Is Sidi Mohamed Dadach North Africa's Mandela?
This Sahrawi's life story is one of imprisonment and resistance since day one of the occupation of his land, 40 years ago
Sidi Mohamed Dadach poses at an undisclosed location in Laayoune, Western Sahara (MEE/Karlos Zurutuza)
Karlos Zurutuza-Wednesday 19 August 2015
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara – Naman Street is one of the very few tree-lined avenues in Laayoune. The local Sahrawis, however, call it "Dadach" in honour of Sidi Mohamed Dadach, a famous dissident who was received here by thousands after spending 24 years in Moroccan prisons.
This Sahrawi's life story is one of imprisonment and resistance since day one of the occupation of his land, 40 years ago
Sidi Mohamed Dadach poses at an undisclosed location in Laayoune, Western Sahara (MEE/Karlos Zurutuza) Karlos Zurutuza-Wednesday 19 August 2015LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara – Naman Street is one of the very few tree-lined avenues in Laayoune. The local Sahrawis, however, call it "Dadach" in honour of Sidi Mohamed Dadach, a famous dissident who was received here by thousands after spending 24 years in Moroccan prisons.
Polisario Front fighters line up in the so called 'liberated territories', the tiny strip of land under Sahrawi control (MEEKarlos Zurutuza)
