 The Moroccan Army had encircled the camp with a wall of sand and stones, controlling the only access to the camp.On 31 October, Tiago Viera (president of the World Federation of Democratic Youth) was expelled from El Aaiun airport, first to Casablanca and then returned to Lisbon, for alleged ""irregularities"" when he was trying to visit the camp.Also that day, eight Spanish activists that also tried to reach "Gdeim Izik" were retained by Moroccan police on a boat in the port of El Aaiun, when they were confronted by a crowd of Moroccans who make death-threats on them.