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14 December 2010

Western Sahara: Wikileaks Revelations Spark Comments

Written by Lina Ben Mhenni · War & Conflict, Politics

Reactions to the diplomatic cables released by the whistleblower website Wikileaks continue to flourish all over the blogosphere. Revelations concerning the conflict over Western Sahara have sparked a few comments.

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19 November 2010

Morocco/Western Sahara: Gadaym Izik Riots Become a Volatile Political Crisis

Written by Tarek Amr · Human Rights, Indigenous

There has been ongoing unrest in Western Sahara, the former Spanish colony that was annexed by Morocco after “The Green March Demonstration“ in November, 1975. Last week, the territory witnessed one of the worst violent events in years. Bloggers react to the development in this post.

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10 February 2010

Morocco: Talks on Western Sahara to Resume

Written by Jillian C. York · International Relations, Politics

The dispute over the Western Sahara is a complex one--Morocco claims it as their own, while the Saharan independence movement (the Polisario), backed by Algeria, desires independence. Three years ago, talks resumed between the Polisario and Morocco. Bloggers react to a new round of talks.

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7 January 2010

Western Sahara: Running the Sahara Marathon 2010

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Written by Renata Avila · Refugees, Sport

The Sahara Marathon is an international sport event to demonstrate solidarity with the Saharawi people and this year celebrates its 10th anniversary. Many dedicated bloggers wrote about it to promote the event in different languages and even created blogs for this purpose.

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18 November 2009

Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar Deported

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Written by Jillian C. York · Freedom of Speech, Governance

Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara (from Morocco). On Friday, November 13 when, upon returning to Laayoune (a city in the Western Sahara region), she was arrested and subsequently deported. Jillian C. York rounds up the reactions of bloggers.

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29 April 2009

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Bubisher: A Bus of Books for Children in Western Sahara

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Written by Renata Avila · Education, Literature

Do you want to go to the Sahara desert and read for children living in the refugee camps? Bubisher is a mobile library being driven across Western Sahara refugee camps. In those refugee schools, the bus shares with youngsters food for the soul and mind: books. Renata Avila highlights the initiative.

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