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Fetim lost in court – judge did not consider the offencesfetim_510.jpg
19.06 - 2010 07:23
A court in Oslo decided Friday to not prohibit the screening of a film at the Norwegian Short Film Festival tomorrow, despite the evidence that the film is a scam. All of the film’s allegations presenting the main character Fetim as a slave have been fabricated. The main character feels deeply offended of the film being shown.
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"Documentary" makes up story about a Saharawi woman19.06 - 2010
If the film makers behind this movie ever approach you for an interview, it would be wise to decline. Stolen - a movie that will be screened  at a Norwegian film festival on Thursday - is full of fabricated subtitles. A normal Saharawi woman is portrayed as a slave despite no coverage for this claim in the movie.Read more
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Fetim has taken Norwegian film festival to court17.06 - 2010
In a few hours, a refugee from Western Sahara will be victim of an offence of her dignity at the Norwegian Short Film Festival. At 2 PM today, a film will be screened, in which she is portrayed to be a slave – something which she not is. Press release, 17 June 2010.Read more



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Norwatch: Throws Out Western Sahara Companies 08.06 - 2010
Norwegian investor KLP has blacklisted another two new fertiliser companies that buy phosphate from occupied Western Sahara. Furthermore, two additional corporations were dropped from its portfolio because they are linked with nuclear weapons production. Norwatch, 1 June 2010.Read more
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Norway: No way for Western Sahara free trade12.05 - 2010
"Since Morocco does not exercise internationally recognised sovereignty over Western Sahara, Western Sahara is not seen as a part of Morocco’s territory in relation to this agreement. The Free Trade Agreement is thus not applicable to goods from Western Sahara", stated Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jonas Gahr Store, 11 May 2010. Read more


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12.05 - 2010
The Moroccan-EFTA free trade agreement does not cover Western Sahara, according to Norwegian and Swiss authorities. This will have multi-million euro consequences for a firm that systematically mislabeled Western Sahara imports as Moroccan, and illustrates how the European Commission is on collision course with rest of the international community.
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Norwatch: Kongsberg Rejected Morocco Assignment12.05 - 2010
Kongsberg Seatex had hoped to sell an ocean surveillance system to the Moroccan navy but chose to refrain because of the Western Sahara conflict. “We could not be absolutely sure that it would not be placed in Western Sahara,” Even Aas, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, told Norwatch.   Read more
Felled by Trade with Western Sahara. President resigns. 12.05 - 2010
Paul-Christian Rieber, president of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO), has for years traded with a country that Norwegian authorities have asked the business community to avoid. That may have been the main reason he resigned yesterday. Aftenposten, 24 April 2010.Read more



Western Sahara imports behind business scandal 12.05 - 2010
The company of the most important person in Norwegian business life, the President of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, is under investigation by Norwegian authorities. The reason is a failure to pay import tens of millions of euros on duties upon importing fish oil from occupied Western Sahara. Read more
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Seismic services company renounces further Western Sahara involvement12.05 - 2010
Dutch seismic services firm Fugro NV, and its Norwegian subsidiary Fugro-Geoteam, state they do not want to undertake any more assignments in Western Sahara under the current political situation in the country. Read more


Norwatch: Halts imports of fish oil14.04 - 2010
Norwegian fish oil importer GC Rieber today announced that they have stopped all imports of fish oil from Morocco and occupied Western Sahara. After their biggest customer did not longer want to buy the controversial oil, the importer has chosen to stop further purchases from the region. Norwatch, 14 April 2010.
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Giant purchases from Morocco/Western Sahara stopped11.04 - 2010
A Norwegian government owned company stops purchases from Morocco and Western Sahara, over ethical concern. The value of the purchases has amounted to around 10 million euros annually. Read more
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Polisario asks UN to monitor human rights violations07.04 - 2010
The violations of human rights committed by the Moroccan authorities on the Sahrawis in the occupied territories continues. Polisario now urges the UN to start monitoring all the violations. They even welcome UN monitoring of the refugee camps they themselves administer.Read more



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The German Corporation Cognis Cuts All Purchases from Morocco 02.04 - 2010
After revelations on Swedish and Norwegian TV, Cognis terminates all purchases of fish oil from Western Sahara and Morocco.Read more
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Police cracked down on peaceful demonstration11.03 - 2010
An unknown number of Saharawis were injured when Moroccan police cracked down on a peaceful demonstration for self determination in occupied Western Sahara Monday night. Strong images.Read more


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08.03 - 2010
University of East Anglia, UK, looks for volunteers for a project in Western Sahara.
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Human rights defender appeals EU to stop illegal fisheries06.03 - 2010


Clear message from Sahrawi human rights defender Rabab Amidane to the new EU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, on Swedish national TV today.
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Here is the secret legal opinion from the EU Parliament24.02 - 2010
Here is the 11 page statement from the European Parliament’s Legal Service which slams the European Commission. The statement – concluding that EU fisheries in occupied Western Sahara under its current shape is in violation of international law - has been kept from the public for 7 months. Read more



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Fugro rejected by University of Oslo05.02 - 2010
During the Business Days at the University of Oslo yesterday, one exhibition stand was left empty. The Norwegan firm has carried out illegal oil exploration offshore occupied Western Sahara.Read more
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Aminatou is on hunger strike17.11 - 2009
Human Rights activist has been expelled from her home country, Western Sahara. She demands to be able to return.Read more



News archive:
11.08 - 2009Talks to resume on breaking Western Sahara deadlock
09.08 - 2009Follow the Western Sahara conflict on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
07.08 - 2009Amnesty reacts to Morocco travel restrictions
07.08 - 2009Kicked out of airport and forced home
06.08 - 2009Peace youth denied exit from Morocco
03.08 - 2009Informal talks to begin on 9 August in Vienna
03.08 - 2009Polisario: Moroccan autonomy plan is dead
31.07 - 2009President Abdelaziz' speech at IUSY festival
30.07 - 2009IUSY statement on Western Sahara
29.07 - 2009World Tribune: U.S. sees terror threat to Morocco
14.07 - 2009Norway doubles support to the Sahrawi people
12.07 - 2009Obama favor Polisario state
18.06 - 2009Norwegian photo blogger returned from refugee camps
02.07 - 2009Refugee Demonstration against Norwegian Fisheries
18.06 - 2009Follow the plundering on Twitter
02.06 - 2009Norwatch: Norwegian investor blacklists fertilizer company
18.05 - 2009Researcher in Trondheim with oil investigations in occupied territory
18.05 - 2009Support Committe demands "Norwegian" research stopped
11.05 - 2009South Trøndelag Labour Party Demands a Free Western Sahara
25.04 - 2009Senia vs. Phosphate plunder lawyers -Part 1






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Since 1975, three quarters of the territory of Western Sahara has been occupied by Morocco. A majority of the population is still living in refugee camps in Algeria. Those who remained in their homeland are subjected to serious harassment from the Moroccan occupiers. For more than 40 years the Sahrawis have been waiting for the fullfilment of their legitimate right to self-determination.

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Order booklet on Western Sahara
28.03 - 2008

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A 20 page long booklet on the Western Sahara conflict has been published by the Norwegian Refugee Council. Order a hard copy version of the publication "Occupied Country, Displaced People" here.
Book on international law & Western Sahara
18.11 - 2007

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As far as we know it is the first collective work published in English dealing with the legal aspects of the Western Sahara problem. Order here.

News from Sahara Update
07.07.2010
WSRW: Nordic parliamentarians call for halt of unethical EU fisherie
01.07.2010
WSRW: EU puts self-interest before peace in Western Sahara
20.06.2010
WSRW: UN must act to stop the plundering
17.06.2010
NSCWS: Fetim has taken Norwegian film festival to court
04.06.2010
Fishselewhere: Discussion Legal Opinion WS fisheries postponed

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