Støttekomiteen for Vest-Sahara

Ex UN rapporteur deplores HR situation in Western Sahara jails

Former chair of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Mads Andenæs, calls the human rights situation in Western Sahara 'very depressing'.

Published 11 March 2016

Norwegian pension fund blacklists San Leon over Western Sahara

Today, the Norwegian government pension fund excluded San Leon Energy Plc from its investment portfolios.

Published 05 March 2016

This is how it feels to take part in Crans Montana

"I feel like I have been on a hybrid between the Roskilde Festival, a survival trip and Dancing with the Stars". Paid by the organisers, a Danish journalist travelled to occupied Western Sahara on business class for the 2015 edition of the controversial Crans Montana Forum.

Published 18 February 2016

Hunger striking to demand education

Ali Salem Tamek, a well-known human rights defender from Western Sahara, is undertaking an open-ended hunger strike to demand his right to a university education - something he claims the Moroccan government is barring him from.

Published 15 February 2016

All Norway's youth parties gathered for referendum in Western Sahara

All 9 Norwegian youth parties today met in front of the Moroccan embassy in Oslo, demanding a referendum on independence for Western Sahara.

Published 04 February 2016

Person number 68 detained and expelled from Western Sahara

The only foreigner who managed to not be expelled from Western Sahara this week, Kim Runar Gjelstenli, has today been expelled, after Moroccan police entered into the house in which he was hiding.

Published 20 January 2016

"Norwegians and Swedes are not allowed to stay in Morocco"

Tuesday afternoon, another four Norwegians were denied entry to Western Sahara. The total number of people expelled from Western Sahara - or denied access to the territory - has now reached 67. They received a peculiar explanation.

Published 19 January 2016

68 foreign visitors refused access to Western Sahara last 2 days

From Sunday noon to Wednesday afternoon, 68 foreign visitors to Western Sahara have either been detained after arrival to occupied Western Sahara or stopped upon trying to enter. All deported.

Published 19 January 2016

Young Greens of Norway followed by Moroccan police

“Should we go over and talk to them?”

Published 19 January 2016

Swede, Norwegian tried to visit Western Sahara, asked to "go home"

A Swedish and Norwegian citizen were this morning detained by Moroccan police in a check point near Guelmim in southern Morocco, on their way to occupied Western Sahara.

Published 18 January 2016

Seven Norwegians deported from South Morocco

Eva Charlotte Berner from Progress Party Youth and Håvard Skogerbø from Changemaker were two of seven Norwegians who at 02:45 AM Monday morning were stopped by Moroccan police and deported northwards from South Morocco. The groups intended to visit occupied Western Sahara.

Published 18 January 2016

Four Norwegians, one Lithuanian denied entry to occupied Sahara

Urte Sniaukstaite with Lithuanian-Norwegian citzenship, and four other Norwegians, were this evening stopped in a police control on their way in to Western Sahara, and refused to drive any further. While the police has locked their car into a garage, the group is now located in a hotel in Tan Tan.

Published 18 January 2016

VP of Norwegian Labour Youth deported from South Morocco

Ten Norwegians, including the vice-president of Norwegian Labour Youth, was few hours ago deported from South Morocco.

Published 18 January 2016

Ten more Norwegians expelled from Western Sahara

After several days as tourists in Dakhla, the students Kenneth Karijord and Håvard Saanum were expelled from the occupied Western Sahara this morning. Eight others were also expelled from Western Sahara today.

Published 18 January 2016

3 more Norwegians and a Polish expelled from occupied territory

Nine Norwegians were expelled from Western Sahara this morning. Later today two young politicians from the Green Youth and two hobby photographers suffered the same fate. Of the four, three were Norwegians, one Polish citizen.

Published 17 January 2016

Ten Norwegians, Dutch deported from Western Sahara today

At noon today, nine Norwegians and one Dutch student were taken out of the buses they were travelling in, and deported from occupied Western Sahara by Moroccan police.

Published 17 January 2016

Shipping company guarantees no more Western Sahara transports

One of the biggest shipping companies in Norway calls the arrival of a vessel to occupied Western Sahara "an unfortunate mistake", and guarantees to media it will never happen again.

Published 31 December 2015

Western Sahara plunder shipment caused stir in Norway

A series of articles in Norwegian media this year highlighted a controversial shipment from occupied Western Sahara on board a vessel owned by Bergen shipping company Spar Shipping.

Published 24 December 2015

Total has left occupied Western Sahara

The French multinational oil company has announced that it is no longer pursuing oil search offshore Western Sahara. "More good news for the Saharawi people. We urge the remaining oil companies to follow suit", stated WSRW.

Published 24 December 2015

Norway wants freedom of movement for UN envoy to Western Sahara

Norway's minister for Foreign Affairs today stated that the UN's special envoy to Western Sahara must have freedom of movement. Few weeks ago, Moroccan authorities prevented the UN official access to Western Sahara.

Published 16 December 2015