Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Jan 14, 2014 (SPS) - A Mexican delegation expected to start today, Tuesday, a four-day working visit to the Saharawi refugee camps, informed a media source.
The delegation composed of three members of the Mexican parliament, in addition to a writer, poet and journalist from the Dominican Republic.
Tiznit (Morocco) January 13, 2014 (SPS) - Sahrawi political prisoners (group of national flag) jailed in Tiznit, Morocco, has suspended the hunger strike which they had commenced January 2, according to the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.
The suspension of hunger strike comes after the prison administration pledged to respond to the demands of the hunger strikers including medication, balanced nutrition, sleeping beds, open visits.
Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories) January 12, 2014 (SPS) - Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Republic, Secretary-General of Frente POLISARIO, renewed call for the United Nations for the protection of the defenseless Sahrawi citizens in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, in a letter Saturday to the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), January 12, 2014 (SPS) – Sahrawi President Mohamed Abdelaziz called on the UN to assume its responsibilities in taking necessary measures to stop Western Sahara’s natural resources “plunder.”
President Abdelaziz wrote in a message to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, that "the member countries of the UN have to honor their commitments under Chapter 11 of the UN Charter, and thus to take the necessary measures to stop the looting of natural resources which are the property of the Saharawi people."
El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), January 12, 2014 (SPS) - More than 40 were injured Saturday when Moroccan forces violently dispersed a peaceful demonstration , according to the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.
Tiznit (Morocco) January 10, 2014 (SPS) - Sahrawi political prisoners Hassan Mohamed Lehssan, engaged in the first week of hunger strike in the local prison in Tiznit, Moroccan, suffers deteriorating health conditions, according to the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.
Hassan Mohamed Lehssan suffers of dyspnea, severe Stomach ache, knee pain which had necessitated aquiring medical tests that required tranforming him to Marrakech.
Shaheed El Hafed, January 10, 2014 (SPS) - Mr. M'Hamed Khadad, member of the National Secretariat of Polisario Front, Coordinator with MINURSO, confirmed Polisario Front has proceeded to work on the ground to put an end to the looting of natural resources of Sahrawi people through courts and legal action , in an interview Thursday in the program "News Guest" on national TV.
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Jan 9, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz confirmed, in a letter sent to UN Chief, that the ongoing exploitation of Saharawi natural resources by Morocco and complicit foreign entities "run the risk of undermining a new phase in the efforts by the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General Mr. Christopher Ross to find a just solution that will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.”
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Jan 9, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has drew attention of the United Nations Organization to the intention of certain foreign governments and companies to engage in the illegal exploration and exploitation of the natural
resources of Western Sahara.
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.