January 2014

Algiers, Jan 9, 2014 (SPS) - Speaker of the Saharawi National Council (Parliament) and Head of the Saharawi delegation to the negotiations with Morocco, Mr. Khatri Addouh, has expressed hope that “Ross’s tour in the region will enable the intensification of efforts in order to increase awareness of the UN Security Council and the international community regarding the Saharawi issue so as to end the suffering and ordeals of the Sahrawi people due the Moroccan occupation.”

Kathmandu, January 7, 2014 (SPS)- A group composed of members of the civil society of Nepal, has announced today the establishment of Nepal-Western Sahara Foundation “as an expression of support for the Sahrawi people” according to a statement by Mr. Shyam Awale, the general coordinator of the foundation.

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Jan 06, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, said that Morocco “impedes the ongoing efforts of Christopher Ross to find a solution to the Western Sahara conflict,” in a speech delivered at the conclusion of the annual conference of Saharawi diplomacy.

Shaheed El Hafed, January 4, 2014 (SPS) - Mr. Mhammed Khadad, member of the National Secretariat , Coordinator with MINURSO , has denied the holding of a meeting between POLISARIO Front and Morocco in an European country.

Mr. Mhammed Khadad affirmed Saturday evening, in an interview with Sahara Press Service (SPS), "Polisario Front denies categorically what has been circulated by some newspapers and media affiliated to Morocco of the holding of a meeting between Polisario Front and Morocco in an European country,"

Tiznit (Morocco) January 4, 2014 (SPS) - Sahrawi political prisoners, known as group of Sahrawi national flag, went on indefinite hunger strike on Thursday in the local prison of Tiznit, Morocco, in protest of the “squalid” conditions in the prison, according to the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.

The political prisoners demand medication, open visits, balanced nutrition, sleeping beds, Pursuing study, access to newspapers and exchange of letters abroad, according the same source.

ALGIERS, January 4, 2014 (SPS) - Algeria supports the efforts of UN Secretary General Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, and calls for increased efforts in the region to organize a self-determination referendum, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra said Wednesday in Algiers.

Awerd (Sahrawi refugee camps) January 1, 2014 (SPS) - Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara Christopher Ross will held a meeting with Sahrawi and Moroccan parties in January 2014, as part of UN efforts to resolve the Western Sahara conflict, said on Tuesday in Awserd, Polisario Front’s coordinator with MINURSO, Mohamed Kheddad.

Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), January 1, 2014 (SPS) -  President of the Republic, Secretary- General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mohamed Abdelaziz, congratulated all Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan prisons for their defiance and endurance, in a letter on the eve of the New Year's 2014.