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  • NameJamal Ahrouch
  • RoleTrade unionist and human rights defender; advocate for Sahrawi and labour rights; member of the preparatory committee of CODESA
  • CountryWestern Sahara
  • Arrested14 Sep 2021
  • StatusImprisoned (serving sentence)
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Jamal Ahrouch is a Sahrawi trade unionist arrested after participating in a peaceful demonstration in Gulemim. He was held in Bouizakarne Prison from September 2021, and in November 2021 an appeal court sentenced him to 15 months in prison for unlawful assembly.