Keywords: Tindouf camps


UN Security Council: Omar Hilale Responds Sharply to Algeria’s Ambassador Over Moroccan Sahara

A diplomatic confrontation between Morocco and Algeria unfolded at the United Nations Security Council following a vote on a US-sponsored draft resolution concerning the Moroccan Sahara, which failed to pass after Russia exercised its veto. The exchange brought Morocco’s Permanent Representative......

Moroccan Sahara Autonomy Initiative Gains Support at UN Fourth Committee Debate

International legal scholars, academics and civil society representatives have called for renewed efforts to resolve the Moroccan Sahara issue, presenting Morocco’s autonomy initiative as a potential framework for a negotiated political settlement during discussions before the United Nations General......

UN Debate Highlights Alleged Polisario Links to Terrorist Networks in the Sahel

Allegations of links between the Polisario separatist movement and terrorist organizations operating across the Sahel came under renewed scrutiny Wednesday at the United Nations, where several petitioners warned that such connections could aggravate security challenges facing the wider region. Speaking......

Spain’s Early Election Puts Sahrawi Nationality Bill on Hold

Spain’s early election disrupts citizenship initiative for Sahrawis An early election in Spain has put a proposed pathway to Spanish nationality for Sahrawis on hold, interrupting a legislative process that had already secured overwhelming support in the Congress of Deputies. The measure, approved......

Morocco urges UNHCR to prioritize durable solutions for Tindouf camps

Morocco has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to place sustainable solutions at the center of its budget planning for the Tindouf camps in Algeria, arguing that decades of humanitarian spending have failed to resolve the underlying situation. Speaking in Geneva during......

Rising insecurity in Tindouf camps exposes Algeria-Polisario tensions

Security conditions in and around the Tindouf camps in southern Algeria are deteriorating, as a recent armed attack targeting Chinese workers highlights the fragile situation in the region, where Algeria continues to shelter and support the Polisario Front. The incident, reported by the Forum for Supporters......

Algeria's responsibility for human rights violations in Tindouf

A Sahrawi human rights defender urged the international community on Thursday in Geneva to hold Algeria accountable for the human rights violations occurring in the Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria) and to end the impunity enjoyed by Polisario leaders. "We call on the international community......

Kidnapping crisis in Tindouf raises alarm over Sahrawi welfare

Recent reports have ignited serious concerns regarding the escalating incidents of kidnapping within the Algeria-controlled Tindouf camps. The Sahrawi Autonomy Support Forum (FORSATIN) has condemned the abduction of an elderly man, who appeared in a distressing video pleading for his son’s intervention. In......

Human rights violations in Tindouf camps raise alarm at UN Council

During the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and witnesses highlighted grave human rights violations occurring in the Tindouf camps, located in southwestern Algeria. These concerns were particularly voiced by the Sahrawi NGO......