Tamesmunt tamettit tadelsant Tilelli Association Socioculturelle Tilelli Maison de Jeunes, Goulmima (Maroc) BP 69, Goulmima Email: tilelli.org@gmail.com
PRESS RELEASE The Meknes Court of Appeals handed down sentences of 10 years in prison and fnes of 50,000 Dhs on November 25, 2009 to each of the two detainees OUADOCH Amazigh Hamid and Mustapha OUSAÏA.
Although these Amazigh activists are innocent of the crime they were charged with, despite the absence of concrete evidence of their guilt and despite the evidence in favor of their innocence, the Makhzenian "justice" wanted to make of them common law prisoners at all costs.
The Sociocultural Association Tilelli, while commending the courage and strength of these two political prisoners, firmly denounces these judgments as false and repressive Makhzenian policy against the Amazigh people.
Convinced that union is the only way to pressure the Makhzen to release the Amazigh cause prisoners, the Tilelli association calls on all actors of the Amazigh Cultural Movement to avoid any form of segregation or tribalism that the Arabist regime is trying to introduce into the ranks of the young Amazigh activists.
Tilelli also appeals to all the independent Amazigh associations, human rights organizations and anyone who strives for justice to offer a helping hand both morally and materially to the prisoners and their families. Finally, Tilelli reaffirms its commitment to the peaceful and civil struggle to recover the legitimate rights of the Amazigh people.
Issued at Tizi-n-Imnayen (Goulmima) on December 12, 2009.
AMUSSU ADELSAN AMAZIΓ N INELMADEN G TIZI N IMNAYEN
ALƔU
Azul d ameγnas ,
Di tazwara. azul ameqran i inezbayen n tidet n ugdud amerruki , azul ntγensa d tẓiḍert i yinekraf isertanen nUmussu Adelsan Amaziγ (MDM) illan g yikurmuten n timmuzdert : Tucka, Sidi Sεid d Warzazat.
Ayyuz i akw winna ikan tudert d idammen-nnsen i tmentilt tamaziγt, salen ar akkan (Meεtub Lwennas, Saεid Sifaw, Manu Dayak, Bujemεa Hebbaẓ,Lγaci….atg)
Ibeddi nga assa g tesnawit n Zayd u Ḥmad (Med V) g Tizi n Imnayen, yusa-d d wass amaḍlan n tutlayin timezwura, 21 febrayer acku nra ad nini i yinelmaden ula medden is iga wawal amaziγ tutlayt-nneγ tamezwarut, d wis ur nri asselku ittegga udabu aεerbeẓri i tmaziγt ula Imaziγen, am uyenna gan isemxan d yiḥeẓẓaren n udabu i yimeγnasen-nneγ ayenna ran ad gen yan ibeddi amalway dat “umni” amerruki ass n 14 febrayer 2009.
Day, ar nettini i Lmexzen ad d-irẓem i yinekraf n Umussu Adelsan Amaziγ d ad iwdu asselku ittegga i Imaziγen ula i tmizar g tsul tedder tutlayt tamaziγt: Anẓul Ugmiḍ, Rrif, Tiniri…
Seg tama yaḍen, da nessutur ad tili tutlayt tamaziγt d tutlayt tunṣibt g tmendawt n tmazirt-nneγ tili g akw iγerbazen d tsuda, ar diγ nesγuyyu γef yiselmaden imeksenmaziγen g tesnawit-nneγ isxuben aḍu i yinelmaden isawalen γef tmaziγt.
Ar nesskan tiwizi-nneγ d yimussuten n yinelmaden imaziγen g Ulennif, Bumal n Dades, Tinγir, Walmas, Nnaḍur…atg
Ittug g Tizi n Imnayen ass n : 09-02-2959 / 21-02-2009
“ Skud mazal tarwa n leḥlal Ur as-nkennu i lqid ”
Lexicon / Amawal
Amussu: Movement Inezbayen: Those who resist Tamentilt: Cause Tasnawit: High school Amaḍlan: Related to entire world Aεerbeẓri: Arabist Amalway: Peaceful Anẓul Ugmiḍ: Southeast Tunṣibt: Official Tamendawt: Constitution Tisuda: Institutions Imeksenmaziγen: Amazighophobes
Asmi teffeɣ Fransa si Tmurt n Lezzayer deg useggas n 1962, Leqbayel nwan dayen ifuk fell-asen lḥif, ddel d tmuḥqranit. Nnan-as, tura mi yekcem uṛumi amcum s axxam-is, talwit ad d-tekcem Tudrin n Yeqbayliyen.
Nwan dɣa d tidett ad ddren ddaw laɛnaya n Tugdut (démocratie) d yedles-nnsen am nutni am watma-nsen Izzayriyen-nniḍen yettmeslayen taerabt.
Asirem-nni, yedder kra n wussan, alarmi ɣ-d-yenna luḥkum: ‘’Agdud azzayri d aɛrab, ulac ayen-nniḍen !’’. Imiren dɣa iban-d udem aḥeqqani n wid yeṭṭfen akursi s uqezzul, aqezzul-nni yesedduyen timsal ara ass-a n wussan.
Tilelli, timuzɣa, tidert n ser d lḥerma d wayen akk ɣef wacu nnuɣen Leqbayel yettwattu. Asirem-nni wwin-t waman.
Dɣa, yaf-d iman-is weqbayli rrif n tlufa n Tmurt. Tameslayt-is tettwakessseg temsal tunṣibin (officielles). Lbaṭel yewweḍ almima yura weqbayli tutlayt-is ad yekcem ɣer lḥebs. Idles amaziɣ yettwaḥaṛem seg yiles n weqbayli. Adabu (pouvoir) amesbaṭli yanna-k: “imaziɣen ddren zik, ma d tura qlen d aeraben, d inselmen. Lezzayer d taerabt, d tineslemt. Win ur neqbil annect-a ur yelli seg-neɣ!”
Leqbayel ikcem-iten lḥir: Tura mi ssufɣen arumi acku ẓran ur llin ara d irumiyen, adabu azzayri yiwta s wayen yezmer ad ten-yer d aeraben…
Zdat lmenker yecban wa, aqbayli yenna-d: Awah !!atmaten-nneɣ yetmeslayen taerabt uɣ-d-fihimn ara. Asmi ara sen-nessefhem d acu-yaɣ, ass-nni ad aɣ-d-fken afus akken ad nesbed tugdut d talwit di tmurt n Lezzayer.
Ilmend n waya i krent tudrin n tmurt n leqbayel deg 63 (FFS), 1980 (Tafsut imaziɣen), 1989 (RCD) almi d 2001 (Tafsut taberkant). Mmuten yelmeẓyen, kecmen leḥbus ur yessaweḍ imenɣi lebɣi-nneɣ. Ass-a mazal ulac ayen yessefṛaḥen.
Win ur nessin ara amek-it weqbayli ad as-yini : ‘’Leqbayel ugaden ad nnaɣen, ad sutren tugdut d yedles i yiman-nnsen’’
Lukan d lebɣi, akken nessufeɣ arumi almi tuɣ aẓar taerabt, ilaq aeraben ad aɣ-eiwnen akken idles aqbayli ad yeseu amkan-is. Dacu kan, maççi akka i teḍra. Tamurt n leqbayel tettwaḥqer izzayriyen netten sussmen.
Ass-a, aken ma nella neẓra, iberdan iɣelnawen (nationalistes) ur ɣ-suffɣen ara ɣer lebɣi-nneɣ. Akken s-yenna Lwennas, ‘’ Ulayɣer nurǧa asirem, a nsenned f sbeṛ…’’
Tidett, ma nebɣa a nneder, yusa-d lawan anda ilaq ad nemeslay geraneɣ, ad nennaɣ f yiman-nneɣ...
D wa i d abrid ma nebɣa ad nedder s yidles-nneɣ, s tutlayt-nneɣ di Tmurt-nneɣ
Ɣef waya I d-snulfan warrac iqbayliyen tinamit i tmurt n Leqbayel,MAK.
Kabylia, June 5th, 2008 - At the seventh anniversary of the claim for Kabylia’s autonomy, the MAK has now made official its demand for a regional autonomy to all of the concerned Algerian authorities with a copy to the international bodies and Mr. Nelson Mandela.
It is the small town of Adekar located at 1000 meters of altitude, at equal distance between Bgayet and Tizi-Uzzu, that the autonomist movement chose for sending the registered and with return-receipt letters. Adekar is near Akfadu or what once was the headquarters of Kabyl hero Amirouche.
The Delegation was made of Ferhat Mehenni, president;Mouloud Mebarki, Secretary-general; Mohand Larvi Tayev president of the National Council and Dr. Djillali Bouzouane.The Delegation held then, around 3:30 PM a press conference at the Media House of Tizi-Uzzu conducted by Ferhat Mehenni in the presence of other members of the MAK in addition to those of the delegation, in particular Ait-Chebbib Bouaziz, Said Laimchi and Kamira Nait Cid.Other initiatives planned by the MAK will be implemented in the weeks to come.
Click on the files below to download a pdf of the letter (in French). Tamazight and English versions will be posted soon.
The document contains the following: - Official letter asking for autonomy for Kabylia - The Kabylia Autonomy Project - The MAK's Charter
Re: Massive arrests and jail terms for Amazigh activists in Morocco
Dear Human Rights Watch,
For more than a year, so many Amazigh towns and villages of Morocco have been the theater of demonstrations by university and high school students. It all started in the spring of 2007 during the commemoration of the Amazigh spring (Tafsut Imazighen) which is observed by many Amazigh regions across North Africa. Following or during many of these demonstrations violence erupted between “Arabist” students or Arabic speaking individuals outside to the universities. These were opposed to the demonstrations and expressed themselves by attacking the Amazigh students. Very peculiar to the events is the fact that the police provided cover to the attackers and arrested the Amazigh students instead.
For example, according to eyewitnesses in Taza, large numbers of individuals outside of the university entered the campus, took part in removing announcements by the Amazigh student organization and attacked violently the Amazigh students. In other instances they burned Amazigh flags and forced students entering the university to walk over it. Later they organized themselves into mobs that attacked Amazigh students who had to defend themselves. Their dormitory rooms were raided and many of their belongings stolen. The police generally showed up only to arrest Amazigh students and never bothered anyone else.
The Amazigh Movement supported by many Amazigh associations is convinced that this was a setup carried out by the security forces to draw them into a violent conflict, and then have them arrested. Some Amazigh activists claim it could not be anything but a conspiracy because the security forces brought in ambulances prior to any violence taking place and the police often watched when the Arabist students attacked. They also pointed to the coordinated aspect of the events as this happened at several universities nearly at the same time.
The Amazigh Movement formed a committee to support the imprisoned students and organized marches and protests throughout the country. High school students joined in by organizing protests and showing their discontent by burning the Moroccan flag.
These events bear a striking resemblance to attacks that occurred in the 80’s among Amazigh students and Islamist students in various universities in Algeria. At the time, the Algerian police stood by watching as the Islamists attacked many students. That is when they killed Kamal Amzal in Ben-Aknoun. It also brings flashbacks from the June 14th 2001 march by the Kabyl Citizen’s Movement (Aarch Movement) when the Algiers police hired local street gangs to attack the demonstrators (see photo). It is not at all surprising that similar events take place in Morocco a few years after they take place in Algeria. We know now that the Moroccan authorities observe the Algerian strategy against the Amazigh Movement and replicate it in all cases where it has born fruit.
Arrests, violence, and now jail terms is the lot of many young Amazigh students. In Agadir three students were sentenced to jail terms. Tens of students were arrested. The police showed up at their homes after the demonstrations. In Meknes ten students are awaiting trial with no hope for justice. Many students complained of ill treatment by the police (beatings, sexual humiliation, and some cases torture). In Boumalne Dades, ten young people were arrested and tried. Among them a minor. Together they received a total sentence of 34 years in prison. All of this for demonstrating against the marginalization of their region (lack of infrastructure, neglect etc.). Oudali Younès was sentenced to 6 years in prison. Oubali Houssain, Atil Mostafa, Elouardi Mostafa, Aït Saïd Brahim, Chaouki Mimoun and Charif Abdenacer were sentenced each to 4 years in prison. Adjik Noureddine received 2 years; Orouzane Brahim and Aït Hssein Moha were each sentenced to a year in prison. They were accused of unauthorized gatherings, civil disobedience, burning of the national flag, and destruction of state property and humiliation of state officials. What more, all of these students had a very hard time finding a lawyer to defend them? Nearly all of the Amazigh regions were affected and this only increased the number of demonstrations spiraling into more arrests and prison sentences.
More than ever, the Amazighs are not wanted in their own land. They are tolerated only if they accept to forget who they are. In the meantime, the demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people are funded and organized by the government itself, while Tamazgha’s own original people are trampled, jailed, and yes… eliminated. Because, the Amazigh movement has always been a peaceful one, the authorities resorted to manipulation to bring about the right circumstances and conduct massive arrests, and thus repress the Amazigh movement and silence it once and for all.
The question we ask at the Amazigh Cultural Association in America is why doesn’t Human Rights Watch say anything about all this? We would like to know what your position is on this. Have you investigated these events and what has your research yielded? Have the Moroccan Human Rights organizations contacted you about the ill treatments, the unjust arrests and trials?
Whatever the case may be, we would like to know why you are not speaking up about the Human Rights violations in the case of the Amazigh activists of Morocco.
Member of ACAA Amor Nouri wanted to give an homage to two important entities that affected him deeply and did it the American way. In the United States, many people express gratititude, thanks or donate to projects of interest to the public while being recognized through a message or an inscription on a marble plaque, on a public bench, or even on a paver. This is the way Amor Nouri has chosen to remember forever:
- Dda Lmulud (Mouloud Mammeri), the father of Tamazight
- The Victims of Kabylia's Black Spring (Tafsut Taberkant) where more than 125 young people were killed by the Algerian government for their revolt againt social injustice and marginalization of the Amazigh identity.
The following messages were inscribed on brick pavers that Amor Nouri sponsored for The Delaware Peninsula:
- "In Memory of Mouloud Mammeri, Father of Tamazight"
- "In Memoriam. Heroes of Freedom. Kabylia Black Spring 2001"
Here is a picture of the Peninsula, Delaware, where the brick pavers have been installed. You can visit their website at: http://www.peninsuladelaware.com/
Once more in a part of Morocco that may be labeled as worthless, freedom of expression and demonstration are paid at the price of fallacious charges and unacceptable sentences.Ten Amazigh activists were arrested and sentenced Thursday February 21, 2008 by the court of Morocco to a total of 34 years in prison. These ruthless sentences were handed down following the widespread protest that became known as “Tagrest Taberrkant” (the “Black Winter") of Bumal-n-Dades and of the demonstrations of Warzazat.Here is the verdict rendered by the Makhzenian justice! -OUDALI Younes, high-school student:6 years of imprisonment. -OROUZANE Brahim and AIT-HSSEIN Mohamed (immigrants) 1-year imprisonment each. -OUBALI El-Houssein, ATIL Mostafa, ELOUARDI Mostafa, AIT-SAID My Brahim, CHAOUKI Mimoun, CHARIF Abdenacer: 4-year imprisonment each.
Worst of all, the teenager ADJIK Noureddine, a high school student was not even given the benefit of a deferred sentence so that he could complete his schooling. He got 2 years!
For the record, these activists were arrested and accused of the following:Unauthorized gatherings, civil disobedience, burning of the national flag, obstruction of public spaces, destruction of state property, humiliation of a civil servant while on duty. Clearly nothing that deserves more than a fine and perhaps a few days of community service…in a civilized country. The list of victims of the Moroccan style apartheid goes on.
These Let us recall that ten political prisoners of the MCA (Amazigh Cutural Movement) in Ameknas still await - after a new postponement - their turn in front of judges that are helpless under the pressure of the Makhzen.
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