Boumerdes (Algeria), Aug 17, 2013 (SPS) - Lecturer Brahim Baaziz strongly criticized, Tuesday in Boumerdes (50-km east of Algiers), the blackout imposed by the international media on the Saharawi issue regarding the "serious violations" perpetrated by the Moroccan authorities against the defenceless Sahrawi people in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
Budapest (Hungary), Aug 17, 2013 (SPS) - Morocco “violates seriously human rights in its country and in the occupied territories” of Western Sahara, the Europe’s Central and Eastern Alliance for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People bemoaned.
The reaction of the European NGO comes after the visit made by Moroccan minister of foreign affairs to Hungary where the two sides made a joint statement at the end of the visit.
Boumerdes (Algeria), Aug 17, 2013 (SPS) - The United Nations (UN), France and Spain have “betrayed” the Saharawi people by blocking the exercise of their right to self-determination, said Wednesday in Boumerdes the President of the European Conference of Coordination and Support to the Saharawi People, Mr. Pierre Galand.
Boumerdes (Algeria), Aug 17, 2013 (SPS) - Chairman of the Algerian National Committee for Solidarity with the Saharawi People (CNASPS), Mahrez Lamari, called Wednesday in Boumerdes, Algeria, on the United Nations Organization (UNO) to implement mechanisms to ensure the protection of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, under violations.
Boumerdes (Algeria), Aug 17, 2013 (SPS) - The fourth edition of the Summer University of Saharawi cadres kicked off Wednesday in Boumerdes, 50-km east of Algiers, bringing together 400 participants representing the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), in addition to Algerian civil society members and international human rights activists.
México, Aug 12, 2013 (SPS) - “Cerca del Olvido (nearly forgotten)”, a movie on Western Sahara by the Mexican filmmaker Luis Mariano Bouchot, will be screened at the International Film Festival on Human Rights to be organized in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next October, according to SADR embassy in Mexico.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Aug 12, 2013 (SPS) - Secretariat of the Political Organization of the Polisario Front has launched a web page for 20 May Magazine, while maintaining its written edition which will focus more on thought and analysis, a source of the Secretariat told SPS.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Aug 11, 2013 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation gendarmerie patrol stopped Saturday a Basque delegation in his way to Gdeim Izik region in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, informed a source of the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Diaspora.The delegation composed of 13 activists along with 5 Saharawi companions.
Lecce (Italy), Aug 11, 2013 (SPS) - The Italian Province of Lecce and Saharawi Wilaya of Dakhla have signed a protocol of friendship, in the aim to strengthen the ties of friendship between the two cities, as reported by the press in the city.
The protocol was signed by the Representative of the Saharawi Foreign Minister Mr. Mohamed Salem El Duena Salek and President of the Province of Lecce Mr. Antonio Gabellone.
Buenos Aires, August 07,2013 (SPS) - The documentaries "Sons of the Clouds. The Last Colony ", by Alvaro Longoria and Javier Bardem, and the documentary" Gdeim Izik, camp of the Sahrawi resistance ",by Lluís M. Güell-, will be screened as part of the 15th Film and Human Rights Festival From 07 to 14 August, which will also orgnize a Table Discussion on the Sahrawi issue next Tuesday with presence of Bachir Salem, Representative of the SADR and Polisario Front in Argentina.
Abuja, August 06,2013 (SPS)- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Mohamed Nordin, has reiterated on Monday " Nigeria’s unconditional support to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the resolutions of African Union and the United Nations and the principles of international law on decolonization ".
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Aug 5, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has felicitated His Excellency Mr. Robert Mugabe on his reelection as the president of the Republic of Zimbabwe, in a letter sent Sunday.
The President of the Republic congratulated, in the name of POLISARIO leadership as well as Saharawi people and government, His Excellency Mr. Mugabe on his reelection at the helm of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Aug 5, 2013 (SPS) - The British NGO “Adala UK” has participated in a meeting entitled “Supporting Peaceful Protest”, organised by the Gdeim Izik Coordination in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, as published Sunday on its website.
Attendees highlighted the importance of support to the peaceful demonstrators as a way to demand the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.
Madrid, Aug 4, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has received a message of gratitude and esteem from the President of the Spanish Government Mr. Mariano Rajoy.
This message comes in response to another one sent by the Saharawi President to Spanish PM, in which he condoled him on those killed in a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela.
Johannesburg, Aug 4, 2013 (SPS) -The Minister of Public Health Mr. Mohamed Lamin Dadi held Friday talks with the Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa Mr. Aaron Motsoaledi, on the sidelines of the International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Africa, hosted by South Africa from 1 to 3 August 2013.
The two sides exchanged views on various issues and challenges facing the governments of the two countries, particularly regarding the improvement of mothers and children’s health.
São Paulo (Brazil), Aug 4, 2013 (SPS) - The Chairman of the Brazilian Ruling Labour Party (Portuguese acronym: PTB) Mr. Luiz Falcão has called for the respect of the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination and independence, during the opening ceremony of São Paulo’s 9th Forum, informed a source of the Saharawi delegation present at the event.
Mexico City, Aug 3, 2013 (SPS) - A parliamentary group of friendship has been formed in the Mexican Parliament to strengthen relations and deepen friendship between the Mexican and Saharawi people, according to a press release issued Friday by SADR embassy in Mexico.
This parliamentary group composed of members of prominent political parties represented at the Mexican Parliament.
The group will meet in the coming days to put a calendar of action. (SPS)
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Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Aug 3, 2013 (SPS) - Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front held today, Saturday, a meeting at the Presidency of the Republic to focus on the upcoming ordinary session of the National Secretariat and external action achievements, according to a statement issued at the end of the meeting.
Washington, August 3, 2013 (SPS) - The U.S. Congress has formed the parliamentary group of solidarity with the Saharawi people called “Western Sahara Caucus,’’ which aims to defend the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and the protection of human rights of Saharawi citizens in the territories of Western Sahara occupied by Morocco, according to a statement of the POLISARIO Office in Washington.
Abuja, August 01,2013 (SPS) - The Trade Union Movement in Nigeria under the chairmanship of the Nigerian Labour Congress and in collaboration with civil society organizations and the General Union of Saharawi Workers (UGTSARIO), announced on Thursday the organization of an International Conference of Solidarity with the UGTSARIO in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, on 28, 29 and 30 October 2013.