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Shaheed Hafed, March 27, 2014 (SPS) -  One of the most prominent issues that will be raised with the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, is the decolonization of the last colony in Africa, Western Sahara, which is a "priority" for Washington's policy in the Middle East and North Africa, indicated the Algerian newspaper " Le Quotidien d'Oran"  in its Thursday edition.

Shaheed Hafed, March 27, 2014 (SPS) – Sahara Press Service (SPS) celebrates on March 29, its 15th anniversary in the light of new challenges and stakes, amid the process of confronting the Moroccan occupation and its war against the Saharawi people since October 31, 1975, through old and new fallacies, nevertheless the Sahara Press service remained "determined and adherent" to its initial approach of reinforcing "credibility, responsibility and professionalism," which has always preserved.

Washington, March 27 ,2014 (SPS) - The U.S. Congress has received Monday in Washington the Sahrawi human rights militant, Aminatou Haidar, on a visit to the US capital to defend occupied Western Sahara cause and denounce the constant violations of Sahrawi human rights by Morocco.

Haidar spoke before the Congress as part of the « Emir Abdelkader Lecture » organized by the Defense Forum Foundation, which is an American foundation registered with the Congress endeavoring for democracy and human rights as well as the questions of US National defense.

Murcia (Spain), March 26, 2014 (SPS) - The Regional Coordinator of United Left in the Region of Murcia (Spain) Mr. José Antonio Pujante has reiterated his party’s support to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, calling on the Spanish government to assume its political and moral responsibility in Western Sahara.

Boujdour (refugee camps), March 26, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi National Committee for Human Rights has expressed “full readiness” to cooperate with all actors at home and abroad in the aim to promote and upgrade human rights, as to put into action the tasks entrusted to it.

Luxembourg, March 26, 2014 (SPS) - The Polisario Front has presented last week, through a law firm , to the European Court of Justice a recourse providing for the annulment of the fisheries agreement, signed in 2013 between the EU and Morocco, said Mr. Mhamed Khaddad, member of the POLISARIO National Secretariat.

Washington, March 25, 2014 (SPS) - The U.S. Congress received Monday the prominent Saharawi human rights activist Ms. Aminatou Haidar, who visits the U.S. capital to plead for the Saharawi cause and report about Morocco’s ongoing human rights violations in Western Sahara.


The Sahaarwi activist has appeared before U.S. Congress as part of the Abd El-Kader Lecture organized periodically by the Defense Forum Foundation.

Windhoek, March 25, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic of Namibia H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed firm solidarity with the Saharawi people, calling to allow them to exercise their right to self-determination.

London, March 25, 2014 (SPS) - Programme of the 11th edition of the International Film Festival in Western Sahara, known as FiSahara, to take place in the Wilaya of Dajla, Saharawis refugee camps, from 29th April to 4th May 2014 was announced in London by the organizers.


In a press relaese issued FiSahara 2014 organising team, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie and Ken Loach joined human rights campaigners in welcoming the programme for FiSahara 2014 and inviting members of the press, film industry and public to attend the event.

Shaheed Hafed, March 23, 2014 March (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, recieved Sunday evening the Cuban ambassador, Mr. Raul Barzaga, who presented his credentials as the new ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Cuba to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Boujdour (Refugee Camps), March 23, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic Secretary-General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz emphasised that the Sahrawi Committee of Human Rights is devoted to the respect by the Polisario Front the Sahrawi government of human rights and defending them  not only in the refugee camps and liberated territories but also in the occupied territories and southern Morocco. 

Boujdour (Refugee Camps), March 23, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic Secretary-General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz supervised Sunday in the Wilaya of Boujdour, refugee camps, the inauguration of the National Committee of Human Rights,  in the presence of members of the Polisario Front National Secretariat and SADR government as well as civil society actors and representatives of the international organizations working with the Saharawi people in addition to the national and foreign media.

London (UK) March 23, 2014 (SPS) -  The Western Sahara Campaign UK organised Saturday a demonstration in front of  the Moroccan embassy in London to denounce the dire human rights situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.

The demonstration also called for the expansion of  the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to include human rights monitoring and enabling the Saharawi people of their right to self-determination.

 Murcia (Spain), March 21, 2014 (SPS) - The new coordinator of Union, Progress and Democracy Party (UPyD) in the Spanish region of Murcia, Ms. Fuensanta Máximo, expressed the party's firm position in support of the right of the Saharawi people to freedom, self-determination and independence.

Shaheed Hafed (Refugee Camps), March 21, 2014 (SPS) - The specialized committees of the National Council  will listen Saturday to the responses of the government members on concerns and observations related to the government's program for the year 2014.

According to sources of the National Council, the observations expressed by members of the National Council were constructive and purposeful to find concepts and formulas to implement the projects and manage resources for the benefit of the citizen.