Question follow-through · 53615
Western Sahara: Journalism
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.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 20 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2025
Question tabled
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.
22 May 2025
Target answer date
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12 Jun 2025
Answer published
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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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