Franco-Moroccan Arts & Diplomacy: Morocco and France are finalising a new “Friendship Treaty” to replace the 1955 La Celle-Saint-Cloud deal, aiming for a more equal, long-term partnership spanning economy, security, Francophonie culture, and strategy—including stated support for the Western Sahara plan. Human Rights on Screen: In Bern, Switzerland, the Abolish Festival screened two documentaries on Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara—“Three Stolen Cameras” and “a Memory that Refuses to Surrender”—highlighting imprisoned journalists and activists, plus the toll on their families. UN Pressure, Sahrawi Voices: A UN C-24 regional seminar in Managua drew renewed support for Sahrawi self-determination, with Frente POLISARIO UN representatives saying member states across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean backed a referendum. Prison Abuse Findings: The UN Committee Against Torture again reported a consistent pattern of abuse against Sahrawi detainees linked to the 2010 Gdeim Izik camp protests, including solitary confinement, torture or ill-treatment, and coerced confessions. Diplomatic Pushback: Morocco told the UN decolonization panel the Sahara file should be dropped from its agenda, arguing the Security Council has taken over after Resolution 2797.