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10 Jun 2019 4 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

In Western Sahara, Europe sides with occupier over occupied

Has Europe prioritized ‘securing’ its borders over human rights? Ruairi Casey reports.

18 Nov 2016 4 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

COP22: why climate justice must also be a struggle for sovereignty

The Dakota Access pipeline is very much on the minds of indigenous delegates at the UN summit in Morocco, reports ...

1 Jun 2016 3 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

A word with Aziza Brahim

The Western Saharan singer and activist on Cuban solidarity, life as a refugee, and making her grandmother proud.

22 Mar 2016 4 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

With no UN to watch, Saharawis fear Moroccan regime

Local activists are expecting a brutal crackdown from the police, writes John Richards.

26 Jan 2016 6 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Western Sahara’s unsung fight

Clyde Macfarlane catches up with Aziza Brahim as she releases her third album, Abbar el...

1 Nov 2015 5 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

A story of waiting

As Western Sahara marks 40 years of occupation, Dominik Sipiński listens to refugees tired of broken promises...

14 Jul 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Morocco’s caravan of hope and the struggle to end child marriage

Georgia Hanias looks at one successful initiative.

13 May 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Popcorn in the sands of the Sahara

Dominik Sipinski reports on the annual film festival held in a refugee camp in the desert.

22 Apr 2014 6 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Brahim Dahane: ‘It is better to die than to live afraid’

Lydia James talks to the Saharawi human rights defender about uprisings, refugees and the UN mandate.

11 Apr 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Female activists instrumental in fight against Morocco’s oppression

Western Saharawi women are using education and exile to advocate for their people’s freedom, says Agaila Abba.
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9 Apr 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Pursuing a world without migration has tragic consequences

Sub-Saharan migrants write an open letter to organizations and citizens around the world to protest their treatment by...

13 Jan 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

‘Every protest is crushed by the great brutality of Morocco’

Matthew Vickery explains why we must remember Western Sahara – a forgotten people fighting for their rights...

16 Oct 2013 4 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Stuck in the middle

Kim Bryan reports on migrants trapped in limbo in the Spanish fortress of Ceuta.

Moroccan harbour blocks ‘abortion ship’

4 Oct 2012 3 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Moroccan harbour blocks ‘abortion ship’

An organization offering on-board terminations was hoping to sail into Smir today, despite opposition from the authorities.

13 Sep 2012 4 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Western Sahara’s waiting game

The struggle of the indigenous Sahrawi people of Africa’s last colony is long - and largely ignored, writes filmmaker Dominic...

8 Feb 2012 4 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Prospects for peace in Western Sahara

On the eve of a ninth round of UN-sponsored negotiations, Stefan Simanowitz assesses the chances of a...

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