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Greta Thunberg Accuses Morocco of Sabotaging Zurich Film Festival Appearance Over Western Sahara Advocacy

festival-fair · 2026-10-02

Climate and Palestine activist Greta Thunberg visited Zurich, where she advocated for the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and accused Morocco of sabotaging her poorly attended appearance at the Zurich Film Festival. Thunberg, who also campaigns on climate and Palestine issues, said that anyone demanding global solidarity while ignoring Western Sahara is a hypocrite. She believes Morocco deliberately undermined her event at the festival, which drew a small audience. The visit and her remarks centered on raising awareness for the Sahrawi cause in Western Sahara.

Key facts

  • Greta Thunberg visited Zurich
  • Thunberg advocated for the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara
  • Thunberg accused Morocco of sabotaging her Zurich Film Festival appearance
  • Thunberg's Zurich Film Festival appearance was poorly attended
  • Thunberg called anyone demanding global solidarity without supporting Western Sahara a hypocrite
  • Thunberg is a climate and Palestine activist
  • Thunberg believes Morocco deliberately undermined her festival event

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Zurich Film Festival
  • NZZ

Locations

  • Zurich
  • Switzerland
  • Western Sahara
  • Morocco

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