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Morocco: Call to Investigate Alleged Torture of Detained Sahrawis

[AI London]The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists - including a child - were tortured in police custody in Western Sahara, Amnesty International said.

Morocco/Western Sahara: Investigate alleged torture of six detained Sahrawis

The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists – including a child – were tortured in police custody in Western Sahara. May 16, 2013 International The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists – including a ...

Western Sahara: President Mohamed Abdelaziz Does Not Rule Out the Resort to Armed Struggle

[SPS]Chahid Al Hafed (refugee Camps) -The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has not ruled out Saturday in Chahid al Hafed, Saharawi refugee camps, the resort to armed struggle to end the Moroccan colonization "if the UN could not settle permanently the question of Western Sahara through a referendum."

Polisario chief warns of armed struggle

Polisario Front chief Mohamed Abdelaziz has warned that his movement could take up arms to seek independence from Morocco if the UN fails to resolve the Western Sahara conflict, Algeria's APS news agency reported Saturday.

EU needs to rethink its policy in Western Sahara (Opinion)

Europe and the United States should worry that the conflict in the Western Sahara is souring relations between Morocco and Algeria, preventing them from working against Islamist violence and extremism, write Dustin Dehez, Alex MacKenzie and Daniel Novotny.

High Time for EU and US Policies to the Western Sahara to Reflect Changing Security Realities

PRAGUE, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States and Europe should worry that the conflict over the Western Sahara is souring relations between Morocco and Algeria and preventing them from joining ...

'Unprecedented' pro-independence demo in W. Sahara

Hundreds of pro-independence Sahrawi activists marched in Laayoune at the weekend, the Western Sahara's largest city, in the biggest protest in several decades, Moroccan press reported Monday.

Western Sahara: El Aaiun - Moroccan Forces Violently Disperse Saharawi Unemployed Sit-in

[SPS]El Aaiun (occupied Territories) -Moroccan occupation forces have violently dispersed a sit-in organized Wednesday by Saharawi unemployed in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, on the occasion of the International Workers' Day (also known as May Day), informed Saharawi rights sources.

Separatists slam Morocco 'repression' of protesters

The Polisario Front on Friday slammed Morocco's "systematic repression" of separatist protesters in the disputed Western Sahara and urged the UN to apply a new resolution calling for greater efforts on human rights.

Non-Incorporation Of Human Rights Monitoring In Minurso, "Disavowal" To UN Chief

PARIS, May 2 (Bernama) -- The Security Council's decision not to incorporate human rights monitoring in the United Nations Mission for a Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is a "disavowal" to the UN secretary general, Algeria Press Service (APS) reported, citing a French non-governmental organisation (NGO) statement.

Western Sahara: UN Renews Mandate - Still Lacks Human Rights Component

[MediaGlobal]On Thursday, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2099, extending the peacekeeping mandate in Western Sahara for another year, until April 30, 2014.

Western Sahara: Africa's Last Colony

[ThinkAfricaPress]After a twenty year impasse, it could take a 'Sahrawi Spring' for the Western Sahara to finally gain self-determination.

Western Sahara protesters clash with police over UN resolution

RABAT (Reuters) - Western Saharan demonstrators clashed with Moroccan police on Monday after the U.N. Security Council renewed a peacekeeping resolution that they said did not adequately address human rights abuses. Dozens of protesters and police have been injured since the protests started in Laayoune, the biggest city of the Moroccan-controlled territory, on Friday, a day after the U.N ...

Western Sahara protesters clash with police over U.N. resolution

RABAT (Reuters) - Western Saharan demonstrators clashed with Moroccan police on Monday after the U.N. Security Council renewed a peacekeeping resolution that they said did not adequately address human rights abuses.        

Western Sahara protesters clash with police over U.N. resolution

RABAT (Reuters) - Western Saharan demonstrators clashed with Moroccan police on Monday after the U.N. Security Council renewed a peacekeeping resolution that they said did not adequately address human rights abuses.