<\/a>Equipe Media \u2013 Occupied El-Aai\u00fan<\/p>\n\n\n\nJanuary 20, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sahrawi activist and journalist Braika Bahi has revealed a harrowing campaign of systematic retaliation aimed at silencing his voice. Bahi, a member of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Television team and an environmental activist, described a dual strategy of physical violence and economic extortion employed by the Moroccan occupation against him and his fellow Sahrawi activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a video interview with Equipe Media, Bahi stated that following the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 in late October 2025, he was subjected to public assault and torture on Smara Street by paramilitary patrols. He identified the leaders of these units as two Moroccan police officers nicknamed \u00ab\u00a0the American\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Zald al-Touhima,\u00a0\u00bb both notorious for their involvement in a series of heinous human rights violations in occupied Western Sahara. This public assault follows previous incidents where Bahi was abducted and tortured in rural areas outside the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The retaliation has now extended to the activist\u2019s family. In March 2025, Moroccan authorities suspended his mother\u2019s monthly salary, explicitly stating that it would not be restored unless Bahi ceased his social media activism or chose to emigrate. Bahi described this as a \u00ab\u00a0calculated policy of collective punishment\u00a0\u00bb designed to isolate activists from their families and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ab\u00a0The occupation is using my mother\u2019s livelihood as a bargaining chip,\u00a0\u00bb Bahi stated in the video, reaffirming his commitment to continuing his peaceful struggle despite the escalating risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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