El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), May 24, 2015 (SPS) The Executive Office of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) expressed Sunday support and solidarity with the Saharawi mother Takbar Haddi on hunger strike for two weeks in the canary islands to demand justice for her son who was killed in February by Moroccan settlers in the occupied city of El Aaiun.
Le Mans (France), May 24, 2015 (SPS) - The Association of Families of Saharawi prisoners and disappeared (AFAPREDESA) participated in the 88th Congress of the League of Human Rights, held from 23-25 May, in Le Mans, France.
Maputo (Mozambique) 24 May 2015 (SPS) - The Embassy of the Sahrawi Republic (SADR) participated Saturday in the celebrations of the 52th Africa’s Day, organised in Maputo, Mozambique, under the theme “Year of Women's Empowerment and Development Towards Africa's Agenda 2063”.
Arusha (Tanzania) 23 May, 2015 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Republic participated in the works of African Dialogue Conference on human rights and justice mechanisms, held May 18-22, in Arusha, Tanzanian.
The Conference was organized by the African Institute for International Law in cooperation with the African Court for Human and Peoples Rights, and aimed at promoting dialogue to ensure the protection of human and peoples' rights in Africa.
Bir Lahlou (Liberated Zones), May 23, 2015 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, sent a letter of condolence to the family of the honorary president of the Association of Friends of the Saharawi people in France, Mr. Francis Jacob, who died recently in French capital Paris.
Bir Lehlou, May 23, 2015 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, has congratulated the President of the Republic of Guyana, His Excellency David Arthur Granger, on his election, in a letter SPS received a copy of it Saturday.
Copenhagen (Denmark) 22 May, 2015 (SPS) - Danish Member of Parliament Mr. Christian juhl, the Red- Green Alliance Party, has condemned the use of torture in prisons by Morocco, following the release of the latest reports of Amnesty international and the Norwegian Aid Organisation (SAIH) on torture and human rights violations committed by the Moroccan authorities in Morocco and the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
Managua (Nicaragua) May 22, 2015 (SPS) - Many countries participating in the International Conference on Decolonization of Colonial Territories held in Managua, Nicaragua, has reiterated that the continued colonization of Western Sahara is unacceptable, calling on the United Nations for an urgent action to enable the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination.
Madrid, May 22, 2015(SPS) - Saharawi coordinator with MINURSO (the UN Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara), member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Emhamed Khedad, was received Thursday in Madrid by Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ignacio Ibáñez.
The talks focused on the latest developments of the question of Western Sahara and the prospects of the peace process led by the United Nations after the adoption of the latest resolution of the Security Council, as well as bilateral relations and cooperation.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), May 21, 2015 (SPS) - Prime Minister Abdelkader Taleb Omar on Wednesday called for the respect for the will of the Saharawi people to freedom and independence, adding it is prerequisite for the building of Arab Maghreb.
Arusha (Tanzania), May 21, 2015 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) participated in the work of a seminar for African dialogue on human rights mechanisms and justice, organized by the African Institute of International Law in collaboration with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the city of Arusha, Tanzania.
Abuja, May 21, 2015 (SPS) - The Saharawi Ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. Oubbi Bachir, on Wednesday led a delegation of African ambassadors as part of a courtesy visit to the outgoing President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Mr. Goodluck Jonathan.
Speaking on behalf of 42 African ambassadors, Mr. Oubbi Bachir applauded the excellent cooperation and coordination shown by President Goodluck Jonathan and his government in the recent years, praising his constant keenness to make Africa at the heart of Nigeria’s foreign policy.
Managua (Nicaragua), 20/05/2015 (SPS) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon excluded yesterday, Tuesday, Morocco from the list of the four administering Powers running the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories remaining in the world.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain), May 20, 2015 (SPS) - At the invitation of MEP Miguel Urbán of Podemos Spanish Party, the Sahrawi citizen Takbar Haddi, mother of the martyr Mohamed Lamin Haidalla, is expected Wednesday to give testimony in a plenary session organized at the European Parliament.
The initiative comes after the visit by Ms. Mary Beta, General Secretary of Podemos Council, to the place where the Saharawi citizen is holding an open hunger strike in the Canary Islands.
Algiers, May 20, 2015 (SPS) - The Algerian Red Crescent will soon send about 200 tons of potatoes in respond to the needs of the Saharawi refugee near Tindouf, Algeria, said on Wednesday the Algerian daily newspapers “Le Soir”.
ARC has often found itself alone to fulfill the needs of the Saharawi refugees, adding the same source.
It should be mentioned that the Saharawi Red Crescent has recently launched an appeal to donor countries to increase funds to avoid disruption of the existing stocks. (SPS)
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Havana, May 20, 2015 (SPS) - Secretary General of the Saharawi Students’ Union (UESARIO) and Member of the Polisario Front’s National Secretariat, Mulay Mhamed Brahim Saleh, on Tuesday began a working visit to Cuba, to assess at first hand the situation of the Saharawi students currently studying in the Cuban universities.
Taroudant (Morocco), May 20, 2015 (SPS) - The Saharawi political prisoner, Bouamud Sidi, has started an open hunger strike in protest to the miserable conditions he experience inside the Moroccan Prison of Taroudant, said a source of the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), May 19, 2013 (SPS) - The Saharawi people will commemorate Wednesday, May 20th, the 42-year anniversary of the outbreak of armed struggle in Western Sahara, to reiterate their commtiment and attachment to regain their legitimate rights by all means.
On this day, 20 May 1973, the Polisario Front announced the outbreak of armed struggle against the Spanish occupation, only 10 days after its creation on 10 May of the same year.
Midrand (South Africa), May 19, 2015 (SPS) - The sixth ordinary session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) kicked off Monday in the PAP’s official headquarter in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the presence of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta accompanied by members of the Kenyan government as guest of honor, the diplomatic corps accredited to South Africa, and SADR’s parliamentary group.
Abuja, May 17, 2015 (SPS) - The summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has elected a new board of five members representing the regions of Africa chaired by the Republic of Sierra Leone and including the Sahrawi Republics, Congo, South Sudan and South Africa.
The board which was elected for a term of two years is intended to lead the work of the organization between summits and coordinate its initiatives in the continent from its permanent headquarters in the Nigerian capital Abuja.