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Western Sahara
Military march for SADR 50 year commemoration 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.

MST COP30 protest COP 30’s Agrizone showcases the very companies responsible for the environmental crisis

Embrapa’s event at the Climate Conference is sponsored by giants such as Bayer, Nestlé, and Syngenta, accused of practices that exacerbate socio-environmental damage

UK and Kenya endorse Morocco’s autonomy plan, undermining Western Sahara’s right to self-determination 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.

Un nuevo mundo, una nueva esperanza: la lucha por un Sáhara Occidental libre continúa

El Frente Polisario por la libertad del pueblo saharaui continúa la lucha armada contra Marruecos, que utiliza programas espía israelíes y atrae a Occidente con oportunidades comerciales para que haga la vista gorda ante la ocupación del Sáhara Occidental. Muchos saharauis ven una nueva esperanza en un nuevo orden mundial multipolar que no esté dominado por los Estados Unidos y Occidente.

Prison term for insulting monarchy Morocco Moroccan man sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing normalization of ties with Israel

Despite widespread protests, the Moroccan government normalized its relations with Israel in December 2020 under the so-called Abraham Accords sponsored by the US  

Israel recognizes Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara 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

Israeli speaker visits Morocco Moroccans protest Israeli speaker’s visit

Protesters called on the Moroccan government to cut all ties with the apartheid state immediately. The Moroccan government normalized ties with Israel in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords

CODESA protests CODESA claims EU commission faked consultations with rights groups on trade deals with Morocco

CODESA claims that the European Commission falsely claimed that it consulted Sahrawi rights groups for a report on the Free Trade Agreement and Fisheries Agreement with Morocco. The agreement was struck down by a court in 2021 for its failure to consider the views of the people of Western Sahara

Protest for Western Saharan self-determination and sovereignty Se intensifica la lucha por la liberación del Sáhara Occidental

Los combates entre el Ejército de Liberación del Pueblo Saharaui y las fuerzas de ocupación marroquíes se han intensificado en los últimos días.

Protest for Western Saharan self-determination and sovereignty Struggle for liberation of Western Sahara intensifies

Fighting between the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army and Moroccan occupying forces has intensified in recent days

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

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