{"id":11542,"date":"2025-03-30T17:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=11542"},"modified":"2025-03-30T17:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:18:59","slug":"international-campaign-launched-to-free-sahrawi-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=11542","title":{"rendered":"International Campaign Launched to Free Sahrawi Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mustafa Mohamed Ali Sid El Bachir, a member of the Polisario Front\u2019s National Secretariat and Minister of Occupied Territories and Diaspora Affairs, announced on Saturday the official launch of an international campaign to secure the release of Sahrawi political prisoners, according to the Sahrawi Press Agency (SPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a press conference, the minister declared the campaign\u2019s start under the slogan: \u201cFreedom for Sahrawi Civilian Prisoners in Moroccan Jails.\u201d He stated that it aims to \u201craise global awareness of their suffering and the torture, repression, and intimidation they face in Moroccan occupation prisons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sid El Bachir emphasized that \u201csupport and monitoring of the prisoners\u2019 resilience have never ceased, bolstered by their steadfast defense of the Sahrawi cause and the combat efforts of the Sahrawi People\u2019s Liberation Army, all advancing national goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called on Sahrawis worldwide and supporters of their cause to actively join the campaign, raise awareness of the prisoners\u2019 plight, and organize solidarity events. He stressed the need to uphold national principles, defend the Sahrawi people\u2019s legitimate rights to self-determination and independence, and counter Morocco\u2019s misleading propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister noted that the issue of Sahrawi political prisoners remains a fixed priority on the Polisario\u2019s National Secretariat agenda and under constant government oversight. According to SPS, the campaign highlights the prisoners\u2019 and their families\u2019 suffering, Morocco\u2019s repressive practices\u2014such as sealing off occupied areas, expelling foreign delegations, harassing activists\u2014and the ongoing plunder of resources and displacement of locals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mustafa Mohamed Ali Sid El Bachir, a member of the Polisario Front\u2019s National Secretariat and Minister of Occupied Territories and Diaspora Affairs, announced on Saturday the official launch of an international campaign to secure the release of Sahrawi political prisoners, according to the Sahrawi Press Agency (SPS). During a press conference, the minister declared the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":12,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11544,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11542\/revisions\/11544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}