Zurich Film Festival Spotlight: Climate activist Greta Thunberg surprised audiences in Zurich with a panel appearance tied to the documentary “My Home of Wind and Sand,” which follows Sahrawi activist Najla Mohamed Lamin and denounces Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara. U.N. Diplomacy Update: The Moroccan Sahara file is set to return to the UN Security Council in October, after a 2025 resolution elevated Morocco’s autonomy proposal while keeping self-determination language in play. U.S.-Polisario Outreach: U.S. UN envoy Mike Waltz met a high-level Polisario delegation in New York, stressing Sahrawi refugees “have waited 50 years” and calling for genuine alternatives. Spain’s Sahrawi Nationality Push: Spain’s Senate Justice Commission backed a bill for Spanish nationality for Sahrawis tied to Spain-era administration, but narrowed it to a two-year residence requirement. Human Rights Pressure: The Sahrawi Human Rights Commission urged the ICRC to act over nine political prisoners on open-ended hunger strike in Moroccan custody. Pro-Palestine, Anti-Normalisation Protests: Moroccan cities saw demonstrations against Rabat’s deepening Israel ties, with reports of bans, dispersals, and detentions in some areas. Tindouf Camps Under Strain: UNHCR warned that conditions in the Tindouf camps are deteriorating and called the long-standing status quo “intolerable.” Arts & Culture Industry Move: Lightdox acquired world sales rights to “My Home of Wind and Sand” ahead of its Zurich premiere.