September 2014

Algiers, September 21, 2014 (SPS) - Saharawi Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Salek said Sunday, in Algiers, that it is "inconceivable that the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) becomes a body backing occupation instead of a peace mission."

"The credibility of the United Nations is put to the test with this issue, as the very essence of UN existence is at stake, namely people's right to self-determination," the Saharawi official told a news conference.

Algiers, September 21, 2014 (SPS) - Head of the French delegation of Algeria-France parliamentary friendship group Patrick Mennucci deplored Sunday in Algiers the “difficult” humanitarian conditions of the Sahrawi people in the refugee camps in Tindouf.

In a joint press conference with his Algerian counterpart Belkacen Belabes, Mennucci underlined that the “unacceptable” situation and the “difficult” humanitarian conditions in which the Sahrawi people live in the camps.

 Belmopan, September 21, 2014 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize, Wilfred Peter Erlington, reiterated his country's support to the struggle of the Saharawi people to self-determination, indicated a Sahrawi diplomatic sources in Nicaragua.

The Foreign Minister of Belize, speaking on the occasion of the celebration of the XXXIII anniversary of independence of Belize in the presence of the Saharawi Ambassador in Nicaragua, Suleiman Hennan Tayeb, expressed the willingness of his Government to strengthen bilateral relations with the SADR.

Mehbas (Liberated Territories), September 20, 2014 (SPS) - A landmine explosion hit a four-wheel drive vehicle carrying 5 members of the Sahrawi border g uards, in the area of Bukerba, where they were performing their daily duty, resulted in the death of one of them and injuring the other four which required transferring them to the hospital in Tindouf, reported the Sahrawi Association of Mines Victims in a statement Saturday.  

London, September 20, 2014 (SPS) -  Amnesty International (AI) initiated Thursday an appeal to protect seven Sahrawi prisoners on hunger strike against torture at the Local Prison in the occupied city of El Aaiun, on its official site.   

The organization indicated that the seven Sahrawi prisoners were “severely” beaten on 17 September in El Aaiun Local Prison and they have gone on hunger strike in protest.

Shaheed Hafed, September 20, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic Secretary-General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz called France to play a role in supporting peace, stability and human rights in Western Sahara, in a statement following a meeting with a French delegation of Algeria-France parliamentary friendship group.

Smara (Refugee Camps), September 20, 2014 (SPS) - A French delegation of Algeria-France Parliamentary Friendship Group, led by its head Patrick Mennucci, has started Friday a visit to the Sahrawi refugee camps to enquire about their situation.

The visit "is an opportunity to enquire about the situation of the Sahrawi refugees and the difficult humanitarian conditions in which they are living in the camps, far from anything read in book or reported by the media or on the Net," said Mennuci upon his arrival.

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Sept 18, 2014 (SPS) - A French delegation of the parliamentary committee of solidarity with the Saharawi people began Thursday a two-day visit in the Saharawi refugee camps, said the Ministry of Information.


According to agenda of the visit, the delegation will hold Thursday evening a meeting with the Minister of Cooperation and the head of the External Relations Committee at the Saharawi National Council (Parliament), stated the Ministry of Information, in statement issued today.

Geneva, Sept 18, 2014 (SPS) - The former Saharawi political prisoner, Mastafa Mashdoufi, presented Wednesday a testimony before the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council, underway in Geneva, in which he unveiled the horrible face of the Moroccan regime.

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Sept 17, 2014 (SPS) - A seminar on microcredits was organized Wednesday morning at the Conference Hall in the headquarters of the Saharawi Ministry of Culture.


In a speech during the event, the Secretary General of the Cooperation Ministry, Sid El-Ouali Amer, highlighted the goals underlined by the Saharawi Government to put into force such project, mainly of which to encourage productive projects and self-sufficiency, in addition to develop the national economy.

Chahid Al Hafed, 17 Sept, 2014 (SPS)- The Council of Ministers has condemned Tuesday evening the Moroccan continued obstruction to the settlement efforts, stressing that the only solution to the conflict is through enabling the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and independence.

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Sept 17, 2014 (SPS) - The Council of Ministers has warned of the influence of drugs coming from Morocco on the security and stability in the region, calling on the Saharawi people to stand in the face of Moroccan occupation’s intrigues and policies.


In a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting held Tuesday, the Council called upon Saharawi citizens to stand strong in the face of Moroccan plots, intensify the action of struggle, consolidate the means of resistance and stick to their national unity.

Boujdour (occupied territories), Sept 17, 2014 (SPS) - Moroccan occupying forces on Monday banned a peaceful protest was planned by Saharawi human rights bodies in the occupied city of Boujdour, said a right source.


The protesters was demanding the release of all Saharawi political prisoners languishing in Moroccan jails, extension of MINURSO mandate to include human rights monitoring and respecting the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

Algiers, Sept 17, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz warned Sunday against the danger of the “drugs coming from Morocco which are, he said, an important source of funding for terrorist groups.

Madrid, Sept 16, 2014 (SPS) - Representatives of the Polisario Front in the Spanish autonomous communities met early this week in Madrid to evaluate the annual plan of action and to put into action the decisions taken by the recent session of the National Secretariat of the Frente Polisario.


The diplomats denounced the “negative and irresponsible” way of dealing from the part of Morocco with the efforts of the United Nations (UN) to find a solution to the conflict of Western Sahara.

New York, Sept 16, 2014 (SPS) - Security Council of the United Nations will hold Thursday an emergency meeting to tackle the spread of Ebola virus in West Africa.


The U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, who presides over the Council during the month of September, said that Washington hopes this meeting will come up with “concrete commitments” to combat this epidemic.


It is to be recalled that a total of 2300 people have died in several countries in West Africa since the outbreak of the epidemic last March.

Oslo, Sept 16, 2014 (SPS) - Youth League of Norway’s Conservative Party called Monday upon the Government to act in favour of the protection of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, in a motion on Western Sahara adopted unanimously by its National Council.


The motion asked the Government of Norway to take a “public and frank” stance opposing France’s one which aims at undermining the protection of human rights in Western Sahara.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), Sept 16, 2014 (SPS) - Moroccan occupying forces “aggressively” intervened Monday evening in Smara street in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, against a group of Saharawi protesters were trying to participate in a peaceful protest organized  by Saharawi human rights associations.

Shahid Hafed, September 15, 2014 (SPS) The new executive board of the Student Union of Saguia El-Hamra and Rio de Oro (UESARIO) held its first meeting Sunday at the headquarters of the organization in Shahid Hafed (camps Sahrawi refugees).

The meeting was chaired by the Secretary General, Moulay Brahim M'hamed, and focused on the outcome of the last meeting of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front and the active role of the UESARIO.