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The Occupation We Choose to Ignore’

Do you know who I am? I am a Sahrawi. The land to which I refer is what is known today as the non-self-governing territory ofWestern Sahara. My country was colonized by the Spanish and the French between 1884 and 1975, divided in two and occupied by Moroccan and Mauritanian forces thereafter, and has been ruled exclusively by the Kingdom of Morocco from 1979 until the present.

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this is one part of the Arab Spring that western governments don't want to talk about. And their silence, and the UN's complicity in it, is why that repression continues, and a terrible injustice is perpetuated.

ISS - News - The Western Sahara and North African People’s Power

Respect the right of individuals to peacefully express their opinions regarding the status and future of the Western Sahara and to document violations of human rights

King of Morocco to be biggest benefactor of EU trade agreement - Telegraph

it has emerged that the single biggest beneficiary of the deal will be the King of Morocco, who is head of one of the three largest agricultural producers in the north African country and lays claim to 12,000 hectares of the nation's most fertile farmland.

North African Dispatches Africa’s Forgotten Colony

Oblivion it seems is the current reality for the arid North African territory of Western Sahara; often referred to as Africa’s ‘Last Colony’. In my opinion, it would be more accurate to describe it as ‘Africa’s Forgotten Colony’.

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Apr 20, 2012

EP calls for respect of right to self-determination of Sahrawi people | Sahara Press Service | Western Sahara Update

Brussels, April 19, 2012 (SPS) -European Parliament (EP) called for the need to respect the right of Saharawi people to self-determination in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.

in its report on "Human rights worldwide and the EU policy in this area", adopted on Wednesday 18, April, the European Parliament recalled its resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara.

it condemned “the ongoing repression of Sahrawi people in the occupied territories and calls for their fundamental rights, including freedom of association, freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate, to be respected”.

EP called for “the release of the 80 Sahrawi political prisoners and, as a matter of priority, of the 23 who have been held without trial in Salé prison following the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik camp”.

It reiterated its call for “the establishment of an international mechanism to monitor human rights in the Western Sahara and for a fair and lasting settlement of the conflict on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions”.

Minister Delegate for Europe, Mohamed Sidati has welcomed the position of the European Parliament g, calling it “loud and clear message for Morocco to abide by its commitments and finally accept the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination without further delay”. (SPS)

Africa's last colony -Western Sahara

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