A group of women this week protested the drilling plans of Kosmos Energy in occupied Western Sahara. Their leader is serving lifetime in Moroccan jail for such protest.
Kosmos Energy is "not welcome to Western Sahara" according to the banner. The abbreviation CSPRON is also written on the banner. CSPRON - The committee for the UN peace plan and protection of natural resources in Western Sahara - has for many years worked to denounce the natural resource plunder from the territory.
Its leader was in 2013 sentenced to lifetime in a Moroccan military court.
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SRI update
The following overview enlists stock-exchange registered companies with current or recent operations in occupied Western Sahara. Updated 16 April 2026
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