Imprisoned student on hunger strike
The Saharawi student activist Mohammed Layichi has been on hunger strike for almost a month.
Friendship group for Western Sahara established in the Norwegian parliament
A group of friends for Western Sahara consisting of representatives from all nine political parties was established today in the Norwegian parliament
Report: Aquaculture industry needs to improve sustainability
What is being done to prevent that Norwegian salmon production undermines food security in West Africa? The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara has challenged Norway's 40 largest aquaculture companies.
Prominent Saharawi student activists arrested
Two well-known Saharawi student activists were this week arrested in Agadir. A trial is expected to start today.
Saharawi political prisoners on hunger strike
Since 1 April, two Saharawi political prisoners have been on hunger strike, in protest of the deplorable conditions they are living under.
UN asks Morocco to release longest held Sahrawi political prisoner
So far, Yahya Mohamed Elhafed Iaazza has spent 14 years in Moroccan jails.
Norwegian ship owner finds transport "regrettable"
"A regrettable situation", says the director of the shipping company Belships, calling for a ban from the Norwegian authorities.
The woman who reprimanded a judge
We have talked to human rights activist Mahfouda, who recently was sentenced to six months in a Moroccan prison for reprimanding a judge.
European Court of Justice annuls agreements in Western Sahara
On 29 September, the European Court of Justice struck down the EU's trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco in occupied Western Sahara, deemed to be in breach of international law.
UN human rights expert decries “clampdown” on human rights defenders
Morocco must stop targeting human rights defenders and journalists standing up for human rights in Western Sahara, and allow them to work without reprisals, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said today.