• As Continental renegotiates its contract with Morocco's national phosphate company, it is still not clear whether the German group intends to limit its operations to Morocco proper or extend them into occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Adidas acknowledged on Friday that the design for its new jersey collection for Algeria's national soccer team was inspired by Morocco's zellige mosaic pattern, resolving a dispute with the Moroccan government that had accused the sport apparel company of "cultural appropriation" of its heritage. (wtrf.com)
  • Morocco's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication demanded last month that Adidas pull the new collection off the market alleging that the design on the jerseys of the rival North African team depicts a traditional mosaic of colored earthenware tiles, known in Morocco as zellige. (wtrf.com)
  • Christian Juhl, a green-left MP that initiated the motion, told EUobserver his peers were all worried that Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara was getting worse. (euobserver.com)
  • That report "Dirty Green March" detailed Morocco's plans to build wind and solar energy plants inside the occupied territories of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • However, some of the envisioned plants will be located outside of Morocco's internationally recognised borders, and inside the territory that many Saharawis fled from after Morocco's military invasion in 1975. (wsrw.org)
  • What followed was a sham effort at 'consultation' by the Commission, involving a strange assortment of groups such as Morocco's largest mining firm, officials elected illegally under Moroccan occupation, Moroccan state-owned companies and private corporate interests. (left.eu)
  • The letter endorses Rabat's position on Western Sahara, describing Morocco's 2007 proposal for Sahrawi autonomy - which would integrate the territory into Morocco - as 'the most serious, realistic, and credible' basis for resolving the conflict. (popularresistance.org)
  • Spain is now the strongest European supporter of Morocco's autonomy plan - even in comparison to France, a close ally of Morocco. (popularresistance.org)
  • NEW YORK: Morocco's permanent representative to the UN on Tuesday called for a resumption of negotiations over the situation in Western Sahara. (arabnews.com)
  • However, he stressed that rejoining of the body did not mean an change in Morocco's stance on Western Sahara. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • Since Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the endorsement of Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara has been reiterated. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Former colonizer of the territory, Spain, which had handed over the territory of Western Sahara to the invading Moroccan forces in 1975, once again in March 2022 rescinded recognition of SADR and accepted Morocco's claim of sovereignty over the territory. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Dozens of United Nations international staffers pulled out of their Western Sahara mission on Sunday after Morocco demanded they leave because of Ban Ki-Moon's remarks about the disputed territory, Morocco's state news agency and a source said. (ahram.org.eg)
  • Additionally, media reports said the deal included an alleged $3 billion investment package for Moroccan banks, hotels and a renewable energy company owned by Morocco's King Mohammed VI, said the New York Times. (finalcall.com)
  • Critics say taking Morocco's side disqualified the U.S. as a credible broker on the Western Sahara issue. (finalcall.com)
  • In the case of Morocco, until Mr. Trump recognized Morocco's illegal land claim, America maintained relations with a noncommittal posture toward the contradiction. (finalcall.com)
  • While no other country than the United States has ever recognized Morocco's unilateral annexation of Western Sahara , [2] [3] a number of countries have expressed their support for a future recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory as an autonomous part of the Kingdom . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Morocco is systematically breaking the human rights of Sahrawi people. (euobserver.com)
  • Christian Democrat Youth (KrFU) of Norway supports the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination and independence and demand that Norway recognize the Western Saharan republic. (vest-sahara.no)
  • The Sahrawi people are entitled to a referendum to decide the country's future, but Morocco refuses to give them that possibility. (vest-sahara.no)
  • Systematic human rights abuses, police brutality, violations of international law and fundamental rights, the Sahrawi people of Africa's last colony, Western Sahara, have endured decades of repression at the hands of Moroccan occupying forces. (left.eu)
  • While the 1975 annexation and the resulting conflict forced tens of thousands of Sahrawi people into refugee camps in the desert, European countries and Morocco have remained fixed on exploiting the occupied territory's resources, such as fertile fishing grounds off the coast. (left.eu)
  • However, while the Court's judgment meant the European Commission would first need to obtain the consent of the Sahrawi people before finalising agreements with Rabat, the Commission went on to relaunch a new trade deal, the EU-Morocco Association Agreement. (left.eu)
  • Spain has announced that it has endorsed a proposal by the Kingdom of Morocco to designate the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) as an "autonomous" region within the North African state. (popularresistance.org)
  • In 1991, a truce was negotiated with the promise on a referendum on the right to self-determination of Western Saharan inhabitants, the Sahrawi. (lu.se)
  • In an exclusive interview, we speak with prominent Sahrawi human rights activist Sultana Khaya in occupied Western Sahara. (democracynow.org)
  • The Moroccan government has targeted advocates like Khaya for their work defending the region's Sahrawi people and advocating for an independent Western Sahara. (democracynow.org)
  • Amnesty International on Wednesday broke news that seven Sahrawi hunger strikers had ended their fast, reportedly after being promised better prison conditions, but the victory is a small one and only helps to illustrate the wider abuses going on behind the scenes in the Western Sahara. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Last Sunday, Moroccan security forces arrested six Sahrawi demonstrators in the occupied territory of Western Sahara after protests broke out in response to the death of a hunger striking Sahrawi prisoner, Hassana al-Wali. (middleeasteye.net)
  • The Sahrawi government in exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), opposes the occupation and claims that 30 Sahrawi political prisoners have gone on hunger strike this year alone. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Western Sahara is home to the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, a Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement aiming to end Moroccan presence in the territory. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • In 1991, Moroccan forces and Sahrawi rebels agreed on a UN-brokered truce and a referendum to settle the status of Western Sahara. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • Fighting between the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army and Moroccan occupying forces has intensified in the last days of 2022. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Morocco, Western Sahara - M oroccan forces illegally occupying the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) have come under repeated bombardment by the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) . (atlasofwars.com)
  • It separates the areas occupied by Morocco on the coast-side from the inland territory that is under the control of the Polisario Front (PF), recognized by the UN General Assembly as the Sahrawi people's international representative. (atlasofwars.com)
  • The ceasefire broke down after Moroccan troops crossed the berm to forcibly remove unarmed and peaceful Sahrawi protesters who were blocking an illegal Moroccan road to Mauritania through their territory. (atlasofwars.com)
  • The ceasefire had been secured in August 1991 after the UN Security Council (UNSC) established the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) with the promise of fulfilling the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Arguing that "an independent Sahrawi State is not a realistic option for resolving the conflict," the US declared that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is "the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute. (atlasofwars.com)
  • When Spain left, Morocco laid claim to the area triggering a resistance movement by the indigenous Sahrawi people refusing annexation of their lands. (finalcall.com)
  • In February 1976, the Polisario Front declared Western Sahara to be the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), with the support of allies that included Algeria. (finalcall.com)
  • Finally, in 1991, the Moroccans and the Polisario Front independent movement signed a ceasefire. (left.eu)
  • A 1991 ceasefire deal brought fighting to an end, with Morocco in control of 80 percent of the resource-rich desert region and the Polisario Front clinging to hopes of a UN-supervised referendum on independence provided for in the deal. (arabnews.com)
  • This communique, which was made public on Monday, September 19, reiterated, "UN Security Council Resolution 690 (1991)… calls for the self-determination of Western Sahara through a free and fair referendum administered by the UN and the AU. (towardfreedom.org)
  • The Polisario has engaged an armed independence struggle against Morocco from 1975 until a United Nations brokered ceasefire was reached in 1991. (finalcall.com)
  • inside a territory that Morocco has occupied since 1975, in flagrant disrespect of international law and the Western Saharan people's right to self-determination. (wsrw.org)
  • During the week-end of 7-9 December the National Board of the Christian Democrat Youth in Norway passed a resolution demanding recognition of the Western Saharan Republic. (vest-sahara.no)
  • Moroccan authorities describe Western Sahara as "Moroccan Saharan Provinces", and claim sovereignty over the area. (regjeringen.no)
  • Effectively, human rights violations continue unhindered and the UN presence is useless for the Saharawi (Western Saharan) population. (utblick.org)
  • Morocco withdrew from the AU in 1984, when the mineral-rich and sparsely populated Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) - commonly known as Western Sahara - was accepted as a member. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • The most progressive states within the AU have supported the SADR in their struggle to win independence from Morocco. (popularresistance.org)
  • Both the United Nations and the African Union (AU) has recognized the SADR as a government in waiting with a legitimate claim to represent the people of the de facto colony. (popularresistance.org)
  • Nonetheless, in response to the seating of the SADR by the OAU/AU, Morocco withdrew its membership from the continental organization. (popularresistance.org)
  • The background for this request was that the Minister of Finance had received letters from the Western Sahara Support Committee and the Government of the SADR (Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic), asking him to disinvest from the Fund's investments in the company Kerr-McGee Corporation. (regjeringen.no)
  • Moroccan forces currently occupy over 80% of SADR, also known as Western Sahara, which remains classified by the UN as among the last countries still awaiting decolonization. (atlasofwars.com)
  • The Moroccan troops crossed into the UN-patrolled buffer zone of Guergarat across the southeastern tip of occupied SADR. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Also known as Western Sahara, SADR is a founding member of the African Union (AU) and the continent's last colony, fighting a war for liberation from Morocco. (towardfreedom.org)
  • The Moroccan occupation of most of SADR's territory since 1975 has been receiving increasing Western support, despite a consensus in international law that Morocco has no legitimate territorial claims over SADR, whose right to self-determination is well-recognized. (towardfreedom.org)
  • This was a setback to Morocco, which had declared a diplomatic victory over SADR prematurely, before any official announcement by the Kenyan government. (towardfreedom.org)
  • The UN, the AU, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the International Court of Justice all maintain that Morocco has no legitimate territorial claims over SADR. (towardfreedom.org)
  • The SADR controls 20 percent of its territory-mostly barren desert, while 80 percent is controlled by Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • The UN recognizes neither Moroccan [5] nor SADR sovereignty over Western Sahara. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • In February, three Danish journalists who came to see the situation in Western Sahara for themselves were expelled by Moroccan authorities," he added. (euobserver.com)
  • The balanced representation of different ethnic and political groups in his government won the confidence of the French authorities, who granted independence to Mauritania under his leadership in 1960. (wikipedia.org)
  • The torture and detention of 10 Saharawi students by Moroccan authorities must be investigated and denounced. (vest-sahara.no)
  • Moroccan authorities also continued to block journalists and human-rights organisations from entering the territory and investigating abuses. (left.eu)
  • Moroccan authorities have informed the Office of the Legal Adviser of the UN that the contract contains "standard options for the relinquishment of the rights under the contract or its continuation, including an option for future oil contracts in the respective areas or parts thereof. (regjeringen.no)
  • Moroccan authorities have held her and her family under de facto house arrest for nearly 500 days, where she has been subjected to harassment and sexual abuse. (democracynow.org)
  • Alongside calling for further work on bringing an end to the near half-century conflict, Hilale provided an update on efforts being undertaken by Moroccan authorities to respond to the devastating earthquake that struck at the start of the month. (arabnews.com)
  • To blame for the attack, according to the authorities, was "the Zionist entity [Israel]" and a "North African country," broadly interpreted to have meant Morocco. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • The hydro and wind energy projects are allowed in the Western Ghats subject to stringent and applicable conditions and that projects already under consideration of the respective State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities and MoEF on the date of issue of draft notification will be considered under the then existing regulations. (insightsonindia.com)
  • that the government follow up the earlier efforts of, among others, [former prime minister,] Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik and put pressure on Morocco to give the Sahrawis freedom of speech and freedom to organize. (vest-sahara.no)
  • Moroccan forces continued "their savagery and violence," while Sahrawis "were forced by the international community to wait for nothing. (atlasofwars.com)
  • The Sahrawis make up 500,000 people, with 170,000 living in UN administered refugee camps in Algeria and who fled a vicious independence war against Morocco that began in 1976. (finalcall.com)
  • Spain's stance on the matter is especially important, as the country was Western Sahara's colonial ruler until 1976 . (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The Annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco took place in two stages, in 1976 and 1979, and is considered illegal under international law . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • WSRW's latest annual report of the trade , containing the trade data of 2022, shows that four importing companies in the three countries received 92 percent of the exported minerals. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara is often referred to as Africa's last colony. (euobserver.com)
  • Western Sahara is Africa's last colony! (vest-sahara.no)
  • Morocco annexed Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony, in 1975. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • The line was 460 km long and sealed off Algeria's eastern and western borders to prevent FLN guerrillas from entering the colony from Tunisia and Morocco. (montrealserai.com)
  • Morocco possesses the "last colony in Africa" with its occupation of the Western Sahara, which it long claimed since 1957 as its southern province. (finalcall.com)
  • Western Sahara , formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara , is a disputed territory claimed by both the Kingdom of Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front) , which is an independence movement based in Tifariti and Bir Lehlou . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • In a letter made public on March 18, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez endorsed a Moroccan plan of autonomy for Western Sahara, a clear break with Madrid's long-established policy that the disputed territory's status should be decided by a referendum. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The statement further claimed that Morocco and Kenya had signed a joint statement agreeing that "in deference to the principle of territorial integrity and non-interference, the Republic of Kenya [had extended] total support to the serious and credible autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom of Morocco" as the only possible solution to the Sahara issue. (towardfreedom.org)
  • In October 1975, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected claims from Morocco and Mauritania regarding their alleged sovereignty over the territory. (regjeringen.no)
  • The companies fail to explain why they consider Morocco to be a relevant business partner in relation to the conflict mineral. (wsrw.org)
  • Young refugees in Algeria camps feel betrayed by EU over Western Sahara, threaten attacks on Morocco, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon makes rare trip to 'forgotten' conflict. (euobserver.com)
  • During his presidency, Mauritania saw conflict with the Polisario Front in Western Sahara after working to broker a deal to divide the territory with Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • Just a few weeks ago, a European investor source had told Reuters that they did not want to support any project in Western Sahara, because they wish to maintain a neutral position vis-à-vis the conflict. (wsrw.org)
  • The Norwegian government has recently changed its rhetoric with regard to the conflict and no longer wants to call Western Sahara occupied. (vest-sahara.no)
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs now calls the conflict an "unresolved legal situation", even though the UN treats the country like a decolonizing project and defines Western Sahara as occupied. (vest-sahara.no)
  • The KrFU's national board agrees with Jan Egeland, the UN's special adviser for conflict resolution, who has declared that the conflict in Western Sahara is the conflict in the world which most urgently needs to be resolved. (vest-sahara.no)
  • Speaking on the final day of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Omar Hilale said Morocco is resolute in finding a solution to the "fabricated regional conflict" as an aid to promoting peace and stability in the region and Africa more widely. (arabnews.com)
  • Morocco continues to support the efforts of the UN to relaunch roundtables with the same format and the same participants, especially Algeria, the main party to this conflict, in line with its Security Council resolution 2654," he added. (arabnews.com)
  • The Western Sahara conflict dates back to 1975, after the withdrawal of colonial occupier Spain, sparking a 15-year war between the Algeria-backed Polisario Front and Morocco for control over the territory. (arabnews.com)
  • As President Joseph Biden has been reversing policies of his predecessor, questions are floating about what his administration will do concerning the issue of Western Sahara, a disputed territory in North West Africa where conflict has recently escalated into war. (finalcall.com)
  • The little-known conflict was exacerbated in the final weeks of the Donald Trump administration by an unprecedented decision to recognize a sovereign claim to the territory by the Kingdom of Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • Dubbed North Africa's new 'Cold War', the tensions between Morocco and neighboring Algeria threaten to escalate and the consequences of this have a lot more to do with Western meddling in the affairs of the two countries than meets the eye. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • But Morocco stopped the UN-negotiated referendum from taking place. (euobserver.com)
  • However, Morocco has persistently worked to defer the referendum, which has still not taken place. (left.eu)
  • The UN has been unable to ensure that Morocco holds a national referendum within the Western Sahara over the future of the territory. (popularresistance.org)
  • However, backed by the US, UK, and the EU, Morocco successfully sabotaged the referendum promised by the UN, and MINURSO was reduced to a peace-keeping force. (atlasofwars.com)
  • The UN installed a peacekeeping force called the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) charged with monitoring the truce and coordinating the referendum on self-determination in the Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • In order to resolve the sovereignty issue, the UN has attempted to hold a referendum through the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), and is holding direct talks between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • The Western Sahara is the only country which has not been declared independent within the AU, whose predecessor, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) after contentious debate, has advocated for the total liberation of the Western Sahara for nearly four decades. (popularresistance.org)
  • Polisario Front1, the liberation movement of Western Sahara, had fought to claim its independence but failed to do so. (lu.se)
  • According to the Moroccan government, in 1958 the Moroccan Army of Liberation fought Spanish colonizers and almost liberated what was then Spanish Sahara. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Daddah justified this decision on the grounds that he considered Mauritania unready for western-style multi-party democracy. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1975, he presented a charter which called for Mauritania to become an "Islamic, nationalist, centralist, and socialist democracy. (wikipedia.org)
  • The territory was ceded to Morocco and Mauritania after the exit of Spain as a colonial power in 1975. (popularresistance.org)
  • Mauritania relinquished its falsely designated authority over the Western Sahara, while the Kingdom of Morocco, one of the few remaining monarchies on the continent, has refused to allow the people of the territory to even conduct an internationally supervised and monitored election on the status of their own country. (popularresistance.org)
  • Later that year, Spain entered into an agreement with Morocco and Mauritania concerning the transfer of power over Western Sahara. (regjeringen.no)
  • In the Agreement, Spain confirmed her intentions of contributing to the decolonisation of Western Sahara, and to transfer the duties as Administrative Power to Morocco and Mauritania. (regjeringen.no)
  • Mauritania administers the western half of the Ras Nouadhibou Peninsula. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of Western Sahara , Algeria , Libya and Egypt , the northern tip of Mauritania , and the entire territories of Morocco , Ceuta , Melilla , and Tunisia which in turn are located above the tropic of Cancer , in the northern temperate zone . (wikipedia.org)
  • doesn't accept advertising income, corporate underwriting or government funding because nothing is more important to us than our editorial independence. (democracynow.org)
  • Relations between Madrid and Rabat have been frosty since May 2021, when Spain admitted the leader of the Polisario Front, Western Sahara's independence movement, for hospital treatment after he suffered complications related to COVID-19. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Since replacing Spain as coloniser, Morocco has attempted to control a territory about the size of the UK using military force to suppress free speech and pro-independence protests. (left.eu)
  • We urge the Spanish Government to fulfil its obligations as the administering power of the Saharawi territory pending decolonisation so that the Saharawi population can gain access to their freedom and independence and, in turn, we demand that the Spanish Government immediately cease the sale and donation of arms to the Moroccan army. (pressenza.com)
  • Formerly known as the "Spanish Sahara", the people of the territory have been demanding national independence for decades. (popularresistance.org)
  • Its aim was to achieve independence for Western Sahara. (regjeringen.no)
  • He was detained and sentenced to three years' imprisonment for his involvement in pro-independence, anti-government protests in Dakhla in November 2011. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Saharawis take part in 2014 conference on self-determination and independence held in Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • Former United States President Donald Trump in 2020, recognized Moroccan control over the Western Sahara in an attempt to strengthen relations between the Kingdom and the State of Israel. (popularresistance.org)
  • On December 10, 2020, the Donald Trump administration in the US announced that "the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Nevertheless, in late 2020, then-U.S. President Donald Trump had announced his decision to open a consulate in occupied Western Sahara, in effect recognizing it as Moroccan sovereign territory. (towardfreedom.org)
  • Currently the Spanish Government tends to keep silent about the activities of Morocco in Western Sahara which is disputed territory and was occupied by Spain until 1975 when it withdrew and Morocco took over 80 per cent of the land area. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • For all these reasons, we demand from the Spanish Government coherence and firmness in its defence of International Law and the support and respect for the legitimate right to freedom of the Saharawi people, as well as the formal recognition of the diplomatic status of the Polisario Front, as the sole and legitimate representative of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic. (pressenza.com)
  • All stock-exchange registered companies that previously imported from the territory have halted the practice, as it was seen to be in violation of international law or fundamental human rights. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara Resource Watch calls on the companies that import phosphate rock from the territory and that provide infrastructure for Morocco in the territory that it occupies, to immediately end their support to the occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco has illegally occupied the territory of Western Sahara since 1975, causing half the Saharawi people to flee. (wsrw.org)
  • As such, Morocco has no right to exploit the resources in the territory or build infrastructure there without the permission of the Saharawi people. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara Resource Watch works to uncover the plunder of the territory and to keep the companies and governments accountable for their support to the occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • They stem largely from a dispute over the Western Sahara, a territory annexed by Morocco in 1975. (wtrf.com)
  • What brought an end to Ould Daddah's regime was Mauritania's war in Western Sahara against the Polisario Front, an indigenous movement fighting against the Moroccan-Mauritanian attempt to jointly annex the territory, starting in 1975. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco has occupied the territory ever since, a presence most of the world considers illegal. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • In 2016, the European Court of Justice reaffirmed that Morocco had no sovereignty over Western Sahara, meaning that the EU's agreements with Morocco cannot cover the territory. (left.eu)
  • The judicial activism in a relatively uncharted area in this field, external relations, was analyzed through a qualitative case study of the CJEU case Polisario Front , concerning the application of a EU trade agreement to the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • According to the UN, however, Western Sahara is still a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and, as such, not subject to Moroccan sovereignty. (regjeringen.no)
  • Western Sahara, a Spanish protectorate since 1884, was, according to the provisions of the UN Charter, established as a Non-Self-Governing Territory in 1963. (regjeringen.no)
  • The agreement did not alter the status of Western Sahara as Non-Self-Governing Territory under the UN. (regjeringen.no)
  • Western Sahara is a United Nations designated non-self-governing territory that has been subject to an occupation by Morocco since it invaded in 1975. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Morocco, however, claims the territory forms its "southern provinces" and is part of a historic "greater Morocco" with Rabat maintaining near full control of the area. (middleeasteye.net)
  • The Polisario Front is the group that has been at war with Morocco over the years for the territory. (finalcall.com)
  • Western Sahara is listed by the United Nations (UN) as a non- decolonized territory and is thus included in the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories , which regards Spain as the de jure administering state. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Although the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) treats the status of Western Sahara as 'undetermined', its lack of reference to its current effective partition, considering the existence of the Polisario-held areas, indicates an acceptance of Morocco as the administering power in the entire territory. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the African Union Constitutive Act, and therefore, become a Member of the Union," the statement read. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • The official position of the Kingdom of Morocco since 1963 is that all of Western Sahara is an integral part of the kingdom. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • However, neither Polisario nor OCP or Morocco have commented on the matter. (wsrw.org)
  • [ citation needed ] The fathers of many of the Polisario leaders were among the veterans of the Moroccan Southern Army, for example the father of Polisario leader Mohammed Abdelaziz . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Rabat has denied most of the charges laid out against it by the Algerian government. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Rabat accused Ban earlier this month of no longer being neutral in the Western Sahara dispute. (ahram.org.eg)
  • Decades-old tensions between Morocco and Algeria have deepened in recent years. (wtrf.com)
  • Furthermore, Emmaus is arranging a trip to Western Sahara, where participants will be guided around the area and visit refugee camps in Algeria. (utblick.org)
  • With Israel's normalization, the feud between Algeria and Morocco is escalating. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • The Moroccan kingdom has never stopped its hostile actions against Algeria," he stated at a press conference at the time. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Algeria justified its move further by citing examples, such as Morocco using the Israeli Pegasus spyware against Algerian officials, supporting terrorists groups, failing to uphold bilateral commitments, the normalisation of ties with Israel, and refusing to engage diplomatically on the Western Sahara issue. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • Although many of the accusations made against Morocco by Algeria have been strongly denied, they nonetheless have a real impact on public perception of the two sides. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • He said that "first you are going to have them [Algeria and Morocco] seeking regional supremacy, through the arms race that we have been seeing for nearly a decade now, but also through the diplomatic race. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • They sadly went on to consolidate the illegal annexation by extending various EU-Morocco deals to cover Western Sahara. (left.eu)
  • Morocco maintains that Western Sahara is an integral part of the kingdom, but the international community has not recognized the annexation. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • Morocco said he used the word 'occupation' to describe its annexation of the region at the centre of a struggle since 1975, when Morocco took over from colonial power Spain. (ahram.org.eg)
  • Juhl hopes that Denmark will take up the vacant leadership role in defending Western Sahara's interests in the EU. (euobserver.com)
  • Veteran activist Wali died in a military hospital in Western Sahara's second city, Dakhla, on 27 September. (middleeasteye.net)
  • After being sentenced to jail for "participation in an illegal demonstration" and "forming a gang", Wali was taken to a detention facility in Western Sahara's would-be capital city Laayoune. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Morocco has made an official request to join the African Union (AU) again more than four decades after leaving the pan-African bloc in protest at Western Sahara's membership. (cameroonconcordnews.com)
  • The jersey dispute has been favorably resolved to underline "the pivotal role Morocco plays in the region in defending the intangible cultural heritage in the face of cultural appropriation attempts," he said. (wtrf.com)
  • Amid an ongoing dispute on the EU-Morocco trade agreement, the Danish parliament on Thursday (2 June) voted unanimously to warn Danish companies and municipalities from trading with Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • Once colonized as the Spanish Sahara, the area has been in dispute since Spain relinquished it in 1975. (finalcall.com)
  • The company added it has "deep respect for the people and craftsmen of Morocco," prompting officials in the North African country to express pride over its efforts to defend Moroccan cultural heritage on the global stage. (wtrf.com)
  • The government took steps to investigate, prosecute, or punish public officials who committed violations, especially corruption. (state.gov)
  • Impunity for police and security officials remained a problem, but the government provided information on actions taken against officials accused of wrongdoing. (state.gov)
  • The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and independent media outlets regularly criticized and satirized government officials and policies, but the government on some occasions restricted these rights. (state.gov)
  • MEP Patricia Lalonde, was a board member at a secretive Morocco-based foundation, EuroMedA, alongside former Moroccan government ministers and state officials. (left.eu)
  • This led to a reported shortage of gas in both Morocco and also Spain, which had previously received gas supplies through the Gazoduc Maghreb Europe (GME) pipeline, despite claims made by Moroccan officials that the move would have little impact. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • The US government's approval of Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara came in exchange for its normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel on the same day. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Several big European investment banks have indicated that they will not finance renewable energy projects in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • There is, for instance, a de facto recognition of the Moroccan claim on the part of some countries such as the case of the United Kingdom. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) has now obtained videos of the place where the explosion allegedly took place. (wsrw.org)
  • WSRW condemns the four companies' continued support to the Moroccan government. (wsrw.org)
  • The European positions on refusing Morocco credit for such projects in Western Sahara were voiced in the aftermath of a report published by WSRW in August of last year . (wsrw.org)
  • The European denial of issuing credit resembles what WSRW has seen from other government controlled funding institutions. (wsrw.org)
  • Problematically, Morocco would thus make itself even more dependent on upholding the illegal occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara, a former Spanish province, has been in exile, repression and occupation for 45 years, without having been given a solution in accordance with international law. (pressenza.com)
  • Emmaus' focus was to present their project for increased visibility of the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. (utblick.org)
  • Ms. Finér explained that while the occupation of Western Sahara has been ongoing since 1975, it receives very little international attention. (utblick.org)
  • The Spanish occupation of Ceuta and Melilla are more contentious with Morocco attempting to limit the financial advantages of Ceuta in particular with Vox accusing Morocco of undertaking a "siege and strangulation of Ceuta" as it tries to stop the cheap export of goods. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • He pointed out that Morocco through strong lobbying efforts has garnered the support of many Democrats including Black lawmakers to certify its illegal occupation of the Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • Under international law, Western Sahara is not a legal part of Morocco and it remains under the international laws of military occupation . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • I knew Hassana for decades, he was a brave campaigner, especially on the issue of removing the landmines laid by the Moroccan army in Western Sahara because his father was killed by a landmine," said Mohammed al-Baikam, the secretary-general of the fishing associations of Dakhla and a friend of the deceased. (middleeasteye.net)
  • This recent proclamation by Spain is clearly a manifestation of the legacy of neo-colonialism, where even independent governments are subjected to the economic domination of the imperialist states. (popularresistance.org)
  • THE Foreign Ministers of Spain and Morocco held a video conference on Tuesday February 23 to discuss strengthening of economic and other ties between the two countries. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • The two ministers called for far closer cooperation as strategic partners in a post pandemic world due to their close vicinity, opportunity for investment and the number of Moroccan citizens now settled in Spain. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • Known as the PEOPLE'S PAPER, Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • Whether it's local news in Spain, UK news or international stories, we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • MAP state news agency said a 'significant number' of UN staffers had left Laayoune airport in U.N. aircraft and commercial flights to Las Palmas in Spain. (ahram.org.eg)
  • Speaking to The Final Call from Spain, Mr. Said argued, the U.S. has no rights to the Western Sahara to make it a part of any deal. (finalcall.com)
  • According to Baikam, Wali was subjected to serious torture in Moroccan detention facilities. (middleeasteye.net)
  • In a bitter response, Morocco lifted border controls into Ceuta, one of Spain's small enclaves in North Africa, allowing some 10,000 migrants to cross the border and effectively creating a humanitarian crisis. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • They (Morocco) have subverted democracy for all of these decades," Mr. Washington said. (finalcall.com)
  • Despite sporadic clashes with protestors and occasional use of tear gas and rubber bullets, government forces exhibited restraint with only one death reported. (state.gov)
  • The Moroccan forces broke his arm and inflicted other injuries, with the individual obtaining images that show the extent of the abuse. (middleeasteye.net)
  • and is sold with the understanding that it is cleared of everything - including people, by government forces. (blogspot.com)
  • They are also supporting the publication of a new book, "Tyst Territorium" - a compilation of reports from Western Sahara by noted investigative journalists Fredrik Laurin and Lars Schmidt. (utblick.org)
  • It's a real viable test for democracy," said Linn Washington, an investigative reporter who traveled to Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • Since the Madrid Accords of 1975, a part of Western Sahara has been administered by Morocco as the Southern Provinces . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Juhl said that Danish companies and municipalities should not take the risk of breaking international law. (euobserver.com)
  • Morocco used the accord to sell goods from occupied territories, which is illegal under international law. (euobserver.com)
  • What is the incentive for Morocco to engage in peace talks when it has Europe's consent to carry on ignoring international law? (left.eu)
  • We also urge Spanish companies to stop their plundering activity in Western Sahara, not only because it contravenes international law, but also because the only legitimate owner of these resources and their legal representative is the Saharawi population, whose fundamental rights are being trampled upon. (pressenza.com)
  • Morocco obviously normalized relations with Israel so it's expanding its diplomatic influence. (dailytelegraph.co.nz)
  • The Gadgil Committee (or the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP)), had designated the entire Western Ghats as an 'ecologically sensitive' area. (insightsonindia.com)
  • A delegation from the European Parliament's Morocco friendship group is visiting Western Sahara on Saturday and Sunday (4 and 5 June) on Rabat's invitation. (euobserver.com)
  • We express our strongest condemnation of the new aggression perpetrated by the Moroccan army against the Saharawi population, as well as our total rejection of the unacceptable behaviour of the Spanish Government in the face of the worrying events in Western Sahara. (pressenza.com)
  • In the same vein, we request the mediation of the Spanish government so that the Saharawi prisoners, many of whom are unjustly sentenced to sentences of between 10 and 30 years, and even life imprisonment, are released as soon as possible. (pressenza.com)
  • Although they agreed that 'excellent relations' existed between the two countries, there are still political problems especially with regards to both Western Sahara and the Spanish enclaves within Morocco. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • Despite this and the fact that many compare the inconsistency of Spain's position against Gibraltar whilst maintaining outposts in Morocco, the current Spanish Government doesn't appear to want to intervene strongly. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • Within the military, he founded a revolutionary group which deposed the Western -backed Senussi monarchy of Idris in a 1969 coup. (everipedia.org)
  • The companies that are currently importing the goods without the permission from the Saharawi people are Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Ravensdown, Innophos and Paradeep. (wsrw.org)
  • For the fourth consecutive year, the German engineering company dodges questions at its Annual Shareholders Meeting as to whether it has obtained the consent of the people of Western Sahara to operate on their land. (wsrw.org)
  • is a free source of independent news for tens of millions of people around the world, but less than 1% of our global audience donates to support our critical journalism. (democracynow.org)
  • But amid all of this - negotiations, votes, rulings, resolutions - the fate of the people of the Western Sahara is at issue. (left.eu)
  • I mean, I know that Western governments have historically been known for their love of the Syrian people, but will the Queen of England also join the debate? (blogspot.com)
  • I knew all along that this council would really only betray the Syrian people and their justified uprising and that it would basically guarantee that its model of government would be as bad as the Asad regime--if not worse. (blogspot.com)
  • Morocco has occupied the area since 1975. (euobserver.com)
  • This limited role is attributed to France exercising its veto power within the Security Council in lieu of both its long term alliance with Morocco as well as its historical role as colonsier - hindering any intervention in the area. (utblick.org)
  • The aircraft were used quite extensively over the years to come, seeing action mostly over the Western Sahara area. (warthunder.com)
  • Definition of the extent of the Western Ghats demarcated by the panel, the ecologically sensitive area (ESA) identified and delineated by it, complete ban on mining, quarrying, sand-mining, thermal power plants and red category industries in ESA. (insightsonindia.com)
  • Also, does democracy have to include the ability of foreign governments to fund various groups in a country? (blogspot.com)
  • We denounce the crimes against humanity committed by Morocco in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara and the ongoing harassment and brutality with which the Moroccan apparatus of repression treats the Saharawi civilian population, activists and journalists. (pressenza.com)
  • Moroccan settlers currently make up more than two thirds of the 500,000 inhabitants of Western Sahara . (decisivechro276.cfd)
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  • The occupying power has received key gestures of support from Western powers since fighting resumed, which many argue has emboldened it even further. (atlasofwars.com)