Tag: Western Sahara
“We are still under arbitrary detention”
Eighteen Sahrawi separatists, imprisoned in Morocco since 2010, filed a complaint with the UN group, against Morocco, for arbitrary detention. These people are accused of murdering members of the security…
Morocco targeted by a new series of complaints from Sahrawi prisoners
Four people, some of whom have been detained since 2010, seized the United Nations Committee against Torture in Geneva on Thursday, June 9. Among them, one of the convicts from…
the army concludes several days of carefully staged military exercises
Impressive military maneuvers took place in western Algeria, in the region of Tindouf, near the border with Morocco. If these exercises are not unusual at this time of year, they…
Algeria suspends cooperation treaty with Spain
The announcement was made on Wednesday June 8 by a statement from the Presidency of the Algerian Republic. It’s a suspension immediate which follows Madrid’s reversal on the Western Sahara…
Algiers reduces the amount of gas sent to Spain
Algeria cut the amount of gas it delivers to Spain by nearly a quarter last week. This is revealed by the Spanish press while Algiers, a major gas supplier for…
Algeria accuses Morocco of ‘targeted killings’ after drone attack in Western Sahara
Algeria accuses Morocco of having carried out “targeted assassinations” which caused three civilian victims in the part of Western Sahara controlled by the Polisario. The attack took place not far…
the Polisario Front announces that it is suspending all contact with the Spanish government
The Saharawi separatists of the Polisario Front announced in a press release on Saturday evening that they were suspending all contact with the Spanish government of Pedro Sanchez. This decision…
Spain initiates support for Morocco’s proposals
After a year of major diplomatic quarrel, Spain and Morocco normalized their relations on Friday March 18 thanks to a gesture of support long demanded by Rabat in Madrid on…