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Los saharauis reciben la ley de nacionalidad como una reparación histórica con reconocimiento de derechos

Marruecos observa con recelo el avance de una legislación española que puede conceder identidad propia a ciudadanos del Sáhara Occidental

Los saharauis reciben la ley de nacionalidad como una reparación histórica con reconocimiento de derechos

Thousands of Sahrawis born under Spanish sovereignty and their descendants living in Western Sahara, under Moroccan control for the past 50 years, in refugee camps in Tindouf (Algeria), the base of the Polisario Front, and in the European diaspora, prepare to receive this Thursday the vote in Congress of the law granting them Spanish nationality amid the migration crisis in Ceuta.

Ahead of the expectation generated among the Sahrawis since the first legislative initiatives emerged, over three years ago, for the concession of the passport to Spanish citizens from which it was province number 53, Morocco remains officially silent. While media close to Rabat's government express concerns about the advance of Spanish legislation that may recognize a differentiated identity for their own citizens in Western Sahara.

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