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Skretting Turkey misled about sustainability

Dutch-Norwegian fish feed giant admits using conflict fishmeal from occupied Western Sahara. Last month, it removed a fake sustainability claim from its website.

Published 27 October 2025

Morocco plans massive AI center in occupied Western Sahara

A 500 MW hyperscale data center for Artificial Intelligence is being envisaged in the occupied territory. 

Published 04 September 2025

UN experts urge Morocco to stop repressing Saharawis in Occupied Western Sahara

In a statement published last week, eight UN Special Rapporteurs have denounced Morocco’s ongoing campaign of repression, racial discrimination, and violence against Sahrawi human rights defenders, journalists, and advocates for self-determination, covering 79 victims as reference cases. 

Published 02 June 2025

WSRW report: Record low number of phosphate importers

For the twelfth year in a row, WSRW publishes a detailed, annual overview of the companies involved in the purchase of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara. 

Published 26 April 2025

UN body calls for the release of imprisoned Saharawi student

In a decision published yesterday, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concludes that the detention of the Saharawi student and human rights defender Al-Hussein Al-Bachir Ibrahim is arbitrary. The UN Working Group called on Morocco to immediately release him from the deplorable prison conditions.

Published 09 April 2025

Norwegian shipping company with new gas transport to occupied Western Sahara

The Norwegian shipping company BW Epic Kosan carried out another controversial shipment of gas to occupied Western Sahara this weekend.

Published 10 March 2025

Youth parties visited the Saharawi refugee camps

The Norwegian youth parties visited the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria last week.

Published 08 February 2025

Two Norwegians Are Now Being Deported from Occupied Western Sahara

Two more Norwegians, who travelled to occupied Western Sahara to learn about Morocco’s controversial energy projects in the territory, were detained by Moroccan police this afternoon and deported.

Published 04 November 2024

Norwegians deported from occupied Western Sahara - wanted to learn about renewable energy

Today, 25 Moroccan police officers showed up to expel two Norwegians from occupied Western Sahara. The two had traveled to learn what the Sahrawis think about Morocco's controversial renewable energy projects on occupied land.

Published 02 November 2024

UN committee highlights Moroccan impunity in occupied Western Sahara

Sahrawi civil society welcomes a new report from the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance, and urges exhumations and identification of victims in the Morocco-occupied Western Sahara.

Published 11 October 2024