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RFK Center human rights delegation arrives in occupied El Aaiun amid media blackout

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El Aaiun (occupied territories), August 25, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), Ms. Kerry Kennedy, and the delegation accompanying her arrived Friday night in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, amid a media and security blackout.


The delegation was received by a group of Saharawi political prisoners including Ms. Aminatou Haidar amid a tight encirclement by Moroccan intelligence agents in civilian dress, informed a media source from the city.

Saharawi political prisoners in Black jail launch hunger strike (communiqué

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El Aaiun (occupied territories), August 25, 2012 (SPS) - The Saharawi political prisoners incarcerated in the Black jail, occupied city of El Aaiun, started Friday a hunger strike, to protest the bad treatment they face inside the Prison, quoted a communiqué of the Committee for the Defence of the Right to Self-Determination for the People of Western Sahara (CODAPSO).

Closing of 2012 Youth and students’ summer programme

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Awserd (refugee camps), August 24, 2012 (SPS) - The 2012 annual summer programme of youth and students wrapped out Thursday in all the wilayas and February 27th School amid a joyful competitive atmosphere.


Marking the occasion, the Wilaya of Awserd organized Thursday several sport and intellectual activities, as well as presenting awards and certificates of appreciation, in addition to an evening concert, in the presence of the Minister of Youth and Sport Mr. Mohamed Mouloud Mohamed Fadel and local authorities of Awserd.

Saharawi delegation takes part at regional seminar of African Court on Human Peoples’ Rights

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Addis Ababa, August 24, 2012 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation is participating at the regional seminar of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights taking place in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, holding under the motto: “the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: your new partner in strengthening the protection of human rights in Africa.”

La Badil: documentary on suffering of Saharawi people under Moroccan occupation

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London, August 24, 2012 (SPS) - “La Badil (no other choice)”, a new documentary provides an insight into the situation experienced by the Saharawi people under the Moroccan occupation, has been issued on the eve the eve of the second anniversary of the 2010 Gdeim Izik Uprising, which was bloodily repressed by Moroccan forces


The Documentary is produced, directed, filmed and edited by the British Journalist Dominic Brown

"Sons of the Clouds, The Last Colony" participates in the International Film Festival of Toronto

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Madrid, Aug 23, 2012 (SPS). - The documentary 'Sons of the Clouds, The Last Colony', will participate next September 13 at the 37th edition of the International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.

 

The film produced by Spanish actor Javier Bardem and directed by Alvaro Longoria describes the roots of the Western Sahara conflict to the current situation.

 

The idea came from the participation in the International Film Festival in Western Sahara, Fisahara held in the Wilaya of Dakhla in 2008.

 

Polisario Front says visit of RFK Center will be a tsetimony of the situation is Western Sahara

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Algiers, Aug 23, 2012 (SPS) - The Polisario Front representative to the United Nations, Ahmed Bukhari said on Wednesday that the visit by the President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), Kerry Kennedy, to the Saharawi refugee camps and Western Sahara under Moroccan occupation, is an other  testimony to the situation of the violation of human rights by Morocco.

 

Kerry Kennedy to lead human rights delegation to Saharawi occupied territories and refugee camps

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Washington, Aug 21, 2012 (SPS)- the  President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), Kerry Kennedy  will lead a human rights delegation with distinguished international human rights advocates to Western Sahara occupied territories and refugee camps from August 24 to 31, said statement of RFK center

 

 The objective of the visit is to assess the human rights situation on the ground, added the statement

 

President of Republic sends condolences to Ethiopia on death of Meles Zenawi

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Bir Lehlu(Liberated territories), Aug 21, 2012 (SPS) - The President of Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz has sent on Tuesday  a message of condolences to Ethiopian Vice Prime Minster and Foreign Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn on the death of Prime Minister, Melly Zenawi.

President of Republic hails steadfastness of Saharawi political prisoners in Morocco’s jails

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Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), August 19, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, expressed pride and appreciation of the Saharawi people for the steadfastness of the Saharawi political prisoners in the jails of Moroccan occupation, in a letter marking the occasion of blessed Eid al-Fitr.

President Mohamed Abdelaziz felicitates heads of Islamic states on Eid al-Fitr

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Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), August 18, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, has sent letters of congratulation to the kings and heads of Islamic countries on the occasion of the advent of blessed Eid al-Fitr.

Saharawi people celebrate blessed Eid al-Fitr Sunday (Official

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Shaheed Al hafed (refugee camps), August 18, 2012 (SPS) - The Saharawi people, like the rest of Islamic peoples and countries, will celebrate tomorrow, Sunday 18 August 2012 corresponding to the first Shawal 1433 H, blessed Eid al-Fitr, quoted a statement by the Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs issued Saturday.


The prayer of Eid al-Fitr will be performed in all mosques of the Wilayas in refugee camps and liberated territories of Western Sahara, according to the source.

President of Republic sends congratulatory letter to counterpart of Mauritania

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Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), August 18, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, has sent a congratulatory letter to the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.


The President Mohamed Abdelaziz expressed warmest congratulations and best wishes to His Excellency President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, hoping a more progress and prosperity for the brotherly people of Mauritania.

New violations of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara

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Paris, August17,2012(SPS) - Further violations of human rights committed in the occupied territories against Sahrawi human rights defenders have been reported by the Association of Friends of SADR (AARASD) which requires once again that the United Nations Mission for the organization Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has the means to "give them back their voice and their safety.”

Polisario Front hopes that the designation of the new special envoy will contribute in rapid implementation of UN recommendations

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Shahid Alhafed, August17, 2012(SPS) the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front welcomed the appointment of Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, as  special envoy of the  Secretary General of the UN for western Sahara , hopping that this appointment “ contributes in accelerating the full implementation of recommendations of  report of UN Secretary General(April2012) and resolution 2044 of the Security Council”  according to press release concluded its third  ordinary session held from  Wednesday to  Thursday under chairperson of Secretary General of the Polisario, President of the

Peaceful sit in in occupied Boujdur calls for independence

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Boujdour (occupied territories), August 15, 2012 (SPS)  -The Saharwi masses in the occupied territory of Boujdour have organized a peaceful sit in, calling for the right of the Sharawi people to freedom and independence, said statement issued by Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad .

 

The Moroccan occupation forces have intervened violently to pursue and arrest the peaceful protesters.

 

Police of Moroccan occupation arrest Saharawi minor

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El Aaiún (Occupied Territories) - Moroccan police agents arrested Monday the Saharawi citizen Ismaili Ahmed, 17, in El Aaiun, the capital of occupied Western Sahara, said today, Tuesday, the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA).

 

According to CODESA, Ismaili was forced by the Moroccan officials to ride a police vehicle without charging him or inform him of the reason for the arrest.

 

Protests in Morocco against high cost of living and repression of February 20th Movement

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Rabat, August 12, 2012 (SPS) - Around 500 peoples took part Sunday in a sit-in in Rabat to protest the high cost of living as well as repression of February 20th Movement, and for the respect of freedoms and human rights, reported local and international media.


The sit-in was called by the National Council for Support to the February 20th Movement (CNAM20).