In an October 2024 briefing to the UN Security Council, Staffan de Mistura, the secretary-general’s Western Sahara envoy, ...

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles has ordered the cancellation of military ceremonies planned to commemorate the ...

Former Spanish Defense Minister José Bono has asserted that Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Saharais “the most efficient formula” for resolving the long-standing territorial dispute over Western ...

The frustration is justified as all efforts to put an end to the Sahrawis’ plight have failed after 26 years of independence from Spain, only to fall under occupation from two neighbors ...

Polisario militias have blocked hundreds of Sahrawis and dozens of vehicles at the Rabouni camp in response to renewed protests caused by a persistent licensing crisis that has been hindering movement ...

In October of last year, the European Court of Justice invalidated trade agreements between the European Union and Morocco ...

Since the proclamation of the Sahrawi Republic in 1976, at a time when these powers colluded against them, the Sahrawis have fought fierce battles with limited means, militarily, diplomatically, ...

The Parliament has also demanded “strict respect for human rights in the occupied territories” and an end to “the violations of rights suffered by the Sahrawis.” During the session, the chamber ...

Sumar also proposes that first-degree blood relatives of Sahrawis who acquire Spanish nationality may apply for it themselves within five years of their parents obtaining it. The aim of this ...

The French army has participated in battles with the Moroccan army against Sahrawi fighters, on more than one occasion, when it realized that the Moroccan army is unable to confront the Sahrawis.

After more than 200 years of occupation, Spain withdrew from the region in 1975 and split control of the land between Morocco and Mauritania — despite demands for independence from the Sahrawis. By ...