AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSurveillance & rights: Amnesty International says Morocco’s surveillance goes beyond digital spying into private-data collection, smear campaigns, and judicial harassment, documenting arrests and restrictions targeting Sahrawi activists and protest organizers in Western Sahara. Film & activism: At the Zurich Film Festival, Greta Thunberg backed the world-premiere documentary My Home of Wind and Sand about Sahrawi activist Najla Mohamed Lamin, calling out international “hypocrisy” and urging real action; Lightdox also acquired world sales rights. Western Sahara at the UN: Sahrawi human rights defender Elghalia Djimi urged the UN Human Rights Council to end selectivity and apply the Durban Declaration and Geneva Conventions in occupied Western Sahara. Prisoners’ health: The Sahrawi National Human Rights Commission urged the ICRC to intervene as nine political prisoners from the Gdeim Izik group reportedly began an open-ended hunger strike. Politics & identity: Spain’s Senate Justice Commission advanced a bill for Spanish nationality for Sahrawis tied to Spanish-era administration, reshaped around a two-year residence requirement. Diplomacy & culture: Morocco’s deepening Israel ties sparked pro-Palestine protests across Moroccan cities, while the Sahara file continues heading back to the UN Security Council in October.
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