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EU Council refuses to disclose 2006 legal opinion on Morocco fish deal
The European Council has communicated to WSRW that it cannot disclose its legal opinion on the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement of 2006, due to its "great political sensitivity".
Published 04 July 2013
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First OECD guidelines process on Western Sahara company concluded
A fishing company operating in occupied Western Sahara and a Saharawi support group in Norway have concluded an agreement under the umbrella of the OECD guidelines for multinational companies.
Published 04 July 2013
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General Electric pulls out of contentious tender

The American company General Electric has communicated to WSRW that they are no longer participating in the tender to construct two wind farms in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 03 July 2013
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16 firms prequalified to construct wind farms in Western Sahara
The Moroccan government's plans to develop wind farms in occupied Western Sahara have drawn the interest of 16 international companies.
Published 03 July 2013
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San Leon announces Tarfaya farm-out
San Leon Energy "is offering interested parties the opportunity to acquire a material equity" in return of driling on its Tarfaya block according to a document from the company today. WSRW warns future investors from entering the uethical block.
Published 02 July 2013
Polisario proposes a plunder fund
Polisario proposes a plunder fund
Polisario has urged the UN to create a fund that will allow the Saharawi people to benefit from Morocco's plunder of Western Sahara's natural resources.
Published 14 June 2013
US concerned over child labour in Western Sahara
US concerned over child labour in Western Sahara
The US Department of Labour claims that there is reason to assume that children in Western Sahara are engaged in some of the worst forms of child labour, "particularly in dangerous forms of agriculture".
Published 13 June 2013
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Kosmos could commence drilling next year in occupied Sahara
The US oil company Kosmos Energy has contracted a rig from Atwood Oceanics for drilling next year. There is a large chance that drilling will take place in occupied Western Sahara, for the first time since the UN said it would be illegal.
Published 13 June 2013
Norwegian investor excludes French Oil Company Total
Norwegian investor excludes French Oil Company Total
The Norwegian pension scheme KLP is excluding the French oil company Total from its investments. KLP considers Total’s activities in Western Sahara unethical.
Published 04 June 2013
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New controversial oil block on its way?

Morocco claims to be in negotiation with an oil company for a new block offshore Western Sahara.

Published 01 June 2013
Demands of Saharawi fishermen in Dakhla, 25 May 2013
Demands of Saharawi fishermen in Dakhla, 25 May 2013
Published 30 May 2013
Total refuses further talks on Saharawis
Total refuses further talks on Saharawis
Still no reply on future options nor stakeholder consultation. Total respond that would be politics.
Published 29 May 2013
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Saharawi fishermen ordered to explain themselves

Dozens of Saharawi fishermen who took part in the protest last Saturday in the harbour of Dakhla have been summoned by the Moroccan police.

Published 29 May 2013
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Saharawi fishermen block harbour of Dakhla

On Saturday, Saharawi fishermen blocked the entrance to the harbour of Dakhla for two hours, in protest of abominable working conditions, discriminatory recruiting practices and overfishing.

Published 27 May 2013
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WSRW protests Swedish supplier for BouCraa

Morocco’s phosphate mine in occupied Western Sahara receives key Swedish equipment.

Published 26 May 2013
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Dakhla harbour off limits for UN staff?

The Moroccan authorities have allegedly barred the UN Peace Mission in Western Sahara from entering the harbour of Dakhla, located in the south of the occupied territory.

Published 21 May 2013
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Saharawi syndicalists prevented from undertaking 1 May manifestation

While trade unionists marched worldwide in celebration of workers' rights on Labour Day, trade unionists in occupied Western Sahara were prevented from doing the same.

Published 05 May 2013
EU-Moroccan deep trade talks have begun
EU-Moroccan deep trade talks have begun
The European Commission and Morocco commenced first round negotiations for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area last week in Rabat.
Published 30 April 2013
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Russia once again violates its own fish deal with Morocco
The text of the Russia-Morocco fish accord reveals that Russian vessels are supposed to fish in the Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone – that should preclude Western Saharan waters. WSRW has made an English translation of the Russian-Moroccan agreement.
Published 26 April 2013
Morocco against human rights in UN - silent vis-à-vis the EU
Morocco against human rights in UN - silent vis-à-vis the EU
While Morocco is lobbying hard against a proposal to have the UN monitor human rights in Western Sahara, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries states that she is still awaiting Rabat's response to the proposal for including human rights safeguards for the Western Sahara territory in a new EU-Morocco fisheries protocol.
Published 23 April 2013