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Group of Sahrawi children arrive in France
Sahara Press Service
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Rezé (France), July 7, 2025 (SPS) – A group of Sahrawi children arrived in the city of Rezé, near Nantes, to spend their summer vacation as part of the Holidays in Peace program. The children were welcomed at a center affiliated with Nantes, in...
Three injured in landmine explosion in occupied territories of Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), 6 July 2025 (SPS) - Sahrawi organizations reported that a landmine exploded last Thursday in the Safia area, located in the occupied part of Western Sahara, about 80 kilometers from the Guerguerat area, resulting...
Group of Holiday in Peace children arrives in United Kingdom
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed Hafed, July 7, 2025 (SPS) – Messengers of peace have arrived in the British capital, London, as part of the Holiday in Peace program flights, after an interruption of more than twenty years. Upon their arrival, the children were welcomed...
Liberia, Ecuador Reaffirm Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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July 4, 2025
Rabat – Liberia and Ecuador have both reaffirmed their strong support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara during official visits to Rabat on Friday. Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, said her...
Children of "Holidays in Peace" arrive in Spain
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed Al Hafed, July 5, 2025 (SPS) – Two planes arrived today, Saturday, in Spain carrying children from the "Peaceful Vacation" program, supervised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in coordination with the Polisario Front representation in...
Opening of Sahrawi Women's Festival in Mostaganem, Algeria
Sahara Press Service
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Mostaganem (Algeria), July 5, 2025 (SPS) – The official launch of the Sahrawi Women's Festival took place on Saturday evening in Mostaganem province. The festival will run for four days and is hosting a Sahrawi delegation of around 400...
Don’t pretend that education’s neutral and more letters to the editors
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 5, 2025
Don't pretend that education's neutral The Supreme Court rules 6-3 that parents have an opt-out right when LGBTQ+ books are introduced in their children's classrooms (June 29 TFP), and Justice Sotomayor dissents that "civic vitality" is...
International conference in Geneva on resilient women in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland), July 1, 2025 (SPS) - The city of Geneva, Switzerland, has hosted an international conference on resilient women in Western Sahara. The conference, held on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council session, was led by Sahrawi...
Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara: American documentary highlighting suffering of Sahrawi people
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland), July 1, 2025 (SPS) - During the ongoing session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, a documentary film by American journalist Amy Goodman, host of the internationally acclaimed daily news program "Democracy...
Freedom for Western Sahara: Sahrawis Demand End of Moroccan Occupation at U.N. Human Rights Council
Democracy Now!
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We go to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, where activists are shining a light on Morocco’s brutal occupation of Western Sahara and its Indigenous people, the Sahrawi. The Sahrawi journalist and activist Asria Mohamed speaks with Democracy...
South African Representative in Geneva affirms Sahrawi women's resilience in occupied cities exposes official narrative whitewashing occupation
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva (Switzerland), July 3, 2025 (SPS) - The Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations in Geneva, H.E. Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi, expressed solidarity with Sahrawi women who are subjected to oppression and siege within the occupied...
Report: China, Russia Likely to Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Marrakech – A recent report by the Migration Research Institute identifies Morocco as “the most stable country in the entire Maghreb” and indicates major diplomatic developments may soon reshape the Western Sahara dispute. Despite persistent...
UN Rapporteur urges Morocco to end repression of human rights defenders in Western Sahara
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva, 27 Jun 2025 (SPS) – Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed concerns on Friday over Moroccan police violence against Sahrawi human rights activists Sidi Mohammed Daddach and...
Polisario Front takes part in German SPD Congress in Berlin
Sahara Press Service
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Berlin (Germany), June 29, 2025 (SPS) – At the invitation of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), a Sahrawi delegation attended the party’s Congress held in Berlin from June 27 to 29, 2025. The event saw broad participation from party...
International symposium in Geneva addresses Morocco's systematic violations against Sahrawi women
Sahara Press Service
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Geneva, 1 July 2025 (SPS) – The United Nations Human Rights Council headquarters in Geneva hosted Monday an international symposium focusing on the systematic violations committed by the occupying administration against Sahrawi women in the...
Ghana’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan undermines Western Sahara’s push for sovereignty
Black Agenda Report
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Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Photo: Moroccan Diplomacy/X Ghana endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its...
SCOTUS Clears Way for Trump Agenda, from Limits to Birthright Citizenship to LGBTQ Books in Schools
Democracy Now!
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Nermeen Shaikh in New York, with Amy Goodman in Geneva, broadcasting from the U.N. Human Rights...
Azerbaïdjan: Support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity Is ‘a Question of Principle’
Morocco World News
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July 7, 2025
In a climate of growing instability across the globe, Morocco and Azerbaijan have taken deliberate steps to reinforce their partnership. During a visit by Moroccan journalists to Baku, Azerbaijani Presidential Advisor and Head of Foreign Policy...
UN Sounds Alarm: Critical Malnutrition Crisis Grips Polisario Captives in Tindouf
Morocco World News
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June 26, 2025
Marrakech – Catastrophic malnutrition rates now plague the Polisario-run, Algerian-controlled Tindouf camps, according to a new UN investigation. The findings reveal the brutal reality faced by thousands of Sahrawis held hostage in these desolate...
Women and children at risk: Algeria, a reflection of violence in Africa
Atalayar
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June 21, 2025
During the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a side event highlighted the systemic violence suffered by women, girls, and boys across the African continent. Organized by Africa Watch, the Altamirano Foundation, and the OIDUR...