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Sahrawi student Senia Bachir Abderahman asks Washington lawfirm Covington & Burling to tell her how they can claim phosphate plunder in occupied Western Sahara is to the benefit of the Sahrawis.

Published 03 May 2009
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The Irish oil company Island Oil and Gas is now negotiating an oil exploration permit in occupied Western Sahara. The unethical talks are done against the interest of the people of Western Sahara, and contribute to violate international law as described by the UN in 2002.
Published 03 May 2009
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The controversial tomatoes from occupied Western Sahara that a Norwegian importer has refused to import, have reached the US. Requirements from US government that tomatoes from Dakhla need to be certified by Western Sahara authorities seem to have been altered.
Published 02 May 2009
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The Norwegian seismic company Fugro-Geoteam has completed its controversial exploration offshore occupied Western Sahara. Their employer’s plans to become established on the Canary Islands have aroused strong reactions. Norwatch, 15 April 2009.

Published 02 May 2009

The Danish organisation Afrika Kontakt demands that the Danish government do not support Morocco's occupation through the EU cooperation.

Published 30 April 2009

The US lawfirm Covington & Burling helps Morocco in the illegal plunder of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara. The Sahrawi student Senia Bachir Abderahman is trying to get answers from the lawfirm as to how they can defend the plunder of her homeland.

Published 24 April 2009

Western Sahara Resource Watch today sent letter to the members of the UN Security Council, requesting them to demand a halt of plundering of occupied Western Sahara.

Published 21 April 2009
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The EEZ declaration of the Western Sahara republic has been officially received by the UN. The claim was mentioned in the Secretary-General\'s background report from last week.
Published 20 April 2009

On 8th April 2008, Polisario sent a letter to the Security Council protesting the plundering of Western Sahara. The letter has now been published as an official document of both the General Assembly (A/63/871) and the Security Council (S/2009/198).

Published 20 April 2009

Is an oil war about to erupt in the middle of the Atlantic, with the Canary Islands embroiled right in the middle of the conflict? Tenerife News, 16 April 2009.

Published 19 April 2009
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New cargo of stolen goods has arrived Australia. Wesfarmers seem to be responsible, again.
Published 17 April 2009
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The company Prospectiuni from Romania are specialists on geological surveys.

Published 17 April 2009

In January, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claimed their Exclusive Economic Zone offshore Western Sahara. Here is the SADR legislation.

Published 17 April 2009
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Two Swedish fishermen have been charged with illegal fishing off Western Sahara. Their allegedly illegal catches have been worth 1,9 million euros.
Published 16 April 2009
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Now they plan building a first phosphate processing plant inside occupied Western Sahara.
Published 16 April 2009
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Hundreds of foreign activists attend special conference on Western Saharan natural resources in the refugee camps in Algeria. UPES, 10 April 2009.

Download presentation here by Polisario representative Lih Beiruk.
Published 11 April 2009
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A Thai owned, Danish operated vessel has recently arrived Colombia with phosphates from occupied Western Sahara.

Published 10 April 2009
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The Swedish tour operator Ving has removed information from their homepages claiming that the occupation of Western Sahara in 1975 took place in a peaceful manner.

Published 02 April 2009
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A group of three Norwegian shipping companies have stated that they desist from future assignments in Western Sahara.
Published 24 March 2009

Statement from Western Sahara Resource Watch, 24 March 2009.

Published 24 March 2009