Carmen Gómez Martín provides an overview of the Sahrawi people, displaced since 1975 due to Morocco’s control of Western Sahara, living in Algerian refugee camps in Tindouf. These camps have evolved into a de facto state-like structure governed by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Polisario Front, yet residents face extreme poverty and depend heavily on international aid. Despite political and administrative organization, the prolonged displacement has created a protracted refugee situation marked by severe living conditions and uncertainty about their right to return or political resolution.