AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFilm & Activism: Greta Thunberg backed the Zurich Film Festival premiere of Patrick Wally’s documentary My Home of Wind and Sand, spotlighting Sahrawi activist Najla Mohamed Lamin and calling out international “hypocrisy” over Western Sahara. Festival Fallout: A ZFF debate tied to the film drew only 40 attendees despite 300 tickets sold, with Thunberg blaming Morocco for “silencing the Sahrawi cause.” Human Rights: Amnesty International released reports detailing Morocco’s spyware and surveillance campaign targeting journalists and Sahrawi activists, while Sahrawi defender El Ghalia Djimi urged the UN Human Rights Council to apply the Durban Declaration and Geneva Conventions in occupied Western Sahara. Prisoners: The Sahrawi National Human Rights Commission urged the ICRC to intervene over nine political prisoners on hunger strike. Diplomacy & Politics: Spain postponed its Algeria summit, and Morocco’s deepening Israel ties sparked pro-Palestine protests across multiple cities. Law & Identity: Spain’s Senate advanced a bill affecting Sahrawis’ nationality pathway, tightening it to a two-year residence requirement. Arts & Culture (Industry): Lightdox acquired world sales rights to the Zurich-premiered documentary.
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