Sahrawi Women in Refugee Camps Decry Dire Conditions and Aid Mismanagement
24 April 2020
Faced with destitution, the Sahrawi women in the Lahmada camps have launched a cry of distress. They accuse the Polisario of being the cause of their misery.
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COVID-19 Crisis Worsens in Tindouf Camps as Polisario Leaders Isolate, Leaving Residents Without Aid
11 April 2020
While covid-19 is raging in the Algerian camps of Tindouf, the Polisario leaders have confined themselves, leaving the inhabitants to their sad fate.
Sahrawi Woman Flees Forced Marriage, Seeks Asylum in Spain
1 January 2020
Sentenced to marry a man she does not love, a young Sahrawi woman managed to escape. She joined Barcelona with illegal papers.
Paraguay Parliament Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
23 December 2019
The Parliament of Paraguay has reiterated its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan aimed at resolving the Sahara issue. In this sense, the parliamentarians have adopted a new (…)
Spain Warns Citizens Against Travel to Tindouf Camps Amid Terrorism Concerns
30 November 2019
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles warns her compatriots traveling to the Tindouf camps in Algeria.
Human Rights Watch Calls for Release of Sahrawi Activists Detained in Algeria
19 July 2019
Three men held captive near Tindouf are the subject of an "investigation", in particular for "treason against the nation", "sedition" and "acts of aggression against the (…)
Sahrawi Youth Dies in Desert as Group Attempts Escape from Tindouf Camps to Morocco
9 May 2019
It was a real hell that 5 young Sahrawis who were planning to travel from Tindouf to Morocco had to live through. One of them died of thirst.
Violent Tribal Clash Erupts in Tindouf Refugee Camp Over Land Dispute
17 April 2019
Two factions of the same tribe (that of Rguibat) would have violently opposed each other within the Tindouf camps. These would be the Ahl Lahcen Ouhmad and the Oulad Moussa. (…)
NGO Calls for International Probe into Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Tindouf Camps
17 April 2019
The NGO "SOS Tindouf camps" as well as several associative actors have just demanded an international investigation into "the atrocities perpetrated against Moroccans in Lahmada".