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Sahara activist reported weak from hunger strike - AP
A A A' An award-winning Western Sahara independence activist who has been on a nearly two-week hunger strike since Morocco expelled her from the disputed territory is so weak she can hardly stand or speak, supporters said Saturday.
Western Sahara Activist Sent Back to Canary Islands
Aminatou Haidar talks about Western Sahara during an interview with AP in Washington Human rights officials say Morocco has expelled one of the leading independence campaigners for the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
King warns enemies of Morocco's unity
Morocco's King Mohamed has called for action against traitors who threatened the country's "territorial integrity", a direct warning to Western Sahara independence campaigners.
Rabat orders Swedish diplomat to quit Morocco
RABAT: Morocco ordered on Wednesday the immediate departure of a Swedish diplomat accused of handing official Moroccan documents to Western Sahara-linked "separatists," the Foreign Ministry said.
Western Sahara campaign in Britain
Last week a delegation of MPs visited Downing Street to highlight the plight of Western Sahara's 165,000 refugees, homeless since being forced from their lands by Moroccan forces in 1975.
Ceasefire terms must be enforced
Eighteen years ago today, the Polisario Front laid down their arms, ending a 16-year war with Morocco.
Morocco to attend a meeting on Western Sahara issue in Austria
Morocco will take part in a limited-person meeting in Austria on Aug. 9 to 11, at the invitation of UN Secretary General's Special Envoy Christopher Ross, to seek a permanent solution to the issue of Western Sahara, state MAP news agency quoted Moroccan Foreign Ministry as saying.
Morocco to attend a meeting on Western Sahara issue in Austria
Morocco will take part in a limited-person meeting in Austria on Aug. 9 to 11, at the invitation of UN Secretary General's Special Envoy Christopher Ross, to seek a permanent solution to the issue of Western Sahara, state MAP news agency quoted Moroccan Foreign Ministry as saying.
Saharawi students 'stopped from attending city conference'
STUDENTS from North Africa have been prevented from travelling to Oxford for a conference, the organisers said today.
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