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Sandblast is dedicated to building awareness and solidarity for the Saharawis of Western Sahara.

Our main project in the Saharawi refugee camps is Desert Voicebox, providing after school early childhood education in music and English.

20/08/2026

This is Jaimitna, an art installation by Asria Mohamed which has been showcased across the world: in the Saharawi refugee camps, Spain, Switzerland and more.

Asria is an artist, journalist, and activist for Saharawi liberation - growing up in the refugee camps and now based in Norway, Asria uses her experience and platform to be a voice for the Saharawi community.

From the outside, Jaimitna looks like an ordinary Saharawi tent, but step inside, and the walls are made from the Melfhas of 19 Saharawi female human rights activists. Scan the QR codes, and you are taken to each woman’s story. Every one of them has suffered brutal repression at the hands of the Moroccan occupation. Despite this, they choose to continue their fight every day and refuse to be silenced.

Scroll to learn more about Jaimitna, and get in touch with Asria Mohamed if you’d like to support in showcasing the installation in your city.

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15/08/2026

August’s Film Club Feature is here!

Life is Waiting, directed by Iara Lee is an hour long free film, focusing on resistance arts in the Saharawi liberation struggle.

The film features interviews with Saharawi artists across all disciplines, discussing the ways in which the arts provide a channel for the Saharawis to make their voices heard, and peacefully continue their fight.

Since its release, the film has received endless attempts at censorship by the Moroccan regime. Clearly, this film poses a significant threat for the way that it exposes the truth of the Saharawi struggle.

We urge you to watch this film, and to share it as wide as you possible can to understand more about the Western Sahara and the importance of cultural preservation today.

Watch it for free on YouTube today (link in last slide)

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01/08/2026

Big change doesn’t always start big 🌱

A few pounds a month might not feel like much on its own, but multiplied across our community, it becomes something powerful.

Reliable, steady support means we can plan ahead, respond faster, and keep doing the work that matters, month after month.

Whatever you can give: £3, £5, £20, it all adds up, and it all counts.

Ready to join us?
Sign up as a monthly donor at sandblast-arts.org 💛

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30/07/2026

Ever dreamed of running through the Sahara? Now’s your chance to find out what it’s really like.

Join our Sahara Marathon 2027 Info Q&A on Wednesday the 5th of August at 7pm, and get all your questions answered by runners who’ve had the experience and are ready to share.

This isn’t just for elite endurance athletes. Whether you’re eyeing the full marathon, or want to get involved with the 5K or 10K, there’s a distance for you.

Every step is an act of solidarity, and every runner matters.

New to running? Curious about training? Wondering what to pack? We’ve got you.📩

DM us to save your spot in the Q&A - all questions welcome!

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24/07/2026

We demand the release of Naâma Asfari NOW!

Naâma has been detained by Moroccan authorities for 16 years, under charges based on confessions extracted using torture and coercion.

We demand Morocco to release ALL Saharawi political prisoners and cease the use of torture and ill treatment for Saharawi prisoners.

Every day Asfari’s hunger strike becomes more and more dangerous. Morocco has to act NOW.

Share this post, tag and do not let this injustice go unseen by the world.

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15/07/2026

Join tonight at St Margaret’s House in London to learn about the reality of life as a Saharawi living under Moroccan occupation.

The evening will include a screening of the two films shown, as well as an array of photography from the refugee camps. There will be an open discussion at the end of the evening with an opportunity to ask any questions you may have 🇪🇭

Doors open from 6:30, screenings start at 7:00pm.

09/07/2026

Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster The Odyssey (releasing 17 July 2026) is already one of the most anticipated films in years. The trailer already boasts striking shots, across Greece, Italy, Ireland, and Scotland. But what is not included in the promo is the illegal occupation of Western Sahara - where part of the billion dollar budget movie was filmed.

Part of the production was filmed in Dakhla, a city under illegal Moroccan occupation, which is presented as a picturesque backdrop. The fact that it is a militarised city under siege has obviously not been addressed by Nolan or his team, despite our communities many attempts to educate them and extract some kind of explanation.

We have received no response.

Join us in boycotting The Odyssey until justice is served. Universal Pictures must know that Hollywood’s complicity in illegal occupation will no longer go ignored. We have received no response.

02/07/2026

Join Sandblast’s petition today to protest Ryanair profiting from unethical tourism by providing direct flights to Dakhla, Western Sahara.

Ryanair is knowingly falsely advertising Dakhla as part of Morocco - normalising Morocco’s illegal occupation of Western Sahara and dismissing the grave human rights violations Saharawi people are subject to regularly at the hands of their occupiers.

We must object to this insanity. Dakhla has never been Moroccan. Hold Ryanair accountable for their actions and support the Saharawi people’s recognised right to self-determination.

Sign the petition today at: change.org/p/hold-ryanair-accountable-for-misleading-advertising
Link available in our bio.

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27/06/2026

Sandblast’s team has helped to map the resource exploration of the Western Sahara by Morocco with the help of data from

We hope to make this plunder visible, by showing which international companies are directly complicit in it, and who gets to benefit from the profits of Saharawi phosphates, fish, sand, wind, solar & hydrogen energy.

Morocco’s theft of Saharawi resources is clearly illegal, and international complicity in the extraction and trade of these products is illegal too.

Ignorance is no longer a defence! Help us draw attention to the illegal exploitation of Western Sahara by sharing this post, writing to your MP urging them to condemn this, and signing our petition to stop companies like Ryanair from profiting from unethical tourism in the occupied Western Sahara.

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17/06/2026

56 years ago today, the Saharawis staged the first organised peaceful protest against their Spanish colonisers in the name of independence and liberation.

That protest was violently crushed by the colonising authorities, forever transforming the national consciousness of the Saharawi people and informing the expression of resistance we see today.

The uprising directly led to the formation of the Polisario - which was born out of the lessons learned from the Zemla Intifada.

56 years later, it seems that little has changed. The Saharawis are still calling for the same basic rights of independence and self determination that they were decades ago.

However, rather than being defeated. This is a reminder that the Saharawi people have ALWAYS resisted. And will always continue to resists as long as they are oppressed and occupied.

Long live the Saharawi resistance!

Like and share this post to teach someone something new about Saharawi history today 🇪🇭

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