March 2012

Algiers, March 22, 2012 (SPS) - The Ambassador of Venezuela in Algeria, Hector Michel Mujican, reaffirmed on Thursday his country's firm support to the Sahrawi people's struggle for their right to self-determination, during a meeting with Ambassador Brahim Ghali held at SADR embassy in Algiers.

The Venezuelan diplomat expressed his desire to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.

Accra, March 22, 2012 (SPS) - The Saharawi Ambassador to Ghana, Mahayub Sidina, was received Thursday by the opposition leader in Parliament of Ghana , Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, according to a press release of SADS embassy to Accra.

The ambassador took the opportunity to inform his host of the latest developments on the the Sahrawi people's struggle for their legitimate rights to self-determination and independence.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), March 22, 2011(SPS) –Moroccan police assaulted on Sunday the Saharawi student, Mohamed Mousawi (21 years) in the occupied city of El Aaiun, according to a source of the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.

“The blatant attack against the Saharawi student took place Sunday night where Moroccan police agents in uniforms assaulted the Saharawi young before his house in neighborhood of Alquds ”, the source said .

June 9th School (refugee camps), March 21, 2012 (SPS) - Committee on External Affairs, Information and Protocol of the National Council (Parliament) ended today  discussions on 2012 Government programme in the presence of Prime Minister and members of government .

The session focused  on the need to revitalize and activate the role of the missions and embassies of the Saharawi Republic in order to achieve greater support to the Saharawi struggle as well as taking advantage of the current changes affecting the region of the Maghreb.

Buenos Aires , March 20, 2012 (SPS) - Minister for Latin America, Mohamed Yeslem Beissat, has urged on the Argentinean government to recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), recalling the commitment of the former president Raul Alfonsin in 1989.

Melbourne, March 20, 2012 (SPS) - The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University (Australia) hosted on Monday a talk under the theme "Non-violent resistance in the Middle East": Dr. Stephen Zunes who is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco.

Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 19, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, reaffirmed continuation of the POLISARIO to cooperate with efforts of the United Nations to enable the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and independence, highlighting the positive reply of the POISARIO to UN Secretary General demand to continue negotiations under supervision of his Personal Envoy, although no progress has been achieved due to Rabat intransigence and obstruction.

Shaheed Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 19, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, considered that the positions of France and U.S. “do not contribute in the settlement of the Western Sahara issue, but feeding the Moroccan intransigence and disregard to the international legitimacy,” in an interview with Radio Algeria International broadcasted today.

Shaheed Al hafed (refugee camps), March 18, 2012 (SPS) - “We did not record any remarkable progress in the negotiations with the new Moroccan Government on a just and fair settlement to the conflict of Western Sahara in the context of the exercise of the Saharawi people to the right of self-determination due to Rabat intransigence,” Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, underlined in an interview with Radio Algeria International broadcasted today.

El Aaiun (occupied territories), March 19, 2012 (SPS) - A number of Saharawi citizens staged Sunday in streets of the occupied city of El Aaiun to demand right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, informed a source of the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.

The demonstrators chanted a political slogans calling for the independence of Western Sahara, and expressing solidarity with the Saharawi political detainees in the prisons of Morocco.

June 9th School (refugee camps), March 19, 2012 (SPS) - The spring session of the Saharawi National Council (Parliament), allocating to ratify programme of the Government, continues for the third day, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, and members of the National Secretariat and government.
The session is the first after its inauguration following the 13th Congress of the Frente Polisario.

El Aaiun (occupied territories), March 17, 2012 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation police arrested and confiscated Friday documents of three Saharawi activists of human rights at a Moroccan security checkpoint at the eastern entrance of occupied El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, coming from Al-Khat Valley, according to a source of the Ministry of the Occupied Territory and Communities Abroad.

Basque (Spain), March 17, 2012 (SPS) - The Basque Municipality of Bilbao approved Friday a range of motions of solidarity with the Saharawi cause and political prisoners, in the context of widening of the solidarity movement with the Saharawi people along Spain.

The Municipality denounced the systematic abuses to human rights and fundamental rights of the Saharawi civilians in the occupied Western Sahara, calling for releasing all the Saharawi political detainees as to unveil fate of the disappeared.

Madrid, March 17, 2012 (SPS) - The Secretary General of Amnesty International (AI), Mr. Salil Shetty, called Thursday on the Spanish Government to pressurize for the inclusion of human rights component within functions of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), when renewing its mandates.

Copenhagen, March 16, 2012 (SPS) - Members of Danish Parliament, European Parliament, a political party and various Organizations have sent Friday a letter to Mr. Villy Soevndal, the Danish Minster of Foreign Affairs to draw his attention to the dismal humanitarian situation of the Saharawi refugee Camps, according to the Polisario representation to Denmark.

Algiers, March15, 2012(SPS) the Minister of Foreign affairs of Italy ,Giulio Terzi Di Sant’agata, Thursday, confirmed that Italy supports a solution to Saharawi conflict will provide to the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination in accordance with  resolutions of  the United Nations.
 

Boujdur(occupied territories) March15,2012(SPS) the Saharawi citizens in the occupied city of Boujdur , Tuesday  organized a peaceful demonstration  to denounce Moroccan violations of human rights and to solidarity with the  Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan jails, according to the  Saharawi Ministry of  the occupied territories and communities.
  

The demonstrators raised Saharawi flags and slogans demanding the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and independence and the release of all Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan prisons.

Algiers, March15, 2012(SPS) the Saharawi Ambassador to Algeria, Brahim Gali, Wednesday, received in Saharawi embassy, the Ambassador of South Africa to AlgeriaJoseph Kota.

  The discussions focused on the latest developments of the Saharawi cause in the light of the 9^th informal negotiations between Polisario Front and Morocco held in new York  from 11to 13 under the auspices of the United Nations.
 

Manhasset (New York), March 14 2012 (SPS) – Head of the Saharawi negotiated delegation to Menhast, Mr. Khatri Aduh, asserted on Tuesday that UN Security Council should assume  its full responsibilities to allow completion of the decolonization process of Western Sahara".

MANHASSET (NEW YORK)- March 14,2012(SPS)  The ninth round of informal talks between the Polisario Front and Morocco wrapped up Tuesday evening in Manhasset, New York, without any significant progress in the negotiations between the two parties, to meet in June and July for other new informal rounds.

The UN Secretary General’s personal envoy, Christopher Ross said Tuesday evening in a communiqué that the informal meeting between the two parties took place in “an atmosphere of serious engagement, frankness, and mutual respect.”