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June 2017

President of Republic congratulates his Seychelles counterpart on National Day

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Bir-Lehlu, June 30, 2017 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, sent Saturday a congratulatory message to President of the Republic of Seychelles H.E. Mr. Danny Faure on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the independence of his country.

Polisario Front Representative to UN, Activist Aminetu Haidar received by President of Cabildo of Gran Canaria

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Las Palmas, June 30, 2017 (SPS) - Representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations, Bukhari Ahmed and Sahrawi Human Rights Activist, Aminetu Haidar, were received Thursday by President of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, who was accompanied by Counselor of Territorial Policy, Ines Miranda, and Counselor of Institutional Cooperation and International Solidarity, Carmelo Ramírez.

"Culture and Sahrawi identity" marked the third day of the Juan Carlos University summer course in Madrid on the Sahrawi issue

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Madrid (Spain), June 29, 2017 (SPS) - The third day of the summer course of the Juan Carlos University in Madrid on Western Sahara cause was attended by several lecturers on Saharwi culture, given by specialists in Sahrawi culture and anthropologists.
The representative of the Frente POLISARIO in Spain, Jira Bulahi, expressed thanks to the specialists who attended this course, noting the importance of culture in the struggle for freedom.

XV Congress of the Communist Party of Venezuela approves a resolution to support the legitimate struggle of the Saharawi people

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Caracas, June 28, 2017 (SPS) - The XV Congress of the Communist Party of Venezuela, held between June 22 and 26, 2017 in the city of Caracas, has approved an important resolution to support the legitimate struggle of the Saharawi people under the leadership of the Frente POLISARIO to recover the freedom and independence of Western Sahara militarily occupied by Morocco since 1975.
 

President of Republic oversees Youth and Students Summer Program preparatory meeting

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Chahed El Hafid ,June 28, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, has chaired a preparatory meeting for the Summer Program for Youth and Students for this year.
 
The meeting, which was attended by the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Frente POLISARIO, in which the President stressed the importance of this program as it carries the slogan in its current edition «Youth and students a mobilized force to strengthen the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army".
 

29th AU Summit kicks off with the 34th Session of the Permanent Representative Committee

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 June 2017: Under the theme of “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in the Youth”, the 29th African Union Summit opened Tuesday 27 June 2017, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the Thirty Fourth (34th) Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) in the presence of a Sahrawi delegation representing the Saharawi Republic led by the Permanent Representative African Union, Lamin Baali.

Tanzanian Foreign Minister affirms his country's position in support of the Sahrawi people's struggle.

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Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) June 27, 2017. The Minister Delegate in Charge of African Affairs, Hamdi Al-Khalil Mayara, was received on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam by the Tanzanian Foreign Minister, Mr. Augustin Mahiga, who handed him a message from President Brahim Gali to his Tanzanian counterpart Dr. John Pompey Joseph Magovelli, on strengthening bilateral relations and the situation in Western Sahara and coordinating positions within the African Union.

Frente POLISARIO representative in Murcia signed a cooperation agreement with provincial labor committees

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Murcia, Spain, June 27, 2017 (SPS) - A representative of the Frente POLISARIO, in the province of Murcia, Mohamed Labat Moustafa, has signed an agreement today with the Secretary-General of the Spanish Workers' Committees in the Spanish region of Murcia, Santiago Navarro Messiger.
The aim of this agreement is to sensitize the public opinion in the province to the difficult reality experienced by the Saharawi people, especially the difficult conditions in the Sahrawi refugee camps, which depend mainly on humanitarian aids.

Zambia reiterates its firm support for SADR sovereignty and territorial integrity

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Lusaka, Zambia, June 27, 2017 (SPS) - President Edgar Lungu reiterated on Tuesday Zambian firm and traditional support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the SADR during his welcome to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Salem Ould salek, special envoy of President Brahim Gali.
The President of Zambia considers that "the freedom of the Continent remains incomplete while the sovereignty and territorial integrity of SADR is not respected."

South African President Jacob G. Zuma receives th Saharawi Foreign Minister

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Pretoria, June 27, 2017 (SPS) - The member of the POLISARIO’s National Secretariat and SADR Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Salek was received yesterday  by S.E. President Jacob G. Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa.
The head of the Saharawi Diolomacy delivered a message from the President of the Saharawi Republic and SG of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali ,.

Moroccan occupation forces intervene violently against Sahrawi demonstrators in occupied city of Aaiun

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Occupied Aaiun, June 27, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation forces violently intervened against Sahrawi protestors denouncing the systematic looting of the wealth of Western Sahara.
According to the Sahrawi News Agency reporter, dozens of Saharawi citizens took part in the demonstration against the Moroccan occupation. The latter intervene brutally against them, leaving several victims such as: Hassan Abba – Najib Aguilas,  Malainin Massak - Mohamed Bouca - Fadala Jouda - Mohamed Jamour - Sidi Mohamed Alawat.
 

MEPs call for "urgent" investigation into situation of Gdeim Izik group prisoners

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Brussels, 25 June 2017 (SPS) - The Intergroup on Western Sahara in the European Parliament on Saturday called on the UN Human Rights Council to conduct an "urgent" investigation into the situation of the Saharawi political prisoners of the "Gdeim Izik" group, denouncing the "dramatic" situation of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.

President of Republic felicitates President Bouteflika on Eid Al-Fitr

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Bir Lahlu, June 24, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, sent a congratulatory message to the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , Abdelaziz Bouteflika, on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr Eid Al-Fitr.

President of Republic congratulates Mozambican counterpart on National Day

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Bir Lehlou, 24 June 2017 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has sent a congratulatory message to President of the Republic of Mozambique H.E. Mr Filipe Nyusi, on the 42nd anniversary of the independence of this sisterly country.

Pierre Galand denounces an attempt to present Western Sahara as Moroccan territory

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Brussels, 24 June 2017 (SPS) - The President of the European Coordination of Committees in support of the Saharawi people, Pierre Galand, protested Friday against the way French television channel France2 presented documentary "Morocco seen from the sky ", denouncing an attempt to make Western Sahara  as a Moroccan territory.

Moroccan court of appeal in Marrakech postpones trial of Saharawi students

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Marrakesh (Morocco) , June 23, 2017 (SPS) - The court of appeal of the Moroccan city of Marrakesh decided Thursday to postpone the trial of the Saharawi students until July 6, after their appearance in the court.
The Sahrawi students entered the courtroom wearing the Sahrawi national dress, Daraa, and chanted slogans calling for the self-determination and independence of the Saharawi people.

SADR participates in Africa Public Service Day conference in Kigali

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Kigali, June 23, 2017 (SPS) - The delegate minister in charge of African affairs, Hamdi Jalil Mayara, has taken part  in the Africa Public Service Day conference celebrated in Rwandan capital Kigali.
Celebrated on June 23 annually by African Union (AU) member states to mark and appreciate the work being done by the public service, the Africa Public Service Day is also marked every two years at a continental level and hosted by one of AU member countries.

National Secretariat examines Sahrawi issue developments at various levels

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Chahid El Hafed, 22 June 2017 (SPS) - Under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO Mr. Brahim Gali, the Frente POLISARIO National Secretariat held its fifth regular session.
 
The session examined and evaluated the inter-sessional developments in the national issue, in the light of the report prepared by the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat and a number of complementary presentations.
 

President condemns terrorist attack in Nigeria

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Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), June 21, 2017 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, condemned the terrorist attack that struck the Nigerian city of Borno, which killed 12 people and wounded more than a dozen people.