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Spanish government partners divided over modifying consent law'
Catalan Cooperation Fund in Algeria to back Western Sahara
Delegation also including MPs visit Sahrawi camps: 'Morocco blocks any possibility for dialogue'
Morocco raises Catalan question in diplomatic spat with Spain
Spanish stance on Western Sahara cited as "root" of recent crisis
Hundreds protest Moroccan actions in Western Sahara outside consulate in Barcelona
Dozens of Moroccans counterprotest across the street with the two groups separated by police
Human rights defenders to tour fifteen Catalan cities and towns
Nine activists from eight different countries will participate in awareness-raising activities for 9th edition of ‘Cities defending human rights’ project
Walking 100 km to bring water to Sahel
The third edition of the Intermon Oxfam Trailwalker has collected 620,000 euros to improve access to water in Sahel, Africa. The challenge consisted in walking 100 kilometres from the Pyrenees to the Costa Brava in less than 32 hours. 260 teams made up of six people participated, with the only previous requirement of bringing 1,500 euros each for the cause. 187 teams crossed the finish line and records were broken as the first team to arrive, “Kriter.net”, completed the challenge in 9 hours and 45 minutes, faster than any other team in all the Trailwalker events held in 12 different countries.
The Catalan President asks Morocco to give an autonomous regime to Western Sahara
Artur Mas, the President of the Catalan Government, met with the “State Minister” of the Moroccan Government, Mohamed El-Yazghi, who acts as a deputy prime minister. Mas recommended that Morocco build a pseudo-federal model, as was done in Spain, giving the Western Sahara some degree of autonomy.