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09.05 - 2008 06:36
Following the revelations in New Zealand press that the fishing company Sealord is involved in marketing fish from occupied Western Sahara, the Maori Party now reacts. Sealord is half Maori owned. "We encourage Maori shareholders to raise the issue with Sealord's directors and encourage them to review their investment decision accordingly", Maori Party says.
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Listen to the Radio New Zealand coverage here09.05 - 2008
Read the transcript of the story on New Zealand fisheries here, broadcasted on Radio New Zealand, May 8th 2008.Read more
Radio New Zealand: NZ fishing company criticised by human rights group07.05 - 2008
New Zealand's biggest fishing company is being criticised by a European human rights group for operating in disputed waters off Africa. Radio New Zealand, 8th May 2008. Read more



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Now the Kiwis get involved in fish plundering too07.05 - 2008
New Zealand, a country which already is a main ally to Morocco in buying the phosphates from the occupied Western Sahara, now also proves to be involved in the distribution of the territory’s fish resources.
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Norwatch: Insures ship carrying phosphate from Western Sahara07.05 - 2008
The Norwegian insurance company, Skuld, keeps insuring ships carrying controversial cargo. After the case of the ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe, it has now been discovered that Skuld has ensured a ship carrying phosphate from occupied Western Sahara.Read more


Demands halt to Tasmanian phosphate imports
07.05 - 2008
The Australian Western Sahara Association reacts to a new shipment of phosphate that this week-end arrived Tasmania. May 6th, they sent a letter to the company demanding the imports to stop.
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US oil company doesn't believe in independence06.05 - 2008
More than 100 UN resolutions have demanded that the Sahrawi people be granted their right to self-determination. Morocco refuses to give that right. For Kosmos, that is good news. "Kosmos believes it has made the right bet as to which party will prevail", they write in a presentation on their homepages. Kosmos holds an exploration agreement in Western Sahara, despite that UN says it would be illegal to drill.Read more
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Russians keep fishing02.05 - 2008
This is trawler Admiral Starikov out fishing offshore occupied Western Sahara during the whole month of April.Read more



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Turkish boat transports phosphates to New Zealand28.04 - 2008
A Turkey owned vessel is now transporting phospahtes from occupied Western Sahara. Read more
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"Stop the illegal purchase of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara"20.04 - 2008
More than 300 people demonstrated in the Spanish city of Huelva, in protest of the company FMC Foret's import of phosphates from Western Sahara. Carrying banners such as "Western Sahara is not for sale", the protesters demanded an immediate stop of the imports.Read more


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05.04 - 2008
The Norwegian NGO Western Sahara Resources Watch (WSRW) has written to the chief executive of the Rand Merchant Bank to ask that RMB refuse to bankroll the Irish company Island Oil & Gas which recently acquired a block in Western Sahara from Morocco's Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM). Africa Energy Intelligence, N° 46102/04/2008
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Upstream Online: RMBloan for Sahara is queried05.04 - 2008
Pressure group Western Sahara Resource Watch has picked another target in its campaign to stop companies participating in oil exploration on Moroccan licences in and off Western Sahara, writes Barry Morgan. Upstream Online, 4 April 2008Read more
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WSRW demands South African bank to prevent oil hunt in Western Sahara27.03 - 2008
A South African Bank called RMB is the main financial backer of the Irish oil company Island Oil & Gas. Island is exploring for oil in the occupied Western Sahara in violation of international law. Today, Western Sahara Resource Watch sent a letter to RMB asking them to stop the flow of money to the Irishmen. Read the letter here.Read more



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Fertiliser firms selling out refugees25.03 - 2008
"The next mouthful of food you take after you read this may have an awful aftertaste. That's not necessarily because there's anything wrong with your food, but because of how it gets to your plate." Opinion in The Australian Financial Review, by Polisario's Australia representative, Mr. Kamal Fadel, 25 March 2008
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Italian equipment at El Aaiun harbour24.03 - 2008
Giant crane from Italy located in El Aaiun harbour.Read more


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10.03 - 2008
Press release: WSRW welcomes the next round of peace talks between Morocco and Polisario, and urges the parties to discuss the current plundering of the occupied Western Sahara.
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Emirates going to the occupied territories29.02 - 2008
United Arab Emirates investing in tourism in occupied Western Sahara, according to Maghreb Confidential.Read more
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Reuters: Jinhui will bear Norwegian Ministry's WS analysis in mind27.02 - 2008
Jinhui Shipping said Wednesday that it will take into consideration the analysis of Norwegian authorities regarding avoiding trade with phosphates from Western Sahara.Read more



News archive:
17.01 - 2008The Scottish will begin fishing in Western Sahara too
16.01 - 2008Bulk Jupiter heading for Western Sahara
15.01 - 2008IPS: Looking for Fishy Partners
14.01 - 2008Videos of Greek phosphate shipment to New Zealand
13.01 - 2008Doric Spirit in Panama Canal
13.01 - 2008Russian vessel fishing in occupied waters
03.01 - 2008New shipment to the USA
31.12 - 2007The Weekly Times: Incitec defends import policies
30.12 - 2007Film of the Moroccan phosphate plundering
27.12 - 2007Tamoil denies engagement in Western Sahara
26.12 - 2007Icelandic captain died in Western Sahara
23.12 - 2007OCP is the world's biggest phosphate exporter
23.12 - 2007OCP changing structure
21.12 - 2007Read the Russian-Moroccan fisheries agreement (if you speak Russian)
20.12 - 2007Sydney Morning Herald: Making a meal of human rights




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Morocco occupies the major part of its neighbouring country, Western Sahara.  Entering into business deals with Moroccan companies or authorities in the occupied territories gives an impression of political legitimacy to the occupation. It also gives job opportunities to Moroccan settlers and income to the Moroccan government. Western Sahara Resource Watch demands foreign companies leave Western Sahara until a solution to the conflict is found.

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Fish elsewhere!
The EU has signed a fisheries agreement with Morocco, permitting mainly Spanish fishing vessels to fish inside the waters off the Moroccan occupied Western Sahara. The 2006 Fish elsewhere campaign tried to stop the controversial agreement. The campaign was coordinated by WSRW.


Book on international law & Western Sahara
18.11 - 2007

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As far as we know it is the first collective work published in English dealing with the legal aspects of the Western Sahara problem. Order here.

Latest news from Western Sahara
09.05.2008
Radio New Zealand: Sealord Criticized by European Human Rights Group
08.05.2008
WSRW: Now New Zealand gets involved in fish plundering too
07.05.2008
WSRW: Demands halt to Tasmanian phosphate imports
06.05.2008
thinkSPAIN: Javier Bardem leads Sahrawi support campaign
06.05.2008
Sahara-Watch: Resolution 1813: Casus Belli? Apparently Not.
01.05.2008
www.vest-sahara.no: Asfari sentenced to two months' imprisonment