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International - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

TRALEE: Talk on Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara

category international | anti-war / imperialism | event notice author Sunday March 23, 2008 13:16author by sean moraghan Report this post to the editors

Imperial Hotel Basement Bar Tues 25th @7.30

"My name is Ailbhe. I have recently returned from the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria. You are probably aware of the Moroccan occupation of the Western Sahara. I will give a short informal talk on the matter, showing you my pictures etc."

Everybody welcome to this talk, which will take place in the Imperial Hotel Bar, basement, Tuesday 25th March @7.30

Presented in association with Tralee SWP.
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Morocco has occupied Western Sahara for over 30 years. Tens of thousands of Saharawi people are living in a state of siege and face appalling human rights abuses and repression.

In addition 165,000 refugees live on an inhospitable plain in the Sahara desert. Temperatures range from the scorching to the freezing, water is scarce, access to the outside world is difficult. The people of Western Sahara have been forced to live here, struggling to return to a homeland where they can determine their own future.

On 31 October 1975, Morocco and Mauritania invaded Western Sahara as Spain (the former colonial power) looked on. The Saharawi people were expelled from their homes by force, including the use of napalm. Most fled to the Algerian desert.

Mauritania withdrew its claim to Western Sahara in 1979 and left. But Morocco stayed. The Saharawi people declared their own Republic in exile, which is now recognised by 60 other states. Yet the world still refuses to uphold international law and bring the Occupation to an end.

US oil interests and EU fishing interests further complicate this situation.

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