Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 53615

Western Sahara: Journalism

Tabled: 20 May 2025

Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on the expulsion of journalists (a) Matteo Garavoglia and (b) Giovanni Culmone from El Aaiun on 27 April 2025.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

We have had no such discussions regarding these two individuals. Human rights forms part of our regular bilateral dialogue with Morocco. During the second UK-Morocco Informal Dialogue on Human Rights, held in Rabat on 30 April 2024, we discussed areas of ...

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