Western Sahara Resource Watch

We research and campaign the companies and governments that work for Moroccan interests in occupied Western Sahara.

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

Hello there👋
We are Western Sahara Resource Watch. We research and campaign companies & governments that work for Moroccan interests in #WesternSahara.
We believe the occupation will not stop as long as Morocco is allowed to profit from it.
Thank you for supporting our work. 🇪🇭

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

S2H2+Bm welcomes Morocco’s annexation plans for #WesternSahara.
But after nearly three years of questions, the Swedish company still won’t say where its planned green hydrogen project will be built.
https://t.co/f7UIwX2eX6
#COP31 #ClimateJustice

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

🚨 81.6% of all "public" land mobilised for investment by Morocco between 2024 and mid-2026 was in occupied #WesternSahara, a territory Morocco has no sovereignty over and no right to allocate land in.
The figures come from Morocco's own budget documents.
https://t.co/VL6G6TK4Lk

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

A UN mission can end.
A people's right cannot.
UNSG @antonioguterres reminds the world that MINURSO's departure does not erase #WesternSahara's right to self-determination.
https://t.co/WbV6pdDzed

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

Self-determination is not a talking point.
It means the people of #WesternSahara must be free to choose their future – and thus also to reject #Morocco's proposal. Several #UNSC members said they supported that right, but their votes told another story.
https://t.co/gxkT49Ssso

[Ignacio Cembrero @icembrero]

El conflicto del Sáhara Occidental acaba de dar un vuelco drástico y el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de #España no tiene nada que decir. La MINURSO se retira del territorio y el rey Mohamed VI de #Marruecos insta a la ONU a desentenderse del contencioso. No habrá más negociación con el #Polisario ni #Argelia ni siquiera sobre el plan de autonomía marroquí que Pedro Sánchez apoyó con contundencia. Aún así el Gobierno guarda silencio. España es la antigua potencia colonial y, según juristas tan prestigiosos como Hans Corell, sigue siendo la potencia administradora de iure. @MAECgob @jmalbares @desdelamoncloa @sanchezcastejon @SpainUN @EMADmde @Defensagob @PolExt #SaharaOccidental

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

@USAmbUN If we champion the principles of the First Amendment and giving people a voice, shouldn't that extend to letting the Saharawi people speak for themselves through a vote? #WesternSahara

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

An extraordinary confrontation at the UN Security Council: Russia vetoed the US resolution on #WesternSahara. The US then blocked Russia’s alternative. Neither text was adopted, leaving MINURSO’s future uncertain.

Read more: https://t.co/1SMSNtplGP

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

BREAKING: Russia has vetoed the US-drafted UNSC resolution on #WesternSahara. The blocked US text sought to alter MINURSO's mandate and push Morocco’s autonomy plan as the exclusive framework, bypassing Saharawi self-determination.
11 votes in favor, 3 abstentions, 1 veto.

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

Unprecedented development at the #UNSC on the #WesternSahara file.
For the first time, Russia has circulated a rival draft resolution to challenge the US text ahead of today's MINURSO vote.
Major escalation in diplomatic maneuvering.

[Rami Ayari @Raminho]

NEW: #Russia circulates rival #UN Security Council draft resolution on #WesternSahara, offering an alternative to the #US text. Both drafts would renew #MINURSO’s mandate until 31 October 2027, but they take notably different approaches to the political process and the mission’s future. Russian draft below.

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

UPDATE: Following diplomatic protests, the UN Secretariat has reportedly reversed its decision to close the exhibit.
The "50 Years, 50 Faces" Saharawi photo exhibition has officially reopened with its run extended until November 4.
#WesternSahara

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

Outrageous censorship at the @UN .
An approved photo exhibit highlighting Saharawi refugees was removed by the UN itself.
Morocco claims responsibility for the censorship.
The international community must not allow the #WesternSahara story to be silenced.

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

Outrageous censorship at the @UN .
An approved photo exhibit highlighting Saharawi refugees was removed by the UN itself.
Morocco claims responsibility for the censorship.
The international community must not allow the #WesternSahara story to be silenced.

[PassBlue @pass_blue]

A photo exhibit at the UN of Sahrawi people in exile, sponsored by Algeria, SoAfrica, Namibia, Belize, Uganda, Timor-Leste & Oxfam, was removed by the UN despite standard approvals, diplomats say.
Morocco said it had the display removed. Our email to the UN official responsible for exhibitions didn't reply. https://t.co/yIs4suhfAL

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

⚠️ The @UN is about to open a Pandora’s box.
A draft UNSC resolution considers Moroccan sovereignty over all of #WesternSahara, thereby risking military expansion into areas it does not control.
This violates the UN Charter.
Read why: https://t.co/Um7DnPJDbs

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

🚨 The UN Security Council may be days away from endorsing the occupation of #WesternSahara.

This sets a dangerous precedent threatening the entire post-WWII international legal system.

Read WSRW's 6 key concerns: https://t.co/Um7DnPJDbs

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

🚨 A leaked UNSC draft on #WesternSahara erases #MINURSO's core mission.
Great analysis explaining how this text undermines self-determination and threatens the post-WWII legal order by normalizing annexation.

[Stephen Zunes @SZunes]

In this written interview, I look at U.S. efforts to force the United Nations to recognize Morocco's illegal annexation of Western Sahara, which it invaded in 1975, and the dangerous precedent it would establish.
Please consider circulating.

https://t.co/j7MhWffpOI

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

Note: our website https://t.co/uhLjD6ubwz is currently down for maintenance after a global security breach in the PHP programming language. We hope to be back online tomorrow.

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

🚨 BREAKING: BREAKING: The Polisario Front is launching a legal case against Spanish authorities for granting @Ryanair a permit to fly to occupied #WesternSahara.
https://t.co/VP72kJBAsw

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

🚨 Ireland’s ad watchdog (@ASA_Ireland) concludes that @Ryanair's marketing of #Dakhla as "Moroccan" is likely to mislead consumers, noting that #WesternSahara is not part of Morocco.
Full story: https://t.co/6ElmZSMI28
#Ryanair #HumanRights

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

We’re almost halfway to our €500 goal to map agricultural expansion in occupied #WesternSahara using satellite imagery! 🚀
With a new EU-Morocco trade deal looming, this research is urgent. Help us uncover the facts.
🎯 Donate now to support the study: https://t.co/N0eokm263W

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

In 2010, thousands of Saharawis gathered at Gdeim Izik to protest marginalisation and demand social and economic rights. Those imprisoned after the camp’s dismantling are now on hunger strike - despite a UN call for their immediate release.
https://t.co/axKmN81F2f
#WesternSahara

[Western Sahara Resource Watch @wsrw]

Help us map injustice from space! 🍅🛰️
With your support, we’ll use satellite imagery to track expanding agricultural plantations in occupied #WesternSahara. Our data has shaped EU court cases before - now we need to update it.
Support the study: https://t.co/N0eokm2DTu