Tunis, 3 Sept 2015 (SPS) - Human Rights Watch has expressed disappointment following a demand from the Moroccan government to suspend the organization’s activity in the country.
“Human Rights Watch is disappointed with the demand from the Morocco government’s spokesman in a letter dated September 23, 2015, that Human Rights Watch suspend its activities in the country,” said the organization in a statement Friday.
Oslo (Norway) 2 October 2015 (SPS) A delegation of the Polisario Front led by the Saharawi coordinator with MINURSO, M'Hamed Khaddad, accompanied by the Polisario Front representative in Norway, Dr. Limam Khalil, conducted Wednesday and Thursday a working visit in Norway, indicated a Sahrawi diplomatic source in Norway.
The Saharawi delegation was received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway. During its stay, the Polisario delegation held meetings with several political parties, trade unions and Norwegian civil society.
New York (United Nations), October 1, 2015 (SPS) The Republic of Angola on Thursday urged the United Nations to accelerate the decolonization of the last colony in Africa, to enable the Saharawi people TO exercise its right to self-determination and independence, stressed the Vice President of Angola, Domingos Vicente, in his address to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.
New York (United Nations), October 3, 2015 (SPS) Algeria called on the international community to organize the self-determination referendum for the Saharawi people proposed by the United Nations and the African Union, indicated the Algerian Minister of Foreign, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, in his speech to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.
Murcia (Spain), October 01, 2015 (SPS) – the Province of Murcia has witnessed on Wednesday the establishment of Association for the support of the Saharawi people, in the presence of the Polisario Front representative, Mr. Mohamed Labat, in addition to Spanish families and Sahrawi community in the province.
Chahid Hafid, October 01, 2015 (SPS) - the Union of Saharawi Jurists on Thursday has denounced the unfair sentence against the political and media Saharawi prisoner, Saleh Lbasir, according to a SJU statement.
The Union has strongly condemned Salah’s sentence, assuming the Moroccan state full responsibility for his life and safety and calling to release him immediately, urging international human rights organization and association to exert pressure on Morocco to release all Sahrawi political prisoners.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Octobre 01, 2015 (SPS) - Court of Moroccan occupation in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, has sentenced to four year in prison the Saharawi political prisoner, Salah Lebsir, according to the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.