Video of the seized vessel

This film was shot in Gibraltar shortly before arriving occupied Western Sahara.

Published 04 May 2017

The video can be downloaded in full version here (30 Mb). 
 

US eyes minerals in occupied Western Sahara

Seeking to position itself as a key supplier of strategic minerals for Western powers, Morocco has signed a new agreement with the United States that covers Western Sahara’s waters and the critical minerals harboured there.  

13 February 2026

TAQA-Moeve obtains land in occupied Western Sahara

Morocco’s push for green hydrogen has taken a decisive step forward - on territory it does not legally own.

12 February 2026

EU-Morocco Statement: autonomy without self-determination, law without lawfulness

A joint statement that came out of last week’s EU-Morocco Association Council asks readers to believe in a fiction: that an undefined autonomy plan imposed by an occupying power can satisfy the right to self-determination, and that respect for international law can coexist with the systematic ignoring of the EU’s own highest court.

02 February 2026

Greenland Yes, Western Sahara No? The EU’s self-determination test

As the European Union rightly rallies behind Greenlanders’ right to decide their own future in the face of external pressure, a test of the EU’s real commitment to self-determination is quietly unfolding in Brussels.  

22 January 2026