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Urged Australian companies to end to Western Sahara imports

09.05.2012 10:58

"People live in a horrible situation because of the Australian companies that come to Western Sahara to steal our natural resources", Saharawi Malak Amidane stated in Australian national TV.

Saharawi fishermen boarded foreign trawler in protest

02.05.2012 11:11

A group of unemployed Saharawi fishermen is said to have chained themselves to a foreign owned trawler in the harbour of Dakhla, protesting the plunder of their country.

EU eyes deeper free trade with Morocco

26.04.2012 13:20

The EU Member States have decided to back the European Commission's suggestion to negotiate a �Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement' with Morocco. The development could have further consequences for trade with Western Sahara, warns WSRW.

Morocco announces interest in new fisheries agreement

25.04.2012 15:15

Last Friday, Morocco announced its willingness to engage in a new fisheries agreement with the European Union. "The talks must respect international law, and should be immediately halted until the Saharawi have been consulted", stated WSRW.

Siemens facing scrutiny over Western Sahara wind project

18.04.2012 20:34

Responsible Investor - Siemens, the German industrial giant, is facing scrutiny from environmental, social and governance (ESG) research house GES Investment Services over a wind farm project in the disputed Western Sahara.

The Mail: Miriam Clegg on OCP payroll

15.04.2012 10:51

Nick Clegg, UK Deputy Prime Minister, faces embarrassment after it was disclosed that his wife represents a firm that has been accused of trampling on the human rights of �Africa's last colony'. A �substantial' part of lawyer Miriam Clegg's work, for which she is paid up to �500,000 a year, is understood to come from Moroccan mining giant OCP. The company is at the centre of international controversy over the treatment of the Sahrawi nomadic tribesmen of the Sahara.

Danish goverment says no to Western Sahara credit

08.04.2012 14:50

No export credit will be given to Danish companies for projects in Western Sahara, according to the Danish Minister for Trade and Investment.

No Nidera imports since 2009 into Uruguay

08.04.2012 13:06

The Dutch trading company Nidera will take the issue of Western Sahara �into consideration� if confronted with another need to import to the Latin American country.

Discrimination over the right to housing in OCP, local workers say

05.04.2012 21:43

Moroccan workers of the state-owned phosphate company, Office Ch�rifien des Phosphates (OCP), benefit from housing programmes. Their Saharawi colleagues say they don't.

WSRW: Saharawi�s rights must be addressed

02.04.2012 13:41

Next month, Morocco's human rights track record will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Western Sahara Resource Watch asks the international community to raise the Saharawi people's rights.

ONHYM continues to market uranium potential of Western Sahara

21.03.2012 12:04

The Moroccan state-owned oil company ONHYM continues to promote the uranium potential of occupied Western Sahara. WSRW believes that the Romanian geophysical research company Prospectiuni is involved in the ground work.

Here is the evaluation report of the Morocco fish deal

05.03.2012 11:52

In June 2011, WSRW - together with other organisations - issued a first request to the European Commission, soliciting the independent evaluation report of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement become part of the public domain. The Commission has now agreed to release the report. Read it here.

San Leon publishes exact location of seismic in occupied territory

22.02.2012 13:30

The Irish company San Leon Energy has published a map on its webpages showing how they carried out oil search on occupied land.

European Parliament approves Morocco agricultural agreement

16.02.2012 21:52

Today, the European Parliament backed a revision of the Moroccan Free Trade Agreement, allowing for further liberalisation of Moroccan agricultural and fisheries products. The agreement fails to specify that it does not apply to Western Sahara.

Siemens launches controversial project in occupied Western Sahara

15.02.2012 20:48

Siemens Energy has initiated a dangerous path for its internationalization strategy. Beginning of February, the company secured its first wind turbine orders on land occupied by Morocco.

Read also: Danwatch: Siemens's Danish Division Signs Contract to Occupied Land

WSRW report reveals massive agri-industry in occupied Western Sahara

14.02.2012 07:22

The new WSRW report �Conflict Tomatoes', launched today, reveals massive growth in the Moroccan agriculture industry in occupied Western Sahara and its trade to the EU.

Bov�: "We'll do everything to stop the agri-agreement with Morocco"

02.02.2012 09:36

French farmer and parliamentarian, Jos� Bov� states in an interview with Moroccan newspaper L'�conomiste that he will work hard to stop the agreement, which he calls "a disaster for the agriculture".

Spanish farmers demand no imports of occupation tomatoes

30.01.2012 17:01

The EU agriculture agreement must be stopped, according to Spanish farmers' association.

Monster fishing vessels entered Western Sahara waters

30.01.2012 10:43

The world's biggest trawler and fish factory vessel have been operating in Western Sahara's waters.

King of Morocco to be biggest benefactor of EU trade agreement

29.01.2012 20:31

A new EU trade agreement that is set to boost the personal fortune of King Mohamed VI of Morocco is facing opposition because it promotes the exploitation of disputed territory of the Western Sahara. Source: The Telegraph, 29 Jan 2012.