Birlehlu (Liberated territories), 15 August, 2014 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the POLISARIO Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, has condemned the expulsion of Spanish independent observers from the occupied city of Dakhla, Western Sahara, by the Moroccan authorities, in a letter Sunday to the United Nations General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon.
Sarajevo, September 14, 2014 (SPS)- The mayor of Sarajevo, Ibrahim Hadzibajric, expressed Thursday “strong” support and solidarity with the Saharawi people for self-determination and independence, during a reception the Town Hall to the Representative of the Polisario Front, Malainin Bagada Mohamed.
The Sarajevo Mayor expressed also the readiness to start bilateral relations with Sahrawi municipalities, according to a statement of the POLISARIO Front representation in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia.
Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura), September 14, 2014 (SPS) - The current mayor of Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura), Marcial Morales Martín, reiterated the support for the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, during a reception to the Polisario Front representative in the Canary Islands, Hamdi Barai.
The Polisario Front representative was also received at the headquarters of the municipality of La Oliva by its mayor, Claudina Morales, who also reiterated the support for the right of the Saharawi people.
Paris, September 13, 2014 (SPS) - The Western Sahara will be represented this weekend by two stalls at the World Village Festival of Humanity by the Association of Sahrawi Community in France and the Association of Sahrawis in France.
A discussion on the question of Western Sahara jointly organized by the Association of Sahrawis in France (ASF) and the Association of Sahrawi Community in France (ACSF), with the support of the Platform of Solidarity with the People of Western Sahara is scheduled for Sunday in the World village.
Dakhla (Occupied Territories) September 13, 2014 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation authorities expelled Thursday Spanish human rights delegation from the Basque region from the occupied city of Dakhla to the Moroccan city of Agadir .
"We were informed by the Moroccan authorities that we are persona non grata," said a member of the delegation after the expulsion.
Geneva, September 13, 2014 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation participates in the 27th session of the United Nations Council of Human Rights which takes place September 8-27, according to a source of the delegation.
The participation of the Saharawi delegation aims at shedding light on the serious violations of human rights perpetrated by the Moroccan occupier against Saharawi citizens in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Sept 11, 2014 (SPS) - French citizen Christel Letard was expelled Wednesday evening from the airport of the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, by the Moroccan occupying forces, informed a Saharawi right source.
According to the source, the French national was forced to board the same plane that brought her from the Moroccan city of Casablanca, without giving any reason to this action which violates human rights and freedoms.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Sept 10, 2014 (SPS) - The academic year 2014-2015 started Sunday morning in all schools in the provinces of the Saharawi Republic (SADR).
The kick-off was given by the Minister of Education Ms. Mariam Salek Hmada.
On Tuesday, the ministry of education organized local conferences in all provinces to prepare for the start of this year’s school year.
Oran (Algeria), Sept 10, 2014 (SPS) - A total of 1,200 tons of sugar and barley for the benefit of the Saharawi refugees on Wednesday delivered at the port of Oran, Algerian, by the World Food Programme of the United Nations.
These donations announced Wednesday at the port of Oran in the presence of the Italian Ambassador in Algeria, Consul General of Spain in Oran, representatives of the Algerian and Saharawi Red Crescent.
Awserd (refugee camps), Sept 10, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz on Wednesday said that the occupied Saharawi territories are being turned into a “big prison” by Moroccan occupation, despite the presence of the UN flag.
Speaking during the National Cadres’ Conference, held in Awserd, President Mohamed Abdelaziz described as “craziness and adventure” Morocco’s refusal to allow human rights monitoring in the occupied parts of Western Sahara.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Sept 8, 2014, (SPS) - The Preparatory Committee for the Saharawi Social Forum held today at the headquarters of the Association of Families of Saharawi Prisoners and Disappeared (AFAPREDESA) its fourth meeting to view the work of the sub-committees.
Copenhagen, Sept 9, 2014 (SPS) - Polisario Front’s Representative to Denmark, Mr. Abba Malainin, received Tuesday by Mr. Peter E. Eilschow, head of Section in the Department of North Africa and the Middle East (MENA) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, according to a press release of the Saharawi representation to Denmark.
The two parties discussed the latest developments related to the issue of Western Sahara and the UN peace process.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Sept 9, 2014 (SPS) - The outgoing leadership of the Saharawi Students Union (UESARIO) on Tuesday handed over tasks and equipment for the new elected leadership, in the presence of Mr. Salem Labsir, head of the Polisario Front’s Political Organization Secretariat.
The handing over ceremony was attended by members of the National Secretariat, parliamentarians, and cadres in the Saharawi state, as well as former and current leaders of the Union.
New York, Sept 9, 2014 (SPS) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Moroccan Government to address the cases of Saharawi political activists imprisoned after unfair trials, highlighting that courts “can’t deliver justice if they ignore allegations that officials tortured the defendant into confessing.”
In a letter sent to the President of the Moroccan Government Abdelilah Benkirane, HRW asked Morocco to address unfair trials of Saharawi civilians in both military and civilian courts, pointing to the case of the activist Abdeslam Loumadi.
Chahid Al hafed (refugee camps), Sept 8, 2014 (SPS) - Staff of the Saharawi People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has recalled that the primary function of the United Nations (UN) is still that of the decolonization of Western Sahara, through a free and impartial referendum on self-determination for the Saharawi people.
Addis Ababa, Sept 9, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic (SADR) takes part to an emergency meeting of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) devoted to the fighting of the Ebola disease prevailed in West Africa.
Speaking during the meeting, Saharawi Foreign Minister Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Salek voiced SADR’s solidarity with governments and peoples of West African region, which are affected by the Ebola disease.
Shaheed Hafed, September 8, 2014 (SPS) The Staff of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) reiterated the readiness of the units of the SPLA to defend any terrorist threat, in accordance with the commitments of the Saharawi State in its capacity as a full member of the AU, according to a statement sanctioning the work of a meeting of the SPLA General Staff held Sunday under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic and Supreme commander of the Armed Forces, Mohamed Abdelaziz.
El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), August 7, 2014 (SPS) - The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) has called for an urgent intervention to save the life of Sahrawi political prisoner Abdelkhalek Merkhy who is on a hunger strike since August 14, as well as fulfilling his demands and ensuring his right to a fair trial.
Shaheed Hafed, September 7, 2014 (SPS) - The United Nations will pursue its responsibility to enable the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination through a free, democratic, and fair referendum under international supervision, confirmed the Coordinator with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Mr. M'hamed Khadad, in a statement Saturday to SPS.
Wilaya of Smara (Refugee Camps), September 6, 2014 (SPS) - The Ministry of Education has held Saturday the national conference on learning progress which coincides with the opening of the school year 2014-2015 under the theme “Upbringing of children on the path of heroes”.
In her opening speech, the Minister of Education, Mariem Salek, highlighted the special importance paid by the Sahrawi government to the field of education and the considerable efforts to improve learning and bring up the children on the path of the 20 May revolution heroes.