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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
Polisario protested on Total to Ban Ki-Moon
Polisario protested on Total to Ban Ki-Moon
In a letter 30 March 2013, Frente Polisario called on the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to intervene to stop the Moroccan-French oil exploration offshore occupied Western Sahara.
Published 16 April 2013
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CDM refuses early denials of Sahara projects

The Clean Development Mechanism insists on following normal approval procedures regarding Morocco's for projects in Western Sahara.

Published 12 April 2013
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WSRW comments on UN Secretary General's report on Western Sahara
While recommending Ban Ki-Moon for expressing the need for human rights monitoring in Western Sahara, WSRW laments that his report fails to address the full extent of the issue of Morocco's plunder of the territory's natural resources.

Published 12 April 2013
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A Saharawi resource watch group established
'Saharawi Natural Resources Watch', dedicated to monitor the Moroccan plunder of the occupied parts of Western Sahara, was created in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria 9 April 2013.
Published 11 April 2013
Total fails to answer on future options in occupied Sahara…
Total fails to answer on future options in occupied Sahara…
....and other questions relating to the Western Sahara operations. Total has just emailed WSRW.
Published 11 April 2013
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Swiss grocery chain will re-label Western Sahara melons

One of Switzerland’s largest supermarket chains has stated it will replace the ‘Morocco’ labels with ‘Western Sahara’ on melons that are imported from the occupied territory.

Published 09 April 2013
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WSRW raises contentious phosphate imports with PotashCorp... again
As the US-Canadian company PotashCorp tomorrow receives yet another vessel filled with phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara, WSRW writes the company for the fourth time, requesting answers.
Published 09 April 2013
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Dakhla farms depleting underground water reserves?

The underground water reserves of occupied Western Sahara are allegedly being drained by the agricultural industry in the territory.

Published 06 April 2013
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Morocco: “European Parliament is a dinosaur”

The Moroccan Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Youssef Amrani, says that the European Parliament is a “dinosaur” that obstructs efforts to reach a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement.

Published 05 April 2013
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MEPs ask EU Commission to respect international law in Western Sahara

A group representing over 60 MEPs has sent a letter to EU diplomacy chief Catherine Ashton and Commissioner for Fisheries Maria Damanaki, requesting them to respect the Saharawi people's wishes and interests when seeking to conclude a new fish deal with Morocco.

Published 19 March 2013