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A consultancy hired to assess phosphate imports from occupied Western Sahara into New Zealand concludes there is no problem. 

Published 29 April 2026
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At its 2026 Annual General Meeting, Siemens Energy defended its involvement in wind energy projects in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 12 March 2026
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Morocco’s ambitions to become a global green hydrogen powerhouse are accelerating. Yet, Rabat is allocating land in a territory it does not legally own.

Published 20 February 2026
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Morocco’s push for green hydrogen has taken a decisive step forward - on territory it does not legally own.

Published 12 February 2026
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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.

Published 02 February 2026
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Certification scheme ends involvement with Azura Group and declares that no future certifications will be granted to companies in the occupied territory.

Published 04 December 2025
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The French-owned Azura Group, a producer of agricultural and aquaculture products in occupied Western Sahara, has taken a remarkably political stance - openly praising Morocco’s “national cause” and “territorial integrity.”

Published 25 November 2025
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Swedish company S2H2+Bm Concept AB has so far refused to clarify whether its planned green hydrogen plant will be located in Morocco proper or in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 24 November 2025
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Behind the headlines and diplomatic spin suggesting that the Security Council is now siding with Morocco lies a more complex reality - one that hinges on the very right that Rabat has spent decades trying to bury: self-determination.

Published 18 November 2025
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The certification system greenwashes multimillion-euro fisheries products from occupied Western Sahara - under false country of origin. 

Published 12 November 2025
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The legal advisory firm Global Diligence, which presents itself as expert on ‘heightened due diligence’, misrepresents international law in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 16 October 2025
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WSRW can today reveal a leaked EU document showing plans to continue trading with products from occupied Western Sahara, in direct violation of earlier rulings by the EU Court of Justice. A vote will take place this Wednesday. 

Published 29 September 2025
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The certification scheme MSC guarantees that no fisheries in Western Sahara are certified. But Spanish food distributors give another impression. 

Published 16 September 2025
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Dutch-Norwegian fish feed giant admits using conflict fishmeal from occupied Western Sahara. Yesterday, it removed a fake sustainability claim from its website.

Published 11 September 2025
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Tomatoes from occupied Western Sahara, certified by GLOBALG.A.P., are being sold in German grocery stores with a false country of origin.

Published 05 September 2025
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A German certification scheme for responsible farming refers to Moroccan settler agriculture on occupied land as “responsible”. 

Published 29 August 2025
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An organisation that promotes responsible use of freshwater lends a hand to the controversial French-Moroccan agri-business Azura in occupied Western Sahara. 

Published 01 August 2025
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A 500 MW hyperscale data center for Artificial Intelligence is being envisaged in the occupied territory. 

Published 14 July 2025
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 A company from the UAE is set to develop a new controversial wind farm in occupied Western Sahara later this year.

Published 10 July 2025
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The last remaining importer of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara in Australia has announced that it will no longer purchase the conflict mineral.

Published 08 July 2025