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The UN warns about the situation in the Tindouf camps and urges the parties to end the conflict in Western Sahara
Atalayar
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August 26, 2025
Humanitarian crisis in Tindouf Moving towards an agreement UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented his annual report to the General Assembly, in accordance with resolution 79/98, in which he reviews and assesses developments in the...
Western Sahara: the moment of truth
Atalayar
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August 24, 2025
The Sahrawis must be aware that time is against them. The Polisario project, conceived in the shadow of regional disputes and rivalries, has become hostage to the endless struggle between Algeria and Morocco. Its real ability to influence the...
Western Sahara: UN Secretary-General Warns of ‘Unsustainable Status Quo’ as Dispute Approaches 50-Year Mark
Morocco World News
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August 24, 2025
Rabat — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has delivered a stark assessment of the Western Sahara situation in his latest annual report to the General Assembly. In his assessment, the UN official expressed “profound concern” over escalating...
United Nations condemns Moroccan restrictions on freedoms, documents its human rights violations in occupied Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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New York (United Nations), August 24, 2025 (SPS) – The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, in his annual report on Western Sahara presented during the 80th session of the General Assembly, revealed the continued restrictions on...
Former South African president defends Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara
Atalayar
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August 22, 2025
A united Africa Morocco and South Africa move forward in their shared history The Polisario, to the dustbin of history Former South African President Jacob Zuma has marked a turning point in the history of the African National Congress (ANC) by...
Moroccan occupying forces expel two international human rights activists from occupied city of El Aaiun
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiun, 24 August 2025 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation authorities expelled, on Sunday, two human rights activists from the United States and Portugal upon their arrival in the city of El Aaiun, in the occupied part of Western Sahara,...
Morocco bars two pro-Polisario activists from entering Laayoune
Hespress
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August 24, 2025
Moroccan authorities on Sunday barred two foreign activists supportive of the separatist Polisario Front from entering the city of Laayoune, citing national sovereignty and legal entry requirements for foreigners. The two women, Ilaf Hassan Qasim,...
UN-AU Settlement Plan is only framework for decolonization of Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Bir Lehlou (Liberated Territories), 20 August 2025 (SPS) – The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, has reaffirmed that the UN-AU Settlement Plan is the sole agreed-upon framework for decolonizing...
Zuma praises Ghana’s support for Morocco in Western Sahara dispute
IOL
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Former president Jacob Zuma has described the MK Party as “the only true hope for the last stage of the total liberation of the South African people” and a “genuine continuation of the liberation struggle”. Zuma, the MK Party leader, was...
Zuma’s visit to Morocco: A bold step toward African unity and a just resolution in Western Sahara
MyJoyOnline
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August 16, 2025
In a move that many observers consider historic, former South African President Jacob Zuma paid an official visit to Morocco earlier this month, where he publicly and unequivocally endorsed the kingdom’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara. Far from a...
Zuma’s visit to Morocco a bold step toward African Unity and a Just resolution in Western Sahara
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 14, 2025
In a move that many observers consider historic, former South African President Jacob Zuma paid an official visit to Morocco earlier this month, where he publicly and unequivocally endorsed the kingdom’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara. Far from a...
For Third Time, Japan Firmly Rejects Recognition of Polisario at TICAD-9
Morocco World News
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August 20, 2025
Marrakech – Japan has delivered an unequivocal message to Africa and the international community by reiterating, for the third time in just two days, its unwavering position of non-recognition toward the phantom entity. The strong stance came...
Morocco using economic clout to strengthen grip on disputed Western Sahara territory
The Conversation
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August 12, 2025
Christopher Nolan, known for directing blockbusters like Memento, Interstellar and Oppenheimer, is facing public backlash for filming scenes of his new film, The Odyssey, in part of north Africa called Western Sahara. The territory, formerly known...
Spanish film stars including Javier Bardem slam British Oscar-winning director for filming new blockbuster in occupied Western Sahara
Olive Press
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August 12, 2025
THE acclaimed British film director Sir Christopher Nolan has come under fire over his decision to shoot part of his latest blockbuster in a city in Western Sahara that has been under Moroccan occupation for half a century. The two-time Academy...
Interpreting TICAD Through Japanese Political Culture
Morocco World News
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August 19, 2025
Since its inception in 1993, TICAD has evolved from a donor-recipient model into a structured platform for multilateral cooperation. To understand this transformation, culminating into TICAD 9, we must look beyond policy statements and development...
United Methodist Church leads global church in divestment from bonds of Israel, other occupier governments
Religion News Service
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August 18, 2025
Church’s primary investment agency, Wespath, fulfills and expands 2024 resolution of denomination’s legislative body; BDS success reflects many years of grassroots advocacy by UMKR. The United Methodist Church (UMC), one of the world’s largest...
United Methodist Church divests from Israel bonds
Mondoweiss
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August 18, 2025
The United Methodist Church (UMC) has announced that it will divest from the bonds of governments that are maintaining illegal military occupations. It is the first church in the world to make such a pledge. Wespath, the church’s...
Moroccan regime engages in propaganda campaigns and psychological warfare to distort facts and promote its colonial narrative in Western Sahara (Sahrawi Journalist)
Sahara Press Service
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Boumerdès, August 7, 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi writer and journalist Hamma El Mahdi affirmed on Thursday that Moroccan propaganda systematically distorts facts in Western Sahara to mislead international public opinion about a territory internationally...
Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses
Human Rights Watch
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August 27, 2025
Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers. The European Union and Spain, bilaterally, have continued to outsource migration management to Mauritania,...
Sahrawis reject Moroccan rule over Western Sahara | Brief letters
The Guardian
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August 7, 2025
Rather than rely on treaties signed in the days of George I, and on the views of that capable diplomat Donald Trump (Letters, 1 August), I’d prefer to follow the guidance of the international court of justice, which ruled that Morocco has no claim...