Human Rights & Justice: The UN Committee Against Torture says Morocco is violating the rights of Sahrawi detainees linked to the 2010 Gdeim Izik protest, citing a “consistent pattern” of arbitrary arrests, solitary confinement, torture or ill-treatment, and coerced confessions. International Solidarity: Frente POLISARIO UN representative Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar reports strong backing for the Sahrawi self-determination cause at the UN C-24 regional seminar in Managua, with countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean calling for the referendum to be expedited. Press Freedom on Screen: Switzerland’s Abolish Festival in Bern screened two documentaries on Sahrawi activists in occupied territories—“Three Stolen Cameras” and “a Memory that Refuses to Surrender”—highlighting imprisonment, suffering of families, and the silence critics say enables abuses. Corporate Accountability: Heidelberg Materials says it supplied construction materials and produced nearly 600,000 tonnes of cement in occupied Western Sahara in 2025, raising fresh concerns about business ties to Morocco’s consolidation of the territory. US Politics & Security Claims: US Senator Ted Cruz renews calls to label Polisario a terrorist organization, arguing Iran-backed links could threaten maritime security near the Strait of Gibraltar. Media Spotlight: Slovenian TV featured Sahrawi human rights defender Aminatou Haidar in an interview on the occupied territories and refugee camps, urging EU support for self-determination.