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15 Dec 2016 4 minute read

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FiSahara: the world's most remote film festival

The festival offers refugees and international guests excitement and windows into forgotten worlds, writes Stefan...

12 Jul 2016 3 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

The 'New Colonialism' – the case of Western Sahara

A new report shows that the British scramble for Africa is a continuation of the nation's foreign policy legacy, Tom...

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 more than seven 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 more than seven years old.

A story of waiting

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

8 Apr 2015 9 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Those who couldn’t be there

Thousands attended the World Social Forum in Tunis last month. But, says Giedre Steikunaite, we mustn’t...

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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13 Jan 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine 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...

13 Sep 2012 4 minute read

This article is almost 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 more than 11 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...

14 Dec 2011 2 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Rare victory for Western Sahara

Chris Brazier reports on the European Parliament’s decision to cancel its fishing deal with Morocco.

Western Sahara: no territory for old conflicts

6 Oct 2011 2 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Western Sahara: no territory for old conflicts

Actor Javier Bardem this week called on the UN to end human rights abuses in the former Spanish colony, reports Stefan...

14 Sep 2011 4 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

A new dawn? Western Sahara and the Arab Spring

Jeremy Corbyn MP and Stefan Simanowitz look at the prospects for a resolution of one of the world’s longest running conflicts...

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