Morocco Deports 2 Journalists Trying to Enter Western Sahara

Morocco deportation of Italy journalists in Western Sahara spurs international concern

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on Moroccan officials to stop their efforts to suppress independent journalism in the disputed region of Western Sahara after the deportation of Italian freelance journalists. CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah said that the recent deportation highlights Morocco’s “repressive media blockade” in Western Sahara, emphasizing that “[a]uthorities must allow independent reporting from a region …

Morocco Deports 2 Journalists Trying to Enter Western Sahara

New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Moroccan authorities to stop suppressing independent reporting from the occupied Western Sahara, after two Italian freelance journalists became the latest to be deported from the disputed territory.

Morocco deports 2 journalists trying to enter Western Sahara - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, May 2, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Moroccan authorities to stop suppressing independent reporting from the occupied Western Sahara, after two Italian freelance journalists became the latest to be deported from the disputed territory. “The deportation of Italian journalist Matteo Garavoglia and photographer Giovanni Colmoni is yet another sign of Morocco’s repressive media blockade on the occupied Western Sahara,”…