AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHunger Strike Crisis: Polisario and Sahrawi rights groups are escalating calls for urgent international action to save Naâma Asfari’s life as his hunger strike nears a sixth week in Morocco’s Kenitra prison, with letters to the ICRC and UN special rapporteurs demanding independent medical care, an end to isolation, and implementation of UN decisions. Pan-African Pressure: The National Council president urged the Pan-African Parliament to act urgently to protect Sahrawi prisoners on hunger strike. Diplomatic Fallout Over Surveillance: A Forbidden Stories-led investigation renews claims that Morocco used Israeli Pegasus spyware to target French officials and journalists, while France and Morocco push deeper security cooperation during PM Sébastien Lecornu’s visit. Franco-Moroccan Rapprochement: Lecornu and Rabat signaled an “unwavering” French position on Western Sahara and announced a raft of cooperation agreements, including work on a renewable electricity link. Occupied Territory Film Boycott: Sahrawi groups condemned Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” filming in occupied Dakhla as whitewashing Morocco’s occupation, while boycott calls grow. Human Rights & Legal Status: Portugal’s parliament and Spain’s CEAS-Sahara renewed demands for Asfari’s release and independent medical access. Natural Resources: The Sahrawi Working Group condemned Engie’s role in enabling desalination-linked farmland expansion in occupied Western Sahara.
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