and human rights observers are deported, as well, like european parliamentarian willy meyer, spanish lawmaker xabier rona norwegian delegation held on bus and expelled in 2016, and many others. all of them tried and failed to do what we had somehow managed -- to make it into western sahara to report on the occupation. >> we're going to see the governor of laayoune. his name is yahdih bouchaab. he's the wali. actually, we call him the wali. it's a much superior position to the governor. he's appointed by the king. amy: the wali is a sahrawi and former member of the polisario front. he now works for the moroccan monarchy, overseeing a security apparatus that seeks to crush the sahrawi independence movement. we arrive at his fortified compound and are escorted inside by armed guards -- afraid we're about to be expelled from the territory. >> so, this is the residency of the governor, the wali. ok, let's go please. amy: inside the wali's residence, we're seated, served tea, dates and nuts, as the wali tells us, in no uncertain terms, we're not allowed to practice journalism in western sahara. >> if you have