🔴 Morocco has opened another 1,090 hectares of occupied #WesternSahara to agriculture through #Engie's desalination project. The expansion comes as the #EU seeks a new framework for trade with Morocco covering products from the occupied territory. wsrw.org/en/news/engi...

🔴 The law is settled, but the practice is not. While the adapted aviation deal continues to exclude #WesternSahara, several European airlines still operate there with the @ec.europa.eu taking no action. Full story 👉 wsrw.org/en/news/euro... @europarl.europa.eu @ryanairofficial.bsky.social

🔴 A trial is underway in #Denmark over the firebombing of Global Aktion, WSRW's long-time partner. Graffiti left at the scene pointed to the organisation's support for self-determination in #WesternSahara. Verdict expected at the end of June. wsrw.org/en/news/tria...

🔴 More than a decade of scrutiny is having an impact. The market for phosphate rock from occupied #WesternSahara has never been smaller. Read the latest P for Plunder report and see how the trade has changed over time. 👉 wsrw.org/en/news/reco...

At its AGM, #Heidelberg Materials confirmed supplying #Morocco’s massive port projects in occupied #WesternSahara and increasing cement production in the territory in 2025. The company continues to dismiss the #Saharawi people’s right to consent. wsrw.org/en/news/heid...

🔴 Morocco’s trade in occupied #WesternSahara’s phosphate rock is shrinking in buyers but growing in value. Our latest report shows #Morocco made around $376.5 million in 2025 from selling #Saharawi phosphate rock to just 3 international buyers. wsrw.org/en/news/reco...

🔴 This contrast is staggering. Morocco’s estimated phosphate revenues from occupied #WesternSahara in 2025: $376.5 million. UN humanitarian appeal for Saharawi refugees in 2025: $103.9 million. Read all about #Morocco's trade in #Saharawi white gold in our new report: wsrw.org/en/news/reco...

📢 Out now! Check the latest edition of P for Plunder, documenting the volumes, values and customers of #Morocco’s illegal trade in #phosphate rock from occupied #WesternSahara in 2025. 👉 wsrw.org/en/news/reco... #conflictminerals #BizHumanRights #ESG

🔴 Occupied #WesternSahara: the illegal phosphate trade continues. So does our investigation. 📢 P for Plunder 2026 - coming soon!

A #humanrights review of #NewZealand’s phosphate imports from occupied #WesternSahara sidelines core rights, overlooks legal context, and relies on “consultation” under occupation. That is not due diligence - it’s deflection. wsrw.org/en/news/tuha... #BusinessAndHumanRights

🚨 No documents. No data. Opaque labelling. Serious legal concerns. Members of @europarl.europa.eu pushed back strongly on the @ec.europa.eu's handling of EU-Morocco trade covering #WesternSahara, in yesterday’s hearing in the Agriculture Committee. wsrw.org/en/news/meps...

🚨 Morocco has accorded land over which it has no tenable claim to gigantic #greenhydrogen projects. Companies like #ACCIONA, #Nordex, #Ortus & #ACWA are moving into occupied #WesternSahara - without consent of its people. #Greentransition doesn’t override international law. wsrw.org/en/news/moro...

🔴 Four days after signing a #criticalminerals deal with Morocco that covers occupied #WesternSahara waters, the #USA hosted talks linked to #Morocco’s autonomy plan. In geopolitics, parallel tracks are rarely unrelated. 👇 wsrw.org/en/news/us-e...

🔴 Morocco has reserved land for #TAQA – @moeveglobal.bsky.social’s green hydrogen project in Dakhla, occupied #WesternSahara. But the land is not Morocco’s to give, and projects there require Saharawi consent. Climate branding cannot mask that reality. Details 👇 wsrw.org/en/news/taqa...

The joint statement from last week’s EU-Morocco Association Council asks us to suspend disbelief: autonomy without consent is self-determination, and respect for law means ignoring the EU’s own court. #WesternSahara Here's why this matters. wsrw.org/en/news/eu-m... @ec.europa.eu @consilium.europa.eu

🔴 #Greenland yes, #WesternSahara no? As the #EU defends self-determination in the #Arctic, a test is unfolding in Brussels. Tomorrow, EU ambassadors discuss the EU position vis-à-vis Morocco. WSRW urges @consilium.europa.eu to follow the law - not geopolitics. wsrw.org/en/news/gree...

Research. Document. Holding power to account. And much of our work is volunteer driven. If you’re able to support independent research on #WesternSahara - through a monthly or one-off donation - it truly helps: wsrw.org/en/support-us Thank you for following & sharing. Happy holidays.

Moroccan companies in occupied #WesternSahara use foreign certification schemes to reach international markets. Check out our new report on controversial "responsibility" and "sustainability" labels. wsrw.org/en/news/new-...

🚨 SGS certified Moroccan firms in occupied #WesternSahara, falsely claiming fish came from the “Moroccan EEZ”. When exposed, SGS deflected responsibility. wsrw.org/en/news/cert...

📢 OUT NOW! 🌍 New report: Greenwashing Occupation. Renewables cannot erase occupation. Today we publish the most comprehensive mapping of #Morocco’s energy projects in #WesternSahara - and the companies enabling them. wsrw.org/en/news/new-...

A win for accountability! 🎉 Congratulations to #ASC for taking a truly responsible stand in halting all certifications in occupied #WesternSahara. A major step for integrity in the sector. wsrw.org/en/news/asc-...

Don’t be fooled by the #cleanenergy branding. #Morocco’s newly announced mega-corridor to move power out of occupied #WesternSahara deepens its infrastructural annexation. Companies should think twice before getting involved. Read more: wsrw.org/en/news/moro... #climatejustice #justtransition

💔 Lost by ONE vote. @Europarl_EN has backed #Morocco’s push to twist #EU marketing standards - at the expense of EU law, consumers, and the people of #WesternSahara. Full story 👇 wsrw.org/en/news/parl...

🚨 BREAKING: French farmers have stormed & blocked #Azura’s warehouse in Perpignan - the main #EU entry point for produce from occupied #WesternSahara - and have now launched legal action over alleged import-fraud. Growing pressure on the EU–Morocco deal. wsrw.org/en/news/farm...

🔴 Green hydrogen or #greenwashing? Swedish firm S2H2+Bm refuses to clarify the location of its planned investment: #Morocco or occupied #WesternSahara? wsrw.org/en/news/s2h2...

🚨 Unprecedented unity in @europarl.europa.eu #Agriculture Committee: every political group criticised the @ec.europa.eu's derogation allowing #Morocco to re-label produce from occupied #WesternSahara. EU law is clear - the origin must be Western Sahara. wsrw.org/en/news/comm...

MEPs to grill @ec.europa.eu on its latest attempt to fold occupied #WesternSahara into the EU-Morocco trade framework. #Saharawi consent is still missing, and EU obligations are still being ignored. www.euractiv.com/news/meps-to...

The certification scheme #GlobalGAP that claims to champion legal compliance has circulated misleading information about #EU labelling rules for products originating from occupied #WesternSahara. wsrw.org/en/news/glob...

🚨 Fake maps and origin claims - all wiped within 48 hours of our inquiry. Anima/Sofruce, the importer we exposed this week for mislabelling cherry tomatoes from occupied #WesternSahara, has been busily scrubbing its website. wsrw.org/en/news/reta...

What does #UNSC Resolution 2797 really mean for #WesternSahara? Hint: not what #Morocco’s PR machine claims. Self-determination remains the legal baseline - even as the Council's imbalance raises serious concerns. Our breakdown👇 wsrw.org/en/news/uns-...

🚨 French supermarket sells #WesternSahara products labelled with #Morocco’s imposed administrative divisions - a confusion created by the @ec.europa.eu's rushed attempt to adapt EU rules to Morocco’s occupation. EU law still requires “Western Sahara”. 👉 wsrw.org/en/news/eus-...

The certification system Marintrust greenwashes multimillion-euro fisheries products from occupied #WesternSahara - under false country of origin. wsrw.org/en/news/mari...

Wonderful & responsible decision by Uruguayan-Austrian certification company LSQA which abstains from further work for #GLOBALGAP in occupied #WesternSahara due to the occupation. wsrw.org/en/news/urug...

📌 New study shows the #EU’s legal ambiguity over occupied #WesternSahara is a “glaring source” of vulnerability for the #Saharawi people, as their rights continue to be ignored in EU‐Morocco agreements despite mounting legal precedents. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

Whatever happened to Enel’s Tiskrad wind farm in occupied #WesternSahara? Ten years on, the project’s gone silent - no updates, no mention in reports, and @EnelGroup won’t say why. wsrw.org/en/news/enel...

Recommended read: "The upshot of the #EU’s policy in practice is to provide economic sustenance and symbolic legitimacy to a situation that is widely regarded as unlawful under international law: Morocco’s occupation of #WesternSahara." www.ejiltalk.org/how-not-to-t...

A rare glimpse into how legal firms justify doing business in occupied #WesternSahara. Global Diligence’s recent seminar exposed the legal acrobatics used to defend work for the occupier - and our new article dismantles each claim, point by point. wsrw.org/en/news/glob...

🔴“Totally unacceptable.” MEPs slam @ec.europa.eu for bypassing @europarl.europa.eu to push a new EU-Morocco deal that covers occupied #WesternSahara - ignoring CJEU rulings and democratic scrutiny. Read MEPs' reactions here! 👇 wsrw.org/en/news/meps...

🇪🇺 Spain’s fruit and vegetable exporter federation FEPEX is urging the @europarl.europa.eu to reject the new EU–Morocco trade deal covering #WesternSahara, saying it breaches two CJEU rulings and harms EU producers. www.fruitnet.com/eurofruit/fe...

Bravo! MEPs urge ‪EU Parliament President Metsola to rebuke @ec.europa.eu for: 1️⃣ Pushing a Morocco deal before Parliament's consent 2️⃣ Ignoring ECJ rulings 3️⃣ Rewarding Morocco’s illegal occupation of #WesternSahara The EU can’t defend #RuleOfLaw while breaking it. enhedslisten.eu/nyheder/meps...

🎬 This powerful documentary by Cogito on #WesternSahara goes well beyond the headlines, including on the role of the territory's resources in the conflict, the EU’s complicity and the legal reality that it is not Moroccan territory. A must watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T2h...

🔴 The @ec.europa.eu is railroading a new Morocco trade deal that betrays democracy, farmers and the Saharawis' right to self-determination. With @confpaysanne.bsky.social, we call on @europarl.europa.eu to stop it - for Europe, Morocco & #WesternSahara. www.confederationpaysanne.fr/actu.php?id=...

🚨 EU set to adopt a #Morocco trade deal for occupied #WesternSahara before the weekend. Yet the text is still not public - unlike other sensitive files (e.g. suspended #Israel trade concessions were published next day). Democracy? Transparency? Missing. wsrw.org/en/news/eu-p...

🇪🇺🍅 Spanish farmers’ union #COAG blasts the new EU–Morocco trade deal covering #WesternSahara: 👉 “The Commission mocks farmers, consumers, the CJEU and the Saharawi people.” Unfair competition + zero respect for rulings = a deal built on injustice. www.coagandalucia.com/2025/09/30/a...

🚨 TODAY: EU Member States vote on a trade deal covering occupied #WesternSahara - rushed through after mere days of scrutiny. It will take effect despite 10 CJEU rulings, and without Saharawi or @europarl.europa.eu consent. This isn’t rule-of-law. It’s rubber-stamping occupation.

🚨 Growing backlash in Europe as the #EU rushes a new trade deal in occupied #WesternSahara. 📅 Member states' vote is tomorrow. We’re tracking the reactions here ⬇️ wsrw.org/en/news/a-de...

EU scrambles to save Morocco deal with controversial Western Sahara clause

BREAKING: @ec.europa.eu is pushing through a trade deal with #Morocco that treats #WesternSahara as Moroccan territory. ❌No #Saharawi consent. ❌No transparency. ❌No rule of law. Vote in @press.consilium.europa.eu this Wednesday! Read the leaked plan here: wsrw.org/en/news/comm...

💧 Water from Moroccan taps will soon run on #WesternSahara’s stolen wind. Desalination in #Casablanca & #Agadir deepens #Morocco's dependence on the occupation - with Spain co-funding & firms like @accionaenergia.bsky.social + #grupocox driving it. Full story 👉 wsrw.org/en/news/moro...

🚨 Spanish firms like Nuchar, Discefa & 3 de Pulpo falsely market their operations as #MSC certified. In reality: ❌they import from occupied #WesternSahara ❌MSC confirms: no fisheries in these waters are certified This is whitewashing occupation. wsrw.org/en/news/mscs...