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Tunisian court reduces prison sentence for three condemned to 30 years in prison for smoking cannabis

A court in the Tunisian city of El Kef has slashed to 2 years the prison sentence of three young man arrested in January and condemned to 30 years in jail for possessing and smoking cannabis, a substance banned by the North African country. The court ruling came following a public outcry against the city’s […]

Algeria uses Polisario militias to unsettle Mauritania

A recent report has raised concerns over the militarization in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps in southwestern Algeria, accusing both Algiers and the Polisario of destabilizing acts targeting Mauritanian territory. The so-called Dakhla camp is being used as a logistical hub for Polisario military operations, a report on Le360 said. The camp’s proximity to the Mauritanian […]

Brazil’s Ruling Party hails Autonomy Plan for Sahara as a model of dialogue, commitment to international law

The autonomy plan presented by Morocco for the Sahara focuses on dialogue and international law, and promotes the well-being of the populations concerned, said Romenio Pereira, Secretary for International Relations of Brazil’s ruling party, Workers’ Party (PT). “A more explicit support for the autonomy plan presented by Morocco can, of course, be considered, since this […]