Budapest (Hungary), June 29, 2026 (SPS) – The echo of the Sahrawi issue and the exposure of the crimes of the Moroccan occupation continues to penetrate the imposed media blockade. In this context, the Hungarian weekly magazine known for short, NL Thi, published an article, written by journalist Erika Toth, revealing to European and international public opinion the painful truth of the Moroccan military wall in Western Sahara.
The article highlights that this wall, which is 2,700 kilometers long, represents the second longest wall in the world after the Great Wall of China, and includes the largest minefield on the face of the Earth, as the occupation planted more than 7 million landmines along its length, in addition to a large amount of unexploded ordnance, which has become a cause of increasing concern.
The article provides a historical presentation, as it confirms that the roots of the tragedy go back to the year 1975, following Spain’s withdrawal from Western Sahara and the signing of the ill-fated Madrid Agreement, according to which the region was unjustly and aggressively divided between Morocco and Mauritania, in complete disregard for the will of the Sahrawi people, which led to the escalation of the struggle and the declaration of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on February 27, 1976.
In this context, the weekly magazine explains that in the face of the heavy military losses inflicted by the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army on the invading forces, the Moroccan regime was forced to build these huge fortifications between 1980 and 1987, to reinforce its illegal occupation of Sahrawi lands.
The article adds that the Polisario Front and the government of the Sahrawi Republic have continued to denounce the daily danger to which Sahrawi citizens are exposed as a result of mines hidden under the sand on the side of the wall, which continue to claim dozens of lives and cause severe injuries to the defenseless civilian population in the region. (Was)
