The largest prison in the world: landmines, walls, UXOs and the UN’s role in the Western Sahara
According to Saharawi Comandante Habuha Braica, landmine coordinator of the POLISARIO, “there are approximately 7 million landmines, although some studies raise the figure up to 10 million”. Taking into account that the Saharawi population does not surpass 300,000, “there are 20 landmines for each Saharawi”.
Nonviolent Resistance in the Western Sahara
In November of 2010, Moroccan news media reported on the violent riots taking place in Laayoune, the capital city of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara. The television coverage focused on violence enacted by the protesters.