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Freedom for Western Sahara: Sahrawis Demand End of Moroccan Occupation at U.N. Human Rights Council
Democracy Now!
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We go to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, where activists are shining a light on Morocco’s brutal occupation of Western Sahara and its Indigenous people, the Sahrawi. The Sahrawi journalist and activist Asria Mohamed speaks with Democracy...
Morocco trade push links Sahel to Atlantic via Western Sahara
The New Arab
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June 30, 2025
Morocco's Atlantic Initiative would concretise its control over the disputed territory of Western Sahara [Getty] A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle...
International Observatory documents Morocco’s continued plundering of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Oslo, 29 June 2025 (SPS) – The International Observatory for Monitoring Western Sahara Resources, in its annual report released this June, documented Morocco’s continued plundering of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara, in blatant violation...
Syrians urge Damascus to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara
I24 News
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News over Rabat and Damascus restoring diplomatic ties and Morocco's expectation of Syrian recognition of its sovereignty over the Western Sahara has sparked many reactions inside Syria in support of such a step. In an open letter to Syrian...
Algeria–U.S. energy ties grow amid Western Sahara tensions
Business Insider Africa
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June 29, 2025
This renewed engagement comes as part of Algeria’s broader push to assert economic diplomacy in the face of growing international pressure surrounding the long-standing territorial issue. On June 24, the Secretary-General of Algeria’s Ministry of...
The project aims, in part, to cement Morocco's control over the disputed Western Sahara
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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Barron, WI (54812) Today Thunderstorms likely. Rainfall will be locally heavy at times. Potential for severe thunderstorms. Low 66F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.. Tonight Thunderstorms likely. Rainfall will be locally heavy at...
Report: China, Russia Likely to Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Marrakech – A recent report by the Migration Research Institute identifies Morocco as “the most stable country in the entire Maghreb” and indicates major diplomatic developments may soon reshape the Western Sahara dispute. Despite persistent...
Rockets Hit Moroccan-Controlled City In Western Sahara Sparking Tensions (Photos)
SouthFront
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June 28, 2025
Click to see full-size image. Via X. A barrage of rockets hit on June 28 the outskirts of the Moroccan-controlled city of Smara in the disputed Western Sahara region. The rockets fell near the Lazab neighborhood, close to the headquarters of the...
WSRW welcomes reduction in 2024 list of purchasers of Western Sahara phosphate, illegally exploited by Morocco
Sahara Press Service
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London, 27 Jun 2025 (SPS) – The Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), an international observatory monitoring natural resources in Western Sahara, welcomed on Thursday the reduction in 2024 of the list of clients purchasing phosphate from Western...
UN Rapporteur urges Morocco to end repression of human rights defenders in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva, 27 Jun 2025 (SPS) – Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed concerns on Friday over Moroccan police violence against Sahrawi human rights activists Sidi Mohammed Daddach and...
Bureau Veritas backs Moroccan Prime Minister in occupied Western Sahara
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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June 26, 2025
The firm announces it will render its services to a project that raises deep concerns over international law and human rights. Photo: Pacific Prospect seen offloading the Chinese cargo on Tenerife 28 May 2025. The cargo was bound for a wind farm...
Morocco seeks to restore ties with Syria for Western Sahara recognition
I24 News
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The Syrian Foreign Ministry recently sent a technical delegation to Morocco to inspect the Syrian embassy in Rabat, which has been closed since 2012, a Syrian source with knowledge of the matter told i24NEWS. Last month, Morocco announced it would...
Ghana’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan undermines Western Sahara’s push for sovereignty
Black Agenda Report
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Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Photo: Moroccan Diplomacy/X Ghana endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its...
Sahrawi Observatory exposes in new report: Renewable energy in Western Sahara as a tool for cementing occupation and resource plunder
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland) 24 June 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Enviromental Protection (SONREP) launched its new annual report today under the title: “Sustainability for Whom? Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice...
World AFP Algeria court to rule on bid to double writer's jail term
Yahoo News
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An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France. Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on...
Algeria court to rule on bid to double writer's jail term
Al-Monitor
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July 1, 2025
An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France. Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on...
Native Sahrawis Fight to End Moroccan Occupation of Sahara at the UN
Truthout
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June 30, 2025
Morocco has occupied Western Sahara since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a...
Despite Mounting Evidence, Bolton Downplays Polisario’s Terrorism Against Morocco
Morocco World News
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June 30, 2025
Rabat – Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton– a vocal advocate for Polisario and its separatism claims targeting Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara – recently attempted to downplay Polisario’s terrorist...
Shivambu alleges MK Party took bribes from Morocco to shift Western Sahara stance
Zambian Observer
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June 20, 2025
Shivambu alleges MK Party took bribes from Morocco to shift Western Sahara stance Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has accused the party’s leadership of accepting bribes from the Moroccan government to change its...
Western Sahara: Panama Renews Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan
Morocco World News
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June 16, 2025
Rabat – Panama renewed its support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as a serious, credible, and realistic basis to resolve the dispute over Western Sahara. Panama’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez, reaffirmed his country’s...