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200848 minPG-13documentary

A scream from Sahara

200848 minPG-13documentary

Saharaui civilians in Western Sahara endure violence from the Moroccan regime and neglect from the international community while seeking land and sovereignty.

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Saharaui civilians in Western Sahara endure violence from the Moroccan regime and neglect from the international community while seeking land and sovereignty.

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Unai Aranzadidirector

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Trapped between the violence of the Moroccan regime and the indifference of the international community, the Saharaui People fight peacefully in order to recover their land and sovereignty. The DNGO Mundubat looks into the dramatic consequences this conflict has brought to the civilian population both in the refugee camps and occupied territories of the Western Sahara.

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