Yearly Archives: 2026

AWSA Urges UN Secretary-General to Act Immediately to Save Sahrawi Political Prisoner Naâma Asfari

The Australia Western Sahara Association (AWSA) today addressed an urgent letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling on him to intervene for the immediate release of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Afari and his fellow Gdeim Izik political prisoners held in Moroccan prisons.

Read more in our press release below.

Public forum University of Sydney 23 April 2026 with Professor Ben Saul

A landmark event titled “Western Sahara: Self-Determination, Conflict, and the Path Forward” at the University of Sydney’s New Law School Building, brought together leading international law experts and Sahrawi representatives to assess the current state of the world’s last active decolonisation case in Africa.

The event, sponsored by the Indigenous Studies programme (SSESW, FASS) at the University of Sydney and the Australia Western Sahara Association, drew an engaged audience to hear from Professor Ben Saul, Kamal Fadel, and panel chair Dr Randi Irwin of the University of Newcastle.

Read Professor Ben Saul’s address
Click link below for general summary of presentations and panel discussion

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