners say Asfari’s health is deteriorating in Kenitra prison and blame Morocco, calling for independent medical care, an end to solitary confinement, and transfer closer to El Aaiún. Diplomatic Outreach: Sahrawi Foreign Minister Mohamed Yeslem Beissat met South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to brief him on the national cause; the meeting reaffirmed Pretoria’s support for self-determination. International Solidarity: Italy’s human-rights lawmakers and solidarity groups submitted a parliamentary question demanding urgent action over Asfari’s hunger strike. Western Sahara on Film: NGOs and solidarity groups renewed calls to boycott Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” over scenes filmed in occupied Dakhla, arguing it normalizes Morocco’s presence and sidelines Sahrawi rights. Local/Regional Support: Italy’s Mantua province reaffirmed support for the Sahrawi cause and discussed hosting Sahrawi children. Academic Ties in Laayoune: Ibn Zohr University signed new partnerships with Canary Islands universities, expanding Morocco-Spain academic cooperation into Laayoune.
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