Salé(Morocco), Sept 17, 2015 (SPS) - The Sahrawi political prisoners called today the international community to immediately intervene to exert pressure on Morocco to comply with the international law and the international legitimacy, respect for the right of the Saharawi people to freedom and independence, and the release of all Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan jails.
Occupied Smara, Sept 17, 2015 (SPS) - the activities of the independence uprising in the occupied Smara today, has organized massive demonstrations, according to Sahrawi human rights source.
The demonstrators chanted various national slogans calling for the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and freedom.
They also voiced their solidarity with all the Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan jails.
Geneva(Switzerland), Sept 17 2015 (SPS) - The Federation of Spanish Associations for Human Rights, organized on Wednesday a workshop under the title of ¨forced disappearances in the Saharawi occupied territories: the right to truth and justice¨, in cooperation with the UN international student movement and the Association of Jurists in law and human rights.
Oran(Algeria), Sept 16, 2015 (SPS) - Minister of Public Health Mr. Mohamed Lamin daddi oversaw on Tuesday the inauguration of center for Sahrawi patients in Es Sénia , Oran, along with the Sahrawi Consul in the West of Algeria Mr. Mussa Selma.
Pretoria (South Africa), Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - the South African President, Mr. Jacob Zuma called today on the United Nations to set a date for a referendum of the Saharawi people to decide their fate, in his speech on International Relations Peace and Security to Heads of Missions and Media in Pretoria.
As Nkosi Albert Luthuli said at the 42nd ANC Annual Conference; “Our interest in freedom is not confined to ourselves only. We are interested in the liberation of all oppressed people in the whole of Africa and in the world as a whole”.
El Aaiun (Occupied Territories) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - members of The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) on Tuesday met, the political counselor at the US embassy in Rabat, reported CODESA source.
During the meeting, the pair has discussed the situation of human rights in Western Sahara and the ongoing Moroccan violations of human rights against the Saharawi civilians in the occupied territory.
Madrid, Sept 15 2015 (SPS) .- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo on Monday, reiterated before the special UN envoy for Western Sahara, Mr. Christopher Ross, the support of Spain to a "fair" and "mutually acceptable" solution that addresses the "self-determination" of the Saharawi people.
El Aaiun (Occupied Territories) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - Sahrawi Association of Victims of Gross Violations committed by the Moroccan State, denounced the prevention of the delegation of the International Confederation of Trade Unions, from visiting the occupied territories by the Moroccan occupation authorities.
Shaheed Hafed,Sept15, 2015 (SPS) - The Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs announced that Today the first of Dhu al-Hijjah 1436 AH, corresponding to September 15, 2015, thus the day of Wednesday, September 23 is the day to stand on Mount Arafah, and Thursday 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1436 AH corresponding to September 24, 2015 the Sahrawi people will receive Eid al-Adha.
Geneva(Switzerland) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - delegation representing the Sahrawi civil society took part in the works of the 30th session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, reported the Association of Families of Saharawi Prisoners and Disappeared.
Geneva(Switzerland) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - The Federation of Spanish Associations for Human Rights, called for the dissemination of the High Commissioner for human Rights Mission of the UN reports on the territory of Western Sahara, during the works of the 30th session of the Council of the human rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
“Human rights abuses are still ongoing in the occupied part of Western Sahara and it is in deterioration day after day.” The Federation indicated in its intervention.
Las Palmas (Canary Islands) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - the representative of Polisario Front in Canary Islands denounced on Monday the conference on fishing in the territorial waters of the occupied Western Sahara scheduled to be on 16 and 17 September in Las Palmas, in which will participate 24 countries, including the Advisory Council of the EU.
Aragon(Spain) Sept 15, 2015 (SPS) - The leader of Podemos party in the province of Aragon Mr. Echenique, affirmed his support for the rights of the Saharawi people to freedom and independence.
“We support the Sahrawi right to freedom and independence and we will redouble our efforts within the parliamentary group of solidarity.” Said Echenique during his meeting with the Polisario Front representative to Aragon Mr. Sidahmed Darbal in the local headquarter of the parliament.
Birlehlu (Liberated Territories), September 13, 2015 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, sent Sunday letter of congratulations to Mr. Jeremy Corbyn on the winning of the British Labour Party elections, whose results were released Saturday.
Shaheed Hafed, 13 Sept 2015 (SPS) - Minister of Education Ms. Mariem Salek Hmada along with the Director of cooperation and solidarity of Autonomous University of Madrid, Ms. Silvia Iris, supervised Saturday the launch of project for distance training,
The launch was attended by Prime Minister Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, the representative of the Polisario Front in Spain Mr. Hamoudi Bushraya Beyoun as well as members of the SADR government.
Tantan (Southern Morocco) 13September 2015 (SPS) - Sahrawi Media activist and coordinator of media team “Equipe Media” Mohamed Mayara was exposed Friday evening to harassment and provocation by Moroccan security men, in the presence of the members of his family while they were in the southern Morocco city of Tantan, reported the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and community Abroad.
Agadir (Morocco), 13 Sept 2015 (SPS) - The Moroccan Court in Agadir has set 27 October, for the trial of Sahrawi political prisoner Embarek Dawdi, according to the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.
The setting of the date comes after Embarek Dawdi proceeded Tuesday on a hunger strike for 48 hours.
London, 12 Sept 2015 (SPS) - The north London MP and Chair of The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Western Sahara, Jeremy Corbyn, has been elected leader of the British Labour party with nearly 59.5% of first-preference votes.
The new leader is known for his strong and uncompromising stand in favor of the Saharawi people's struggle for self-determination and independence.
Shaheed Hafed, 11 Sept 2015 (SPS) - Sahrawi Workers Union UGTSARIO has expressed strong condemnation to the decision of the Moroccan authorities to block the visit of the mission of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to the occupied territories of Western Sahara which was planned for the next week.
In a statement Thursday, UGTSARIO considered the blockade as a chapter of the series of the police suffocating siege imposed on the Sahrawi community in the occupied territories.
Brussels (Belgium), 10 Sept. 2015 (SPS) – The Moroccan authorities has blocked the mission of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to the occupied territories of Western Sahara which was planned for the next week.
ITUC Deputy General Secretary, Jaap Wienen, confirmed in a statement that the reason behind the blockade was that the Sahrawi community in the occupied territories “would use the opportunity of our mission to organise big mobilisations on the roads of Laayoune , which especially in a period of elections would lead to confrontations”.