May 2014

Ljubljana (Slovenia), May 21, 2014 (SPS)- Polisario Front Representative in the Balkan countries Malainin Bagada participated in Africa's Day III in Ljubljana on May 19 and 20,  with the aim of exchanging points of views on possible opportunities for cooperation between Slovenia and African countries, under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Borut Pahor, said the Saharawi Representation Balkan countries in a statement.  

Berlin, May 19, 2014 (SPS) A delegation led by the SADR Secretary General of  Saharawi workers union (UGTSARIO), Mohamed Cheikh Mohamed Lahbib, accompanied by the Polisario Front Representative in Germany, Mamoun Mohamed, took part in the 3rd Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (CIS), which is taking place from May 18 to 23 in Berlin, under the theme: "Strengthening the role of workers."

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), May 19, 2014 (SPS) - The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) launched an urgent appeal to human rights organizations around the world to intervene to save the life of the Saharawi political prisoner, Yahya Mohamed El Hafedh Iazza, on unlimited hunger strike for more than four weeks in Ait Melloul prison.

CODESA also called to exert more pressure on the Moroccan government to save the life of the Saharawi political prisoner and preserve his right to life, physical integrity and personal safety.

Shaheed Hafed, May 19, 2014 (SPS) - Ministry of Culture called Sahrawis in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, southern Morocco and Moroccan universities to preserve the cultural heritage of the Saharawi people against the "evil" plans of the Moroccan occupation to eliminate everything that characterizes the Sahrawi people.

Copenhagen (Denmark), May 18, 2014 (SPS)  – The Representative of the Polisario Front to Denmark, Mr. Abba Malainin, attended the annual congress of the Danish Red-Green Alliance Party (RGA) held on May16 to 18 in Copenhagen, at an official invitation by the Party, according to a statement of the Polisario Front Representation in Denmark.

The Danish Red-Green Alliance Party (RGA) has a constant and firm stance with regard to the decolonization of Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa.

BIR LAHLOU (Occupied Territories) , May 18 , 2014 (SPS0 - President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mohammed Abdelaziz denounced the brutal interventions of the Moroccan forces on the defenceless Sahrawi civilians.

Ibadan (Nigeria), May 16, 2014 (SPS) - The Dean of the University of Tifariti , Mr. Ahmudi Khatari, participated in the 18th Conference of the Nigerian University Professors held May 16-18, in Ibadan, South West Nigeria.

The Congress which is attended by 300 professors representing more than  60 Nigerian Universities, is held every two years to assess the situation of the Nigerian universities and elect the leadership of the organization between two congresses.

Algiers, May 17, 2014 (SPS) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has reiterated Algeria’s keenness to continue to support the Saharawi people to realize their right to self-determination and independence.

It came in a letter to President of the Republic Secretary-General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz in a response to the letter which he had sent to him on the occasion of his re-election as the President of the Republic of Algeria. (SPS)

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ALGIERS, May 16, 2014 (SPS) - The preview of an investigation on the identification of Sahrawi missing people whose bones were discovered in February 2013 in a mass grave in the region Amgala, Saharawi liberated territories, was broadcasted on Wednesday at the headquarters of Algerian television.

Addis Ababa , May 16, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic participated today to the works of the first session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, which adopted the works of the Legal Experts meeting since last Tuesday 6 of May.

Brussels, May 14, 2014 (SPS) - The Council of Europe is preparing a resolution questioning Morocco, on a political settlement to the conflict in Western Sahara, which will be presented to its Parliamentary Assembly’s plenary session scheduled for June 23-27 2014 in Strasbourg.

London, May 14, 2014 (SPS) - Amnesty International (AI) has called on Morocco to “end the climate of impunity” in Western Sahara by prosecuting all those perpetrators of torture, urging it to end secret detentions and to ensure that detainees have access to a lawyer, notably during interrogation.


In a report issued on the occasion of the launch of Stop Torture Worldwide Campaign, the London-based human rights group called on Morocco to “end the climate of impunity” by prosecuting all those against whom their is sufficient evidence.

Reykjavík, May 14, 2014 (SPS) - The Parliament of Iceland approved Monday an important resolution on Western Sahara, in which it expressed support to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, calling on the Icelandic Foreign Ministry to work actively in international forums for Saharawis’ self-determination to be respected.

Brussels, May 14, 2014 (SPS) - Algeria called Tuesday in Brussels on the European Union (EU) and its Member States to “use their influence to support the efforts undertaken by the United Nations to reach a fair and definitive solution” for Western Sahara’s conflict, based on Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.

Addis Ababa, May 14, 2014 (SPS) - Saharawi Republic (SADR) has participated to the 1st session of the Government Legal Experts of Specialized Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, which took place in Addis Ababa on May 6-14, 2014.


SADR was represented at this meeting by Mr. Abba Al-Heisan, members of the Constitutional Council and Secretary General of Saharawi Jurists Union, along with Mr. Mohamed Al-Mahjub Abdallahi.

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), May 14, 2014 (SPS) - Artists and activists of many countries in America, Europe and even Morocco have joined an awareness campaign about dangers of mines and against the separation military wall set up by the Moroccan occupation forces in Western Sahara.


The coordinator of the artistic project “A Flower Instead of Every Mine,” Moulud Yeslam, underlined that the idea consists of collecting millions of flowers instead of every mines.