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September 2011

Saharawi cause is just, has regional and international roots, says official

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Tindouf(Algeria) September 14,2011(SPS) -The Polisario Front representative to the UN, Ahmed Bukhari said the Saharawi cause is "just, has its regional and international roots", in discourse entitled "Peace Process and Negotiations"on the side lines of SADR cultural week in Tindouf, Algeria.

 

Launch of third cultural week of SADR in tindouf

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 Tindouf(Algeria) Septemper12,2011(SPS) the activities of the third cultural week of  the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic(SADR) in  Algerian city of tindouf  have started on Sunday evening in presence of the Saharawi Minster of culture ,Khadija Hamdi the governor of Tindouf,Abdelhakim Shater, parliamentarians from  Algeria and Saharawi Republic as well as authorities of tindouf in addition to  representatives of Saharawi and Algerian media. 

South Africa renews its strong support to Saharawi struggle for freedom and independence

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Algiers, September12, 2011(SPS) the Ambassador of South Africa to Algeria, Sam Joseph Cotanne , renewed the strong support of his country to the struggle of the Saharawi People for freedom and independence.   

“South Africa morally and materially supports the struggle of the Saharawi People for freedom and independence” said the African diplomat in an interview with the Algerian newspaper "le jeune independent” published on Sunday

Algeria, Mali reiterate support to UN resolutions about Western Sahara

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Algiers. september12, 2011(SPS) Algeria and Mali reiterated their support, Sunday in Algiers, to UN Security Council resolutions which reaffirm the self-determination right of the Sahara people, according to a communiqué concluded   the work of the 11th session of the Joint Cooperation Committee between Algeria and Mali, the APS reported Sunday.

The two sides reiterated their "commitment to support the implementation of relevant resolutions of the Security Council reaffirming the right to self-determination of Western Sahara people,"(SPS)

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The European Youth Caravan for Western Sahara will hold Wednesday, a sit-in outside the European Parliament

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 Shahid Al Hafed, September 11, 2011 (SPS) The "European Youth Caravan for Western Sahara" will hold next Wednesday, a sit-in outside the headquarters of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to denounce violations of human rights committed by the Morocco in Western Sahara and to protest against the signing of the agreement between the EU and Morocco including the Saharawi territorial waters, according to the organizers of the caravan.

The European Youth Caravan for Western Sahara will hold Wednesday, a sit-in outside the European Parliament

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 Shahid El Hafed, September 11, 2011 (SPS) The "European Youth Caravan for Western Sahara" will hold next Wednesday, a sit-in outside the headquarters of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to denounce violations of human rights committed by the Morocco in Western Sahara and to protest against the signing of the agreement between the EU and Morocco including the Saharawi territorial waters, according to the organizers of the caravan.

Italian donation to fight malnutrition in Sahrawi refugee camps

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Rome, September 10,2011 (SPS) Italy has granted a donation of 200,000 Euros for the fight against malnutrition in the Saharawi refugee camps, as learn Saturday in Rome.

The contribution that the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made ​​available to the World Food Program (WFP) is part of a plan for 2011for the Saharawi refugees.

New Sahrawi Ambassador presents his credentials to President of Zimbabwe

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Harare (Zimbabwe), September 9, 2011 (SPS) - The new Saharawi ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe Mr. Daish Mohammed Saleh, presented Thursday his credentials to the president, Mr. Robert Mugabe.

 

On the occasion, President Mugabe affirmed the clear position of the Republic of Zimbabwe regarding the decolonization of the African continent and the Western Sahara in partiular, referring to the deep bonds of friendship between the two governments and peoples, Sahrawi and Zimbabwe.

 

Sahrawi Ambassador presents his credentials to Ghanaian President

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Accra (Ghana), September 9, 2011 (SPS) - Mr. Mahjoub Sidina presented Thursday his credentials to President of the Republic of Ghana,Mr. John Evans Atta Mills, as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

 

During the ceremony at the presidential headquarters, the President ofthe Republic of Ghana expressed solidarity with the Saharawi people,stressing the importance of opening an Embassy of the Sahrawi Republic in this friendly country.

 

Sahrawi government refutes that members of MINURSO were attacked by Sahrawi army units

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Bir Lahlou, September 9, 2011 (SPS) – The Sahrawi government has denied what was reported Thursday in Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper, quoting Moroccan newspaper Al Messa, that “members of the UN mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), monitoring cease-fire in the region of Bir Lahlou, were attacked by Sahrawi army units," in a statement issued by the Ministry of Information.

 

Polisario Front calls on UN to assume its responsibilities in decolonization of Western Sahara

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Shaheed El Hafed, September 8, 2011 (SPS) - The National Secretariat (SN) of the Polisario Front called Thursday on the United Nations to assume its responsibility for the decolonization of Western Sahara, ensure the security and integrity of the defenseless Sahrawi citizens and establish a mechanism allowing MINURSO to control and monitor human rights situation in the territories under the Moroccan occupation.

 

Polisario Front denounces Moroccan "repressive" practices in Western Sahara

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Shaheed El Hafed, September 8, 2011 (SPS) - The National Secretariat (SN) of the Polisario Front has denounced the colonial practices of the Moroccan government, through the campaigns of brutal repression, arrests, abductions and transferring civilians before military courts, particularly since the forced dismantling of the camp of Gdeim Izik, November 8, 2010.

 

Polisario Front condemns double standard position by France vis-à-vis Western Sahara

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Shaheed El Hafed, September 8, 2011 (SPS) - The National Secretariat (NS) of the Polisario Front has condemned the positions of certain international parties, such as France, which adopts a position of double standards when it comes to the question of Western Sahara, indicated a statement sanctioning the work of a regular session of the SN, released Thursday.

 

Polisario Front decides to hold 13th General People’s Congress in December in liberated territories

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Shaheed El Hafed, September 8, 2011 (SPS) - The National Secretariat (NS) of the Polisario Front has decided to set the date for the 13th General People's Congress of the Polisario Front, bearing the name of the late president of the Saharawi National Council (Parliament), Mahfoudh Ali Beiba, in mid December 2011, in the liberated territories of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

 

British civil society representatives call on Prime Minister for respect of cease-fire in Western Sahara

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London, September 8, 2011 (SPS) - An important delegation of parliamentarians, representatives of civil society  including  trade unions and the Polisario Front representative in London delivered a petition to the Office of the British Prime Minister Mr. David Cameron,  calling on London to play an active role to ensure the respect of the cease-fire in Western Sahara.

 

Algeria calls on NAM to continue support for Saharawi people

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Belgrade (Serbia) September 6, 2011 (SPS) - The Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Mourad Medelci , called Monday on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to continue its  firm and effective support for the Sahrawi people in its struggle to realize its aspirations in freedom and self-determination.

 

Saharawi President consoles his Chilean counterpart following plane crash accident

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Santiago (Chile) Sept 5, 2011 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, expressed Saturday heartfelt condolences to his Chilean counterpart, Mr. Sebastian Piñera, following the tragic crash accident of a plane belonging to the Chilean Armed Forces occurred Friday near the San Fernando Island which left 21 dead.

President of Republic appreciates the documentary “Gdeim Izik: an example of unity and resistance”

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Shahid Al Hafed (refugee camps) Sept 4, 2011 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, has appreciated the documentary “Gdeim Izik: an example of unity and resistance”, considering it “work which must be commanded because it documents a historic phase in the history of the Saharawi resistance against the Moroccan occupation, during its screening on the sidelines of a meeting of the Ministers Council held Saturday.