Brahim Ghali is reelected president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
With 69% of the votes in the 16th Congress of the Polisario Front, Ghali takes on a new three-year mandate, now in the midst of war
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
Africa’s forgotten colony in the Sahara
Morocco and its international backers exploit the resource-rich Western Sahara as the Sahrawi people eke out an existence in refugee camps
At least 4 Palestinians killed, dozens arrested by Israeli forces and other stories
Today we look at mass arrests and killings of Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank, the detention of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, and more
Hungarian teachers demand better salaries and working conditions and other stories
Today we look at a teachers’ strike in Hungary, threats to trans children’s access to gender-affirming care in the US, and more
Organizations across the globe condemn Moroccan aggression in Western Sahara
The Moroccan military launched an attack on the Sahrawi village of El-Guerguerat on November 13, violating a three-decade-old ceasefire in the disputed Western Sahara region
“We ask for nothing more but to live freely on our land”
Bachraya Abahazem, an activist from Western Sahara was “disappeared” for more than a decade in one of Morocco’s clandestine detention centers. He talks about the torture in these centers and the struggle of his people for freedom
