Støttekomiteen for Vest-Sahara

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dutch government cancels agreement with Morocco over Western Sahara

Though a deal on social benefits was in reach after several tough rounds of negotiations, the Dutch government found Morocco's demand to have Western Sahara included in the agreement unacceptable.

Published 16 December 2015

Norwegian investor blacklists Glencore for Western Sahara oil search

The Norwegian investor KLP today announced it is ditching Swiss multinational Glencore for violating fundamental ethical norms in occupied Western Sahara.

Published 08 December 2015

Guidelines for comments on our Facebook page

Guidelines for leaving comments on The Support Committee's Facebook page.

Published 30 November 2015

Norway gives 5 million kroner to Western Sahara flood victims

The Norwegian government has decided to donate approx. 670.000 Euros in humanitarian aid to UN's work towards refugees from Western Sahara, following the flooding in the refugee camps.

Published 10 November 2015

Parliament seminar in Oslo marks 40 year occupation

Today marks the 40th 'anniversary' of the illegal Moroccan invasion of Western Sahara. The Friendship Group of Western Sahara in the Norwegian parliament marks the date.

Published 06 November 2015

Nordic Youth Council Demands Recognition of Western Sahara

The 2015 session of the Nordic Youth Council asked the Nordic countries to work for the independence of Western Sahara.

Published 02 November 2015

Thousands of Saharawis protest against San Leon Energy

Massive numbers of Saharawi refugees gathered last weekend to send a clear message to Irish oil company San Leon Energy which is looking for oil in their occupied homeland: "San Leon: go home". Find high resolution footage of the protest, free of charge.

Published 16 October 2015