Polisario Front marks 50 years of Sahrawi Republic with renewed call for self-determination
The Polisario Front held a military parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in 1976, with renewed calls for self-determination and independence.
Western Sahara’s decolonization at a crossroads after 50 years of occupation
The US, UK, and France are bringing ever more pressure on the international community to legitimize the illegal occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco, which in turn is handing over the occupied resources for Western countries to loot.
Ghana’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan undermines Western Sahara’s push for sovereignty
Ghana endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its long-held support for Sahrawi sovereignty. Now Ghana is aligned with Morocco’s expanding economic and diplomatic maneuver across Africa.
UK and Kenya endorse Morocco’s autonomy plan, undermining Western Sahara’s right to self-determination
In a controversial shift, the UK and Kenya recently endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara in return for investment deals, disregarding the Sahrawi people’s internationally recognized right to self-determination.
Israel recognizes Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara
Israel is now among the handful of countries which have extended their recognition to the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. It follows in the footsteps of the US which did so during the presidency of Donald Trump in 2020
Moroccan agents assault former Sahrawi political prisoner Mahfouda Lefkir, besiege her house in occupied territory
A trade unionist and prominent human rights defender, Mahfouda has been unrelentingly participating in the struggle for Western Sahara’s liberation from Moroccan occupation despite torture, imprisonment, and threats of rape
Direct from Western Sahara: learn about the struggle of the last colony in Africa
After 30 years of peace, the Polisario Front holds its 16th Congress amidst the war against Morocco’s invasion
Ahead of UN session, Sahrawis recollect decades of betrayal that enabled Moroccan colonization
The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) became “hostage to the Moroccan authorities,” unable even “to report on the human rights situation in the territory,” said Kamal Fadel, Western Sahara’s representative to Australia and the Pacific
Daily Round-up | CODESA report details Moroccan atrocities in Western Sahara & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of rights violations in Western Sahara, the impact of Afghan floods, a Brazilians Senate vote on labor rights, and the latest from the Iraq protests
Right violations and war crimes by Morocco continue in occupied Western Sahara, says CODESA report
CODESA’s first annual report since its formation in 2020 asks the UN and other international organizations to take immediate steps to complete the decolonization process in Western Sahara
Saharawi people continue decades-long struggle for full freedom
Despite Spain’s betrayal of the Saharawi people and their struggle for self-determination, the people are more determined than ever to continue fighting
Protests erupt against Spanish government’s “betrayal” of Saharawi freedom
The Spanish government recently announced that it recognized Morocco’s plan to integrate Western Sahara as an autonomous territory within their country, going back on its longstanding commitment to push for a self-determination referendum
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