July 2015

Birlehlu (Liberated Zones), July 16, 2015 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, paid tribute to the resoluteness of Saharawi political prisoners in prisons of Moroccan languishing in Moroccan jails and their endurance in the most horrible conditions, in a felicitation message to the Sahrawi political prisoners on the occasion of Eid el Fitr.

Chahid El Hafed, July 16, 2015 (SPS) .- Saharawi Jurists Union condemned Wednesday British-Irish company San Leon intention to conduct exploration on the outskirts of the city of El Aaiun, the occupied capital of Western Sahara.

Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), July 16, 2015 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz on Thursday sent a message of congratulation to the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), July 16, 2015 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz on Thursday congratulated Algerian counterpart, Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, on Eid al-Fitr.


“On behalf of the people and government of the Saharawi Republic (SADR), I am pleased to extend to Your Excellency and through you to Algeria as a whole, government and people, my sincere congratulation and best wishes on the blessed Eid al-Fitr,” writes President Mohamed Abdelaziz.

Johannesburg, July 16, 2015 (SPS) - South Africa’s freedom fighter and friend of the Saharawi people, Patrick Balika, on Wednesday passed away after a long fight with disease in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa.


Balika is the coordinator of the South African movement of solidarity with the Saharawi people and member of the African National Congress (SPS).


The deceased was known within trade union and human rights circles as a staunch advocate for the Saharawi cause.

New York, July 15, 2015 (SPS) .- United Nations Secretariat General silence on Morocco's spy operations undermines its credibility in Western Sahara peace process, reported website Algérie Patriotique.

Eit Melloul (Morocco), July 15, 2015 (SPS) - The Saharawi political prisoner, Brahim Al-Buhiti, began an open-ended hunger strike Wednesday in Eit Melloul Prison, Morocco, to demand the improvement of his living condition, said a source of the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.


The source said the prisoner was subject to torture and degrading treatment of human dignity at the hands of the prison’s officers.

Abidjan, July 15, 2015 (SPS) - The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on Wednesday expressed attachment to the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG).


Speaking during the meeting of the African Experts’ Committee on Democracy and Governance underway in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Saharawi delegate Mr. Hadi Kentawi renewed SADR’s adherence to the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG).

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), July 15, 2015 (SPS) - The national campaign “No to Plunder of Natural Resources of Western Sahara” launched a campaign on social media sites against the EU-Moroccan Fisheries Agreement, now turns its second year of signing to reach the Saharawi people's rejection of such illegal activities and to shed light on this injustice to make media pressure on Morocco.

Brussels, July 14, 2015 (SPS).- Western Sahara Resource Watch has condamned San Leon's drilling oil exploration operations the UK/Irish company San Leon is planning to do in the areas of Western Sahara occupied by Morocco.

Abidjan, July 14, 2015 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic (SADR) participates in the meeting of the African Committee of Experts on Democracy and Governance, taking place in Abidjan, capital of Côte d'Ivoire, from 13 to 15 July 2015.


SADR is represented at the meeting by Mr. Hadi Kentawi, from the Political Organization Secretariat of the Polisario Front.


The meeting is attended by experts from more than 30 Africa states, in addition to the representatives of the African Union and its Commission. (SPS)

Nairobi, July 13, 2015 (SPS) .- Algeria strongly believes that there is no other alternative for the settlement of this conflict than the holding of a free and fair referendum of self-determination for the people of Western Sahara, said Algeria ambassador in Kenya, Saad Mandi.

Le Mans (France), July 12, 2015 (SPS) - The Mayor of Le Mans offered Saturday a dinner in honor of 12 Saharawi children and their two companions who arrived in Le Mans, France, to stay with families for two weeks in the framework of the "Holidays in Peace" program.

On this occasion, Mr. Omar Mansour, Polisario Front representative in France, thanked the city of Le Mans, its elected councilors and people for receiving the Saharawi.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), 12 July 2015 (SPS) – The Moroccan security forces with their various formations intervened on Saturday evening to brutally disperse a peaceful sit-in organized by the Local Coordination of Unemployed Sahrawi Graduates in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories) 07/12/15 (SPS) - The Moroccan authorities besieged recently in the occupied city of El Aaiun the home of Sahrawi activist and director of the Media Team, Ahmed Tanji, for hosting  Al Jazeera English TV correspondent journalist Karlos Zurutuza.

Brussels, July 11, 2015 (SPS) The Belgian Committee of Support to the Saharawi people, in partnership with Mundo B and Mundo J, screened a new documentary by Brazilian director Iara Lee titled" Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara ".

In the presence of a new audience composed mainly of advocates of human rights and environment thanks to the collaboration of its partners in the event, the Committee could present the desires, hopes and aspirations of the Saharawi people living between exile and occupation for more 40 years.

Algiers, July 10, 2015 (SPS) .- The West is very sensitive to blackmail with Morocco's stability subject, said Algerian diplomat and former minister of communication, Mr Abdelaziz Rahabi.

El Aaiun (occupied territories), July 10, 2015 (SPS) - Family of the Saharawi martyr Mohamed Lamine Haidala has once again renewed their call for an independent investigation into the reasons and circumstances behind the assassination of their son, holding Moroccan state responsible for the crime.

Zaragoza (Spain), July 7, 2015 (SPS) - The sufferings endured by the Saharawi human rights activist Sukeina Djed Ahlou in the prisons of the Moroccan occupier were the main focus of the documentary, screened recently in Zaragoza (Spain) entitled “Sakina Djed Ahlou, 4,400 days in the dark.”