Spanish writers, artists, actors and film directors have made a video promoting their appeal to the king of Spain to intervene on Aminatou Haidar’s behalf. Her celebrity supporters include three Nobel Prize recipients and Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodóvar. British artists and intellectuals are pressing Gordon Brown to help.

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Western Sahara, Morocco and Rights Activist Haidar

The month-long hunger strike of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has succeeded in bringing pressure to bear on the international community to step up efforts to find a ... Read more »

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