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NZ farmers last remaining importers of conflict mineral?

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 11:11 am | Western Sahara Resource Watch

Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) today published its fifth annual overview of companies involved in the purchase and transport of phosphate rock exploited illegally by Morocco in the territory it holds under military occupation: Western Sahara. The ... More >>

Morocco has no ownership over Saharawi phoshates

Saturday, 24 February 2018, 12:27 pm | Western Sahara Resource Watch

The High Court of South Africa today confirmed that the owner of the cargo of phosphate rock aboard the detained vessel, NM Cherry Blossom , is the Saharawi Government, and not Morocco's state-owned phosphate company which was not entitled to sell the ... More >>

Report reveals importers of Western Sahara phosphate

Monday, 16 March 2015, 11:56 am | Western Sahara Resource Watch

WSRW launches its overview report today containing all clients that have last year purchased phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. The report details all volumes, values and shipments relating to Morocco’s exports from the occupied territory ... More >>

Kosmos Energy platform has entered occupied waters

Saturday, 20 December 2014, 11:54 am | Western Sahara Resource Watch

The oil platform ‘Atwood Achiever' late last night entered the waters of occupied Western Sahara. “Kosmos Energy is to undertake the first drilling in Western Sahara ever. It is hard to imagine a more brutally unethical oil drilling, anywhere in the ... More >>

New report on Kosmos Energy in occupied Western Sahara

Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:36 pm | Western Sahara Resource Watch

Western Sahara Resource Watch has today launched a report on Kosmos Energy’s unscrupulous plans for test well drilling in occupied Western Sahara. In a few weeks time, the company may permanently damage the Saharawi people's aspirations and rights to freedom ... More >>

BP fishermen victims Lured to occupied land

Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:54 pm | Western Sahara Resource Watch

Louisiana fishermen, victims of the BP Gulf spill, could be moving their place of work to an occupied country, supporting an illegal and brutal regime. This might be the reality if Washington lobbyists get what they want. More >>

Now the Kiwis get involved in fish plundering too

Thursday, 8 May 2008, 11:40 am | Western Sahara Resource Watch

New Zealand, a country which already is a main ally to Morocco in buying the phosphates from the occupied Western Sahara, now also proves to be involved in the distribution of the territory’s fish resources. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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