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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.

The Western Sahara: forgotten first source of the Arab Spring

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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May 16, 2012

Calls for end to Western Sahara imports | Video & TV News Clips | SBS World News | Western Sahara Update

Calls for end to Western Sahara imports

Western Sahara is one of the world's most hotly disputed regions. Rich in phosphate, it was once a Spanish colony, but is now claimed by Morocco and independence group the Polisario Front. Rich in phosphate, it was once a Spanish colony, but is now claimed by Morocco and independence group the Polisario Front. Morocco governs much of the area, referring to it as the Southern Provinces. But a strip of Western Sahara is ruled by the Polisario Front, they call it the Liberated Territories. It's separated from the rest of Western Sahara by a wall, flanked by landmines. Now, a visiting human rights activist is calling for an end of phosphate imports from the territory. And Malak Amidan fears she will be jailed by Moroccan authorities for speaking out.

Africa's last colony -Western Sahara

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