AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHunger Strike Crisis: Sahrawi political prisoner Naâma Asfari’s health is worsening in Kenitra prison as he enters a second month of open-ended hunger strike, with Sahrawi rights groups and families blaming Moroccan authorities and urging UN-backed action, independent medical care, and release/transfer of Gdeim Izik detainees. International Pressure: The International League for Human Rights in Berlin and French AARASD have joined calls for urgent German and international intervention, citing UN Working Group Opinion No. 23/2023 and alleged medical neglect and solitary confinement. Diplomatic Outreach: Sahrawi Foreign Minister Mohamed Yeslem Beissat met South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, briefing him on the national cause and reaffirming support for self-determination. Solidarity Abroad: Italy’s Mantua province reaffirmed support for the Sahrawi cause and discussed hosting Sahrawi children. Western Sahara in the Spotlight: NGOs and solidarity groups renewed calls to boycott Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” over filming in occupied Dakhla, while a book launch in Las Palmas highlighted legal arguments on Morocco as occupying power. Academic Ties: Ibn Zohr University signed new medical-focused partnerships with Canary Islands universities in Laayoune, expanding Morocco-Spain academic cooperation into the southern provinces.
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