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Huelva Gate : Morocco must review its sending regulations, says Andalusia Workers Syndicate

In Spain, several Moroccan women have decided to put an end to their silence, revealing shocking accounts about sexual and labor abuses in Huelva’s strawberry fields. With the help of Spanish activists and trade unionists they have been able to lodge complaints against their alleged assaulters. They have even rallied on Sunday, telling the world about their ordeal, in an attempt to change a situation they called degrading and humiliating. Reviewing contracts Contacted by Yabiladi on

Economy

BCP, CIH and CDG want to purchase an Islamic bank and insurance in Tunisia

Sahara

Tindouf : Protesters question the death of a Sahrawi prisoner

Sahara

Refugees in Tindouf : The account of Mbareka, a Sahrawi grandmother

In Tindouf, a «deserted zone» located in south-western Algeria, Sahrawis’ ordeal seems to be eternal. In an article made public by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Mbareka had the chance to open her heart and speak about her days in the camp. «Now in her mid-fifties, she lives in Smara refugee camp», wrote the agency Thursday, 14th of June. Now, Mbareka is a grandmother who fears «staying» in Tindouf and being

Politics

Fisheries agreement : The Polisario appeals the CJEU’s recent ruling

With the help of its lawyer Gilles Devers, the Polisario is appealing against the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The Front is mainly targeting the current negotiations, kicked off on April the 16th and held between Morocco and the European Commission for the renewal of the fisheries agreement, which will expire on July the 14th. M’Hamed Khaddad, coordinator with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), believes that

Sahara

Sahara : Horst Köhler to visit Laayoune at the end of June

Society

Huelva Gate : Hundreds rally in Spain to support Moroccan strawberry pickers

Sports

Diasporama #45 : Rizlen Zouak, Morocco's first female mixed martial arts fighter

Rizlen Zouak has built herself an atypical career. The Beaune-native went from Judo to mixed martial arts (MMA), looking for new challenges. The young woman won 7 World championship medals in Judo and was awarded in several continental competitions. Then overnight, the 32-year-old sportswoman put Judo aside to start her MMA adventure. «Two years after the 2012 Summer Olympics, I saw an MMA training session and I said to myself that after playing Judo for so many years, after the Rio 2016