• Copenhagen (Denmark), November 15, 2023 (SPS) - The Danish-United Nations Association organized yesterday at the headquarters of the Danish Parliament in the capital, Copenhagen, a Nordic Conference on the conflict in Western Sahara under the title "How can the Conflict be resolved before it escalates? (spsrasd.info)
  • The Moroccan Kingdom says Israel recognises its sovereignty over the 'disputed' Western Sahara. (malawimuslims.com)
  • In December 2016, the European Court of Justice reaffirmed that Morocco had no sovereignty over Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • The Trump administration as part of this so-called Abraham Accords bought off Morocco by supporting Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara," said Mr. Fletcher. (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)
  • 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 UN recognizes neither Moroccan [5] nor SADR sovereignty over Western Sahara. (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • On 10 December, US President Donald Trump reported the normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel in exchange for recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. (telesurenglish.net)
  • Some people have linked the problem to videos critical of Morocco's actions in Western Sahara, a disputed territory which Morocco took control of in 1975. (bbc.co.uk)
  • 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)
  • Five days before adopting the new press code, parliament added to the penal code provisions, imposing prison on those who cross Morocco's long-standing "red lines"- "causing harm" to Islam, the monarchy, the person of the king and the royal family, and Morocco's "territorial integrity" (a reference to its claim to Western Sahara). (hrw.org)
  • Ali Anouzla, editor of the independent news website Lakome2.com, faced prosecution for harming Morocco's "territorial integrity" after an interview with a German newspaper in 2015 quoted him as referring to Western Sahara as "occupied. (hrw.org)
  • The findings of this survey, entitled Media Ownership Monitor Morocco (MOM), and the first database about Morocco's media are now available to the public at www.maroc.mom-rsf.org - a trilingual website (French, Arabic and English) that was unveiled in Casablanca today. (rsf.org)
  • Casablanca, 17 November 2017 - According to the MOM's findings, nine of the 36 media companies involved in Morocco's most influential media are directly linked to the state, the government or the royal family. (rsf.org)
  • After Morocco's nationwide airline added flights from Casablanca to Doha for Moroccan supporters, he felt that the massive diaspora in Europe may be itching to get to Morocco. (nayanazriya.com)
  • At a second when the far-right is the most important single opposition celebration within the French parliament and its anti-immigration concepts are being echoed by different events, Morocco's workforce has been hailed as a logo of immigration and the Moroccan diaspora - a lot of Morocco's squad had been born or grew up exterior Morocco, together with its coach, Walid Regragui, who was born and raised close to Paris. (nayanazriya.com)
  • 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)
  • As part of the agreement, both France and Spain - Morocco's most important European allies - have issued conciliatory official statements recognising the de facto application of Moroccan law in the Western Sahara until the conflict is resolved. (un-truth.com)
  • RABAT, Morocco - Algerian forces killed two men and detained a third after they strayed across Morocco's maritime border with Algeria on water scooters, according to Moroccan media reports. (newjesuitreview.org)
  • It was scheduled to make a layover in Tindouf in southern Algeria, home to many refugees from the neighbouring Western Sahara, a disputed territory annexed by Morocco. (coventrytelegraph.net)
  • 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)
  • 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)
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  • Authorities and religious leaders in Tajikistan and Algeria have in recent weeks accused Iran of subversive activity and propagating Shiism while Morocco last month announced that it was breaking off diplomatic relations with the Islamic republic. (therealnews.com)
  • In the most recent incident, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, a pan-Arab, Saudi-owned newspaper , quoted, former Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments official Idah Falahi as demanding the withdrawal of Iranian diplomat Amir Mousavi because of his "extensive contacts with civil society groups, through Facebook and social media" and alleged attempts to meddle in the dispute between Morocco and Algeria over the Western Sahara. (therealnews.com)
  • It…became apparent that Mousavi was in fact an Iranian intelligence agent , whose remit was to interfere in the dispute between Algeria and Morocco over the Western Sahara conflict," said Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat columnist Tony Duheaume. (therealnews.com)
  • Is the recent skirmish between Morocco, the Polisario Front and its patron Algeria a threat to regional stability or just more posturing? (fairobserver.com)
  • Among the Arab states, only Algeria condemned Morocco 's reaction to the blockade. (fairobserver.com)
  • Morocco benefits from the perception that the Polisario - and, by inference, Algeria - are more interested in fomenting instability in a critical region where terrorism in the neighboring Sahel is of concern rather than in engaging in formal negotiations to resolve the conflict. (fairobserver.com)
  • Western Sahara is located on the north-west coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria. (un.org)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary Josh Harris is traveling to Morocco and Algeria to consult on regional security and reaffirm full U.S. support for the @‌UN political process for Western Sahara. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • De Mistura's mission will involve persuading Algeria of the necessity to restart the UN-led roundtables process the aim of which is to find a political solution for the Western Sahara conflict. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • The United Envoy to the Moroccan Sahara received representatives from Morocco, Polisario Front, Algeria, and Mauritania for informal bilateral consultations in New York, last March as part of the preparation of his semestrial briefing to the Security Council in April. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • On 7 January this year flights resumed between Western Sahara Territory and the refugee camps in Algeria. (unhcr.org)
  • Sahrawi refugees started arriving in Algeria in 1976 after Spain withdrew from the Western Sahara and fighting broke out over its control. (unhcr.org)
  • This ruling, a mere statement of fact, brought the frozen conflict of Western Sahara to the forefront of the EU agenda, after more than four decades of European passivity or even discreet complicity with the illegal occupying force in Africa's last colony. (euobserver.com)
  • As a result of the conflict, Western Sahara is heavily contaminated by landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). (genevacall.org)
  • The surprising semi-final conflict between the world champions, France, and the outsider success story, Morocco, is being seen as deeply symbolic in France, which has for many years grappled with the notion of nationwide identification and its colonial previous. (nayanazriya.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)
  • For his part, Ambassador Christopher Ross discussed the experience of direct negotiations sponsored by the United Nations between the two parties to the conflict, the Polisario Front and Morocco, highlighting that so far they have not led to any tangible progress and that there is no alternative to a real process of self-determination. (spsrasd.info)
  • On 10 October 2021, a group of human rights defenders and journalists from Équipe Media, a Sahrawi news agency founded in 2009 to document and disseminate information on human rights violations in Western Sahara, were threatened, attacked and their right of assembly was restricted. (protectdefenders.eu)
  • High-level Polisario Front officials, including the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence, as well as representatives of Geneva Call, the Sahrawi Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Mine Action Coordination Centre of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Mine Tech international, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and the Sahrawi Association of Mine Victims observed the event. (genevacall.org)
  • 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)
  • Mr. Eric Hagen, representative of the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara, stressed the need to redouble efforts at the level of the Scandinavian countries in order to put an end to the Moroccan occupation policies in Western Sahara, which include gross violations of human rights and the systematic plunder of the wealth of the Sahrawi people in collusion with foreign parties. (spsrasd.info)
  • Once the colony of Spanish Morocco, the disputed territory has since seen a marked shift from Spanish to French, with only older Sahrawi still able to speak the language fluently. (unravellingmag.com)
  • 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)
  • One such, posted in December 2006, says it shows police beating female protesters in the Western Saharan city of Laayoune. (bbc.co.uk)
  • UN efforts to settle the issue foundered in 2004 when Morocco rejected a plan that would have offered the Western Saharan people a referendum on independence, but the two sides recently agreed to more talks. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Morocco last month broke off diplomatic relations with Iran, alleging that Tehran had provided financial and logistical support as well as surface-to-air missiles to the Algerian-backed West Saharan liberation movement , Frente Polisario, using Hezbollah as an intermediary. (therealnews.com)
  • However, a part of the Sahrawis live in the Western Saharan Territory and to this day families, including husbands and wives, parents and children, remain separated. (unhcr.org)
  • The desert territory was seized by Morocco and Mauritania in 1975 after the colonial power, Spain, pulled out. (bbc.co.uk)
  • 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)
  • Since 2016, consecutive rulings by the EU Court of Justice have ruled that Western Sahara is a "separate and distinct" territory from any country in the world, including Morocco, and that its people have a right to self-determination - as already concluded by the International Court of Justice in 1975 and repeated in well over 100 UN Resolutions. (wsrw.org)
  • Once colonized as the Spanish Sahara, the area has been in dispute since Spain relinquished it in 1975. (finalcall.com)
  • The Polisario has engaged an armed independence struggle against Morocco from 1975 until a United Nations brokered ceasefire was reached in 1991. (finalcall.com)
  • As the FT explained: "Morocco annexed the Western Sahara as Spain abandoned it in 1975, and the territory is sometimes called Africa's last remaining colony. (un-truth.com)
  • Since the Madrid Accords of 1975, a part of Western Sahara has been administered by Morocco as the Southern Provinces . (decisivechro276.cfd)
  • Since then, the Algerian-backed separatist movement Polisario Front have been fighting for an independent state in Western Sahara. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Rather than complying with the ruling and negotiating a separate agreement with the UN-recognised representative of the people of Western Sahara, the Polisario Front, the Commission chose to prioritise at all costs the preservation of its relationship with its partner in Rabat. (euobserver.com)
  • On 30 March, the Polisario Front destroyed a stockpile of anti-personnel (AP) mines in Tifariti, Western Sahara. (genevacall.org)
  • The Polisario Front has been engaged in a struggle for the independence of Western Sahara since 1973. (genevacall.org)
  • However, the status of the territory is still a subject of dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front. (genevacall.org)
  • The Polisario Front is the group that has been at war with Morocco over the years for the territory. (finalcall.com)
  • This is in the buffer zone between territory controlled by Morocco and the land claimed by the Polisario - the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro , the rebel movement fighting for the independence of the former Spanish territory of Western Sahara , now under Rabat 's control - effectively blocking transportation between Morocco , Mauritania and countries further south. (fairobserver.com)
  • The Polisario claimed no knowledge of the action and labeled Morocco 's response as an "act of war. (fairobserver.com)
  • The United Nations today welcomed the withdrawal of all Polisario Front elements from the Guerguerat area, between the berm and the border with Mauritania, as confirmed by observers of the UN Mission on Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, on 27-28 April. (un.org)
  • Fighting later broke out between Morocco and the Polisario Front. (un.org)
  • MINURSO was deployed that year to monitor the ceasefire between the Government of Morocco and the Polisario Front and organizing, if the parties agree, a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara. (un.org)
  • Deeply concerned about increased tensions in the vicinity of Guerguerat in the buffer strip in southern Western Sahara between the Moroccan berm and the Mauritanian border, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today called on Morocco and Frente Polisario to "take all necessary steps" to avoid escalation. (un.org)
  • According to Sahraoui-affiliate media, Horris plans to hold meetings with the Polisario Front's Brahim Ghali, and gatherings with groups of women and youth as well as visiting some camp facilities. (moroccolatestnews.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)
  • 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)
  • Rabat accused Ban earlier this month of no longer being neutral in the Western Sahara dispute. (ahram.org.eg)
  • Sánchez, whose left-to-center government is trying to improve ties with Morocco following an acrimonious diplomatic dispute over Western Sahara, has refused to criticize the crackdown. (amsterdamnews.com)
  • Josh Harris, US deputy Assistant Secretary, is expected to arrive in Morocco on Friday, September 1st, to discuss regional security issues, including Moroccan Sahara. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • In addition, the United Nations Envoy to the Moroccan Sahara, Staffan de Mistura is expected to have a tour visit in the region in the upcoming days. (moroccolatestnews.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)
  • After resignation of Personal Envoy of the Secretary General Horst Kohler in May 2019, the UN Security Council returned to one-year renewals of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. (state.gov)
  • The Nordic Conference brought together representatives of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland and witnessed interventions by parliamentarians, party representatives and professors, in addition to the former Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Ambassador Christopher Ross, and the former Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Major General Kurt Mosgaard. (spsrasd.info)
  • In his intervention, Major General Kurt Mosgaard presented an overview of the history of Western Sahara and the formation and role of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), recalling that MINURSO's mission is to organize a free and fair referendum to decide the fate of the people of Western Sahara. (spsrasd.info)
  • Also present was the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Hany Abdel Aziz, who heads the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). (unhcr.org)
  • The colonial administration of Western Sahara by Spain ended in 1976. (un.org)
  • 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)
  • Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders expressed concern over the apparent blocking of the site. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Reporters Without Borders linked the apparent blocking to videos showing pro-independence demonstrations in Western Sahara. (bbc.co.uk)
  • A survey by the Moroccan news website Le Desk and the international media freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has identified the Moroccan media sector's leading players and their interests outside the media. (rsf.org)
  • The country ranks 136 out of 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, and journalists there "continue to be subjected to judicial harassment," according to the Reporters without Borders media freedom group. (newarab.com)
  • The match comes at a fragile second within the diplomatic relationship between France and Morocco. (nayanazriya.com)
  • Last year, Moroccan authorities were criticized for apparently loosening border controls to another tiny Spanish enclave, Ceuta, amid diplomatic tensions with Madrid over the treatment of Western Sahara's separatist leader Brahim Ghali for Covid in Spain. (massnews.com)
  • However, South Sudan became the 54th member state on 27 July 2011, and Morocco rejoined in January 2017, bringing the total to 55. (wikipedia.org)
  • On 25 September 2021 woman human rights defender Mahfouda Bamba Lefkire was harassed, threatened and intimidated by Moroccan police at her residence in El Ayoun, Western Sahara. (protectdefenders.eu)
  • The Moroccan media landscape and its links to the country's power centres have been closely scrutinized for the first time. (rsf.org)
  • Two Ethiopian journalists have appeared before the country's high court charged with an attempt to sell sensitive security information to an international television news. (afrik-news.com)
  • Gazeta Wyborcza ('Election Gazette') is a leading daily newspaper in Poland, and the country's most popular news portal. (worldcrunch.com)
  • More than two dozen migrants have died in a stampede while trying to cross into the Spanish enclave Melilla from Morocco, that country's Association for Human Rights (AMDH) announced on Friday evening. (massnews.com)
  • While authorities often tolerated protest demonstrations, in Western Sahara, they systematically prevented gatherings supporting self-determination for the contested territory. (hrw.org)
  • Saharawis take part in 2014 conference on self-determination and independence held in Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • The process would be relaunched with a new dynamic and a new spirit that reflects the Security Council 's guidance and resolutions, with the aim of reaching a "mutually acceptable political solution which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. (un.org)
  • In approving the current phase of direct negotiations in 2007, the UN Security Council called for "a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political settlement which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. (un.org)
  • Therefore, the EU-Morocco trade agreement had been illegally applied to that territory. (euobserver.com)
  • The latter objective de facto gives credit to an illegal and massive process of demographic engineering by Morocco, resulting in the indigenous Saharawi population to become a minority in its own territory. (euobserver.com)
  • a) Does SGRE agree with the ECJ, the UN and the International Court of Justice that Western Sahara is a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and not a region of another country? (wsrw.org)
  • c) Locating Boujdour in Morocco is a tacit recognition of the Western Sahara as part of the Moroccan territory. (wsrw.org)
  • The SADR controls 20 percent of its territory-mostly barren desert, while 80 percent is controlled by Morocco. (finalcall.com)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara and administers the territory that it controls. (state.gov)
  • A spokesperson told the BBC no conditions were attached and Spain had issued ' salvoconducto ' (safe-conduct) documents to make travel possible …The independence activist launched her very public protest after the Moroccan authorities confiscated her passport and denied her entry to Laayoune, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. (un-truth.com)
  • What happens next could determine the fate of the 29-year-old ceasefire that marked the cessation of hostilities and the beginning of UN efforts to resolve the status of the territory that Morocco claims is part of its kingdom. (fairobserver.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)
  • Such deadly run-ins are rare on the border, which has long been closed because of deep tensions between the two North African neighbors, linked to the disputed territory of Western Sahara among other issues. (newjesuitreview.org)
  • 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)
  • Morocco granted temporary legal status to United Nations-recognized asylum-seekers and thousands of economic migrants, pending an overhaul of its laws on asylum and foreigners on Moroccan soil. (hrw.org)
  • In September 2020, SGRE issued a press release on obtaining the contract for the 300-MW Boujdour wind farm, locating it "in the South of Morocco" . (wsrw.org)
  • b) On what legal basis did SGRE conclude that the Boujdour wind farm is to be located in "the South of Morocco", a view expressed in its press release in September 2020? (wsrw.org)
  • Relations grew frosty final yr after the Pegasus mission revelations that the cellphone variety of the president, Emmanuel Macron, in addition to these of a number of French ministers, appeared in leaked knowledge, elevating fears their telephones could have been of curiosity to Morocco. (nayanazriya.com)
  • The Pegasus Project was a collaboration by journalists from 17 media organizations in 10 countries, coordinated by Forbidden Stories. (amnesty.org)
  • In the last year, the Security Lab uncovered new instances of targeting using Pegasus in Morocco-Western Sahara and Poland. (amnesty.org)
  • The BBC reported Today that "It now appears that frantic multi-country talks were under way to seek a resolution … [but ] details of how a deal was finally reached were not known … The Spanish foreign ministry said only that it was the result of a co-ordinated effort between Spain, France and the US to persuade Morocco that it would be 'preferable' to allow Mrs Haidar back to Western Sahara. (un-truth.com)
  • The French media has written of "Maghreb United" as many Algerians and Tunisians in France be a part of Moroccan supporters. (nayanazriya.com)
  • ProtectDefenders.eu partners have received worrying information about the harassment and abuse targeting human rights defenders and journalists in Western Sahara . (protectdefenders.eu)
  • The past 60 years have been difficult for journalists as the Maoist regime wanted to turn the media into nothing more than propaganda tools. (rsf.org)
  • The fact that most journalists (reporters) rarely condemn the abuses done by other 'media' men towards innocent people does not necessarily mean that they are no cruel journalists. (malawimuslims.com)
  • My appeal to both the government (especially in Malawi) and 'Media' men, is that, they should jointly come up with an independent 'declaration' (if that is possible) that should contain the protection for innocent citizens from harm caused by irresponsible and reckless journalists and protection or immunity for journalists against groundless arrests, torture or harassments caused by the government. (malawimuslims.com)
  • In addition to the trials of a number of media figures that have dragged on for years, several new prosecutions on sex charges have been initiated against journalists. (protectdefenders.eu)
  • In an article published Monday, it said that Morocco had "violated the privacy of two journalists, undermined the profession of informing people and the freedom of the media, stolen and exploited personal and professional data. (newarab.com)
  • Around 30 journalists and bosses in the French media were allegedly targeted by Moroccan security services, including employees of Le Monde , Le Figaro , France Televisions and Agence France-Presse , Le Monde reported. (newarab.com)
  • Journalists reporting on the ruling monarchy, corruption or events in the disputed Western Sahara region are known to face particular scrutiny. (newarab.com)
  • The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the suspension of six private newspapers by the government-controlled media-monitoring body, the National Communications Council, in Gabon. (afrik-news.com)
  • Burkina Faso has banned a third media organisation within eight months, at a time when there's also severe censorship of journalists in the face of the growing influence of jihadist movements. (africacenter.org)
  • Internet users in Morocco who have been unable to access YouTube have voiced concern that it is being deliberately blocked by the authorities. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Authorities require but often refuse to issue permits for foreign broadcast media to film in Morocco. (hrw.org)
  • Authorities have kept sealed since 2006 houses belonging to the movement's leader and another member in eastern Morocco, without providing a legal basis. (hrw.org)
  • Authorities in Morocco have blamed the deaths on a "stampede" of people that formed early Friday as hundreds attempted to scale or break through the 12-meter (29-feet) iron double fence. (amsterdamnews.com)
  • In a separate statement, the authorities said that a " Large " number of forces were deployed by Morocco and that they " We cooperated actively " with Spanish colleagues. (massnews.com)
  • 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 reporting. (democracynow.org)
  • Khalil and the rest of the Saharawi people object to Siemens Gamesa's projects in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • To date, Siemens has still to clarify whether or not it has ever obtained the explicit consent of the people of Western Sahara for its activities. (wsrw.org)
  • As such, the CJEU ruled, the people of Western Sahara have a right to consent in order for any commercial activity to lawfully affect their land. (wsrw.org)
  • In over 10 years, Siemens' assessment of its involvement in Western Sahara has not evolved, despite growing criticism from civil society organisations and the people holding the sovereign rights to the land: the Saharawis. (wsrw.org)
  • The Saharawi people have time and again voiced their opposition against Siemens' activities in Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • 1. In four consecutive rulings, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has underlined that Western Sahara and Morocco are two 'distinct and separate' territories and that the legal prerequisite for economic activities in Western Sahara is the explicit consent of the Saharawi people. (wsrw.org)
  • c) Does SGRE consider it necessary to obtain the consent of the Saharawi people for its activities in Western Sahara? (wsrw.org)
  • Moroccan prosecutors opened an investigation into a "violent sea incident" involving five people on water scooters, the official Moroccan news agency MAP reported. (newjesuitreview.org)
  • However, AP mines remain a critical threat for the population especially on the other side of the berm and Morocco should now join the Ottawa Convention" added Fred Meylan, Geneva Call's Programme Director for Africa after the destruction. (genevacall.org)
  • The agreements in question are in the portfolio of Nareva, the wind energy company that is owned by the king of Morocco, who bears a personal responsibility for the continued occupation of the last colony in Africa. (wsrw.org)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • But the same principles did not stop the EU from making a deal with Morocco about fishing in the waters of the occupied Western Sahara. (worldcrunch.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)
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  • The Financial Times reported that Morocco relented, after international diplomacy went into high gear. (un-truth.com)
  • So far, 16 African countries, the UAE and Jordan have opened consulates in the region, providing Morocco with crucial international support for its territorial claims. (fairobserver.com)
  • Morocco has garnered broad international support for its autonomy proposal, which has been called "serious and credible" by the US and many others. (fairobserver.com)
  • In her opening speech, Ms. Annette Lind, a member of the Danish Parliament for the Social Democratic Party, stressed the need to pay due attention and expand international interest in the issue of Western Sahara to find a final solution to the issue. (spsrasd.info)
  • I insist, these are international mafia groups that are not only damaging the territorial integrity of Spain but also that of Morocco, which is a country suffering from irregular migration. (amsterdamnews.com)
  • This week, the BBC News reported on the rise in Cape Town's status as a premiere international gay tourist destination. (africasacountry.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)
  • After voluntarily checking herself into the hospital on Thursday morning, Haidar was allowed to return home to Laayoune in the Western Sahara Thursday evening. (un-truth.com)
  • It's a real viable test for democracy," said Linn Washington, an investigative reporter who traveled to Western Sahara. (finalcall.com)
  • They (Morocco) have subverted democracy for all of these decades," Mr. Washington said. (finalcall.com)
  • By and large, outlets and shows of the corporate mainstream media, including the " big five " Sunday morning talk shows, serve as megaphones to the political-media complex and the underlying corporatization of society which is corroding democracy , weakening social activism , and destroying the environment . (blogspot.com)
  • Days before the event, Saharawi Civil Society in Europe had run a social media campaign under the slogan #SiemensGamesaGetOut. (wsrw.org)
  • Discover our recent developments and the latest social media posts published on our channels. (genevacall.org)
  • ExpressVPN examines internet censorship around the world and reports which countries block which social media platforms. (expressvpn.com)
  • Social media accounts affiliated with Fatah, the ruling party in the PA, likewise posted many messages glorifying the perpetrator. (dailyalert.org)
  • Barista Katie Wyble-a communications major at the University of North Florida-became a social media celebrity after a video of King signing her Starbucks order to her at a drive-thru was circulated online. (unravellingmag.com)
  • The attacks began 2 days ago & intensified as of last night, according to several social media reports. (africanews.com)
  • We respect your choice to block banners, but without them we cannot fund our operation and bring you valuable independent news. (liveuamap.com)
  • Thankfully, there are independent media platforms, shows, and podcasts that do lift up these vitally important voices. (blogspot.com)
  • I've been approached several times and I've always felt like it was the wrong moment and held myself back," he told Arab News. (arabnews.com)
  • Heavy Damage reports after M6.8 earthquake hit Morocco. (liveuamap.com)
  • ExpressVPN Labs used various sources, including the CIA World Factbook, Netblocks , and news reports, to gather intelligence on how states around the world employ censorship tools. (expressvpn.com)
  • Spanish is almost gone in the Western Sahara ( Spanish ), reports Javier Otazu in La Vanguardia . (unravellingmag.com)
  • Moroccan media reports said the men involved were French-Moroccan dual citizens. (newjesuitreview.org)
  • claims that were partially discredited on account of the fact that she lived in Morocco and was free of her movement and expression. (un-truth.com)
  • Investigative website Mediapart filed a legal complaint on Monday over the spying claims, which Morocco has denied, and the satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine has said it plans to do so as well. (newarab.com)
  • 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)
  • An improvement in relations between Morocco and Spain has led to a notable decrease in migration from Morocco. (massnews.com)
  • Syria's SANA state news agency reported Israeli strikes on Wednesday targeting multiple locations in Damascus including near its airport. (dailyalert.org)