Monthly Archives: November 2023

Article: “King of Morocco’s new energy ploy amounts to greenwashing thuggery”

Below explores King Mohammed VI’s insistent attempts to legalise exports of Western Saharan fish supplies, as well as allow for oil and gas exploration projects in the occupied territory.

“This king assumes eventually, everyone will forget about the sovereign rights of the victims of thuggery. That should never be allowed to happen.”

By David Keene.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/27/king-of-moroccos-new-energy-ploy-amounts-to-greenw/

MOROCCO EXPOSED: POLITICO article lays bare the Kingdom’s bribery of EU officials

“The probe that would become Qatargate began after Belgium was tipped off by “a trusted European intelligence service” that two Italian members of the European Parliament had been bribed by Moroccan spies to “promote the Kingdom’s interests” in the chamber, according to the first Belgian secret services report of the investigation, obtained by POLITICO. “

Read on in the article attached. Written by Elisa Braun and Barbara Moens.

https://www.politico.eu/article/morocco-corrupt-european-parliament-union-qatargate-bribery-scandal-eu/

Press release on arbitrary Moroccan detention of Saharawi Gdeim Izik activists

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has deemed the imprisonment of 24 Sahrawi activists at Gdeim Izik in 2010 as illegal, urging the Rabat to immediately release the group.

The body also urged the Kingdom to ensure reparations, an investigation into the arbitrary deprivation of liberty, and to take actions against those responsible.

Full press release from the League for the Protection of Saharawi Political Prisoners held within Moroccan jails (LPPS) can be found below.

-Press-Release-Gdeim-Izik-UN-WGADDownload

Moroccogate: Corruption And Blood Renewables In The Western Sahara (Forbes article)

Written by global energy and sustainability writer Elias Ferrer Breda, the following is an enlightening article covering Moroccan attempts to expand its energy projects in the occupied territory of Western Sahara.

“Saharawi men hold up a Polisario Front flag in the Al-Mahbes area near Moroccan soldiers guarding the wall separating the Polisario controlled Western Sahara from Morocco on February 3, 2017.” AFP via Getty Images.

Article below:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliasferrerbreda/2023/11/26/moroccogate-corruption-and-blood-renewables-in-the-western-sahara/?sh=287ca97543ea

SAHARWIVOICE: Western Sahara Uncovered

Below is a great introduction to a short series of videos covering the history and illegal occupation of Western Sahara.

“Saharawi Voice is a blog designed to let people know what happened in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, why half of the population lives in refugee campos in southern Algeria and who are the Saharawi people.”

Watch and consider subscribing to this excellent resource.

from:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=nkP5qEiBPWc8aPzj&v=RUnTZdakKLw&feature=youtu.be