Congress in Spain backs citizenship for Western Saharans born before 1977

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How it spread - 8 original reports, 1 reprint

1. Thu, 10 September 2026

   4 reports
   • Le Figaro (France)16:32
     Espagne : l’État envisage d’accorder la nationalité à des dizaines de milliers de Sahraouis occidentaux

     Les députés espagnols ont adopté jeudi un projet de loi permettant à des dizaines de milliers de Sahraouis nés sous administration espagnole d’obtenir la nationalité. Le texte doit encore être approuvé par le Sénat, dans un contexte de relations sensibles entre Madrid et Rabat.

   • ČT24 (Czechia)17:01
     Španělští poslanci schválili občanství pro rodáky ze Západní Sahary do roku 1977

     Španělští poslanci ve čtvrtek schválili zákon, jenž umožní získat občanství lidem, kteří se narodili v Západní Sahaře do roku 1977, a jejich dětem. Informují o tom španělská média, podle nichž by se to mohlo týkat zhruba 100 tisíc lidí. Agentura EFE napsala, že podle marockých médií schválení této normy může být dalším zdrojem napětí mezi Madridem a Rabatem, jejichž vztahy naposledy poškodila migrační krize v Ceutě, která stále trvá.

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)21:39
     Congress in Spain backs citizenship for Western Saharans born before 1977

     Measure, which could benefit up to 120,000 people, their descendants, heads to Senate

   • Al Jazeera English21:47first to report
     Spain’s Parliament backs citizenship for Western Saharans born before 1977

     After lower house approval, the bill to grant tens of thousands of Sahrawis citizenship now goes to the Spanish Senate.

2. Fri, 11 September 2026

   3 reports
   • DW Top Stories03:09
     Spanish lawmakers back citizenship for Saharawis

     Spanish lawmakers approved a bill that could give citizenship to tens of thousands of Sahrawis and their descendants, amid tense ties with Morocco. The legislation must now pass the senate.

     1 reprint

     • AllAfrica11 Sept, 07:06their copy
   • DW Top Stories03:09
     Spanish lawmakers back citizenship for Sahrawis

     Spanish lawmakers approved a bill that could give citizenship to tens of thousands of Sahrawis and their descendants, amid tense ties with Morocco. The legislation must now pass the senate.

   • Al Jazeera English12:09
     ‘A historic day’: Spain moves closer to citizenship for Western Saharans

     Spain’s parliament backs citizenship for Sahrawis amid tense relations with Morocco after the Ceuta crossing.

3. Sun, 13 September 2026

   1 report
   • Al Jazeera English01:41
     Why Spain’s new Sahrawi citizenship law matters to Morocco

     The new citizenship bill for Sahrawis touches a sensitive fault line in Madrid’s ties with Rabat.