Prisoner Health Crisis: Polisario leader Brahim Ghali has sent an urgent letter to UN chief António Guterres, warning that nine Sahrawi civilian political prisoners on an open-ended hunger strike in Moroccan jails face worsening health, including critical conditions for Mohamed Bani and Hassanna Aalia, after authorities allegedly responded with dispersal, communication bans, and coercive transfers instead of addressing demands for transfer closer to families in Western Sahara. Rights Monitoring Push: Sahrawi human rights defender Hamdi Mhamedou urged the UN Human Rights Council to grant independent, sustainable monitoring access to Western Sahara and called for the immediate, unconditional release of all Sahrawi political prisoners, citing restrictions on activism and the hunger strike’s health toll. Escalating Reprisals Report: The Sahrawi Prisoners’ Protection Association says punitive measures intensified after the hunger strike, documenting arbitrary transfers and loss of contact with families, while several detainees continued striking and one prisoner was moved to a medical unit after severe deterioration. UN Process Momentum: The UN Secretary-General’s annual report on Western Sahara highlights renewed momentum for negotiations under Security Council Resolution 2797, with direct talks facilitated by the US among key parties. Policy Fallout from Elections: A Spain political analysis says an electoral advance is again sidelining major health legislation, including medicines reform and patient and anti-tobacco measures—an indirect reminder of how governance shifts can disrupt health policy timelines. Youth & Community Health Link: NBA Africa’s second season in Morocco will train 2,000 girls and boys, including in Laayoune, with clinics and coach development—grassroots activity that can support long-term wellbeing.