U.N. chief to name ex-German president as Western Sahara envoy

U.N. chief to name ex-German president as Western Sahara envoy

The head of the United Nations will name former German president Horst Koehler as his new envoy for Western Sahara, in charge of restarting talks between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement over the disputed territory.  The United Nations Security Council...
15 questions that Atlas Copco does not want to answer

15 questions that Atlas Copco does not want to answer

The Swedish company Atlas Copco this week amended its statement on the company’s involvement in occupied Western Sahara, but it refuses to further clarify its plans. In 2013, it was revealed that the Swedish industrial company Atlas Copco had supplied key...
Protests in Palma de Mallorca against sand imports

Protests in Palma de Mallorca against sand imports

June 3, 2017 | About thirty persons gathered at the docks of Palma de Mallorca to protest the unloading of sand from occupied Western Sahara. The Regional Government seized the Spanish authorities requesting a thorough inspection of both the vessel and the cargo, to...