Khatt Achahid Contests Polisario’s Brutal Hold on Tindouf Camps

Khatt Achahid, a Sahrawi movement, has sent a letter to the African Union contesting the self-declared SADR entity’s claim to be sole representative of the Sahrawi people. The group protests that the Polisario is treated by some African countries as a representative of the Sahrawi people, a claim that is contradicted by the reality on […]

COVID-19: Morocco records 42 fatalities in 24 hours, highest death count since start of pandemic

Morocco recorded in 24 hours, between Thursday and Friday, 42 fatalities, which is the highest daily death count since the virus was first detected in the country on March 2. The new tally brings the death toll to 817, with the mortality rate standing at 1.7%. The figures were announced by the Moroccan Ministry of […]

Rights groups warn of more civil society crackdown in Algeria

Eight leading human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, have called on Algerian authorities to withdraw a proposed draft law on associations, warning that it would further erode the right to freedom of association and entrench government control over civil society. In a joint statement, the groups criticized the draft bill intended to replace the […]