December 2017

Johannesburg (South Africa), Dec 19 ,2017 (SPS) - The president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, reaffirmed the solidarity of his country with the Saharawi people in their battle for freedom and self-determination, noting that the incorporation of Morocco into the African Union, is the opening of a new opportunity that will allow addressing the Saharawi question and the search for a solution through the implementation of United Nations resolutions.

Harare (Zimbabwe), Dec 18, 2017 (SPS) - A delegation of the Saharawi Republic took part Friday in the Extraordinary Congress of the Party of the African National Union of Zimbabwe (Patriotic Front - ZANU-PF), held in Harare .
The delegation is composed of Mohamed Beissat, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, special envoy of the President of the Republic, accompanied by Hamdi Ahmed Sayed, charge d'affaires at SADR Embassy in Zimbabwe.

Johannesburg (South Africa), Dec 18, 2017 (SPS) A delegation Polisario Front is taking part in the 54th conference of the African National Congress (ANC), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 15 to 20 December, in the presence of delegates and foreign guests.
The Saharawi delegation is composed of Mohamed Yeslem Beissat, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, and Bachir Esgheyer, SADR ambassador to South Africa.

Agadir (Morocco), December 17, 2017 (SPS) - The local prison administration of Ait Melloul in the Moroccan city of Agadir carried out on Sunday a humiliating search against Sahrawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik group Bani Mohamed, Sidi Ahmed Lamjid and Mohamed Ambarak Lafkir, as well as messing with their belongings.

Loudaya (Marrakech), December 17, 2017 (SPS) - The health situation of Sahrawi political prison Abdelmoula Alhafidi, member of the student group, has deteriorated due to the complications of his unlimited hunger strike to achieve his legitimate demands denied by the administration of Laodaya prison in the south of the Moroccan city of Marrakech.
The effects of the battle of the hunger strike appeared to be evident in his health status, with a weight loss of 8 kg, increased blood pressure and pain at the level of joints.

Doukeg (Liberated Zones), December 16, 2017 (SPS) - Minister of National Defense, Abdelah Lahbib, arrived Saturday in the first military regiment as part of a working inspection and visit.
During the visit, the Minister of National Defense will inspect the combat units stationed in the operational sector of the first military regiment in the liberated area of Doukeg.

Bir-Lehlou (liberated territories), 14 December 2017 (SPS) -The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has congratulated his Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on the occasion of the 54th Independence Day of the sisterly Republic of Kenya, praising the level of friendship and brotherhood between the two countries and peoples.

Harare, Dec 15, 2017 (SPS) - Zimbabwean President ,Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reiterated his country's unwavering support and solidarity with the struggle and right of the Saharawi people to independence, emphasizing the promotion and consolidation of relations between Zimbabwe and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
On Wednesday, welcoming the special envoy of Saharawi President Brahim Ghali, member of the Polisario Front National Secretariat, Mohammed Yeslem Baysat, President Mnangagwa affirmed that Zimbabwe and SADR maintain excellent long-standing relations.

Mérida (Spain), Dec 13, 2017 (SPS) - The Assembly of Extremadura (Spain), has adopted, unanimously, an institutional declaration of support to the people of  Western Sahara, signed by all the parliamentary groups present in the autonomous chamber.
Extremadura legislators demand the Kingdom of Morocco the immediate release of Saharawi political prisoners, and the cease of violations of human rights in the prisons it controls," went on saying the statement, condemning the continued plundering of the natural resources of Western Sahara.

Bir Lehlu (Liberated territories), Dec 13, 2017 (SPS)- President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Secretary General of Frente POLISARIO Brahim Gali called on the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to intervene immediately to enforce implementation of UN decisions and recommendations related to Western Sahara.
The Sahrawi president underlined that the UN Security Council's resolution on the status of the buffer zone of Al Guerguerat, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement "has not been implemented yet."

Algiers (Algeria), Dec 12, 2017 (SPS) - The Ambassador of South Africa in Algeria, Dennis Dlomo, reaffirmed, on Tuesday, in the Forum of the Memory, dedicated to the Martyr Mohamed Abdelaziz, the commitment of his country with the right of the Saharawi people to freedom and independence.
The South African diplomat highlighted in his speech, the great work of the deceased leader for the freedom of his people.

Paris (France), Dec 12, 2017 (SPS) - Saharawi Minister of the Occupied Territories and Diaspora Mohamed Ouali Akeik on Tuesday demanded that Morocco stop trying Saharawi activists for their political views, using confessions obtained under torture.

Brussels, Dec 11, 2017 (SPS) -European MPs on Monday expressed their “deep concern” over the “critical” situation of the Sahrawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik group, and urged the European Union (EU) to take the necessary measures to provide them with medical assistance in accordance with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

Auserd (Refugee Camps), December 11, 2017 (SPS) - The participants of the 9th Congress of the Youth Union of (UJSARIO) on Monday elected Mohamed Saeed Dadi as the Secretary-General of the Union over the next four years.
The new Secretary-General was elected to this post after contesting a second round between him and Khalhina Mohamed Mustafa.

Paris, Dec 11, 2017 (SPS) - The Venezuelan ambassador to France, Hector Michel Mujica, has reaffirmed the firm position of his country's support for the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, considering that the question of Western Sahara a pending issue of decolonization, according to the United Nations.

Auserd (Refugee Camps), December 10, 2017 (SPS) - Participants in the 9th Congress of the Youth Union (UJSARIO) called for a speedy resolution of the decades-old Sahrawi issue and to put an end to the suffering of the Sahrawi people.
The participants called on Morocco to respect the founding declaration of the African Union, stressing that SADR is one of the founding members of the Union.

Auserd, (Refugee Camps), December 10, 2017 (SPS) - The 18th edition of the festival of Saharawi culture and folk arts opened Saturday in Auserd (Saharawi refugee camps) with the objective of the consecration of the identity of the Saharawi people, the promotion of their culture and the reaffirmation of the will to continue the struggle for independence.

Auserd (Refugee Camps), December 9, 2017 (SPS) - The representatives of the delegations participating in the works of the IX Congress of the Youth Union (UJSARIO) have expressed their unqualified solidarity with the Saharawi people in their legitimate struggle for independence.
They stressed the need for the Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and demanded expanding the prerogatives of MINURSO to include monitoring of human rights, and ending the plundering of natural resources in Western Sahara by the Moroccan occupying state.

Auserd (Sahrawi refugee camps), Dec 07, 2017 (SPS) - The ninth Conference of the Youth Union of Saguia El Hamra and Rio e Oro (UJTSARIO) bearing the name of the Martir “Sidahmed Mohamed Embarek”, under the theme: “Youth, Force and Determination to impose Independence and National Sovereignty” will be held Friday in the Wilaya of Auserd, Sahrawi refugee camps, according to the organizing Committee with the participation of more than 1000 delegates.

National Council Headquarters, Dec 07, 2017 (SPS) - The Speaker of the National Council, Mr. Khatri Aduh, received on Thursday a delegation of Spanish parliamentarians from the province of Galicia, headed by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eva Suya.
Khatri Aduh highlighted the experience of the Sahrawi Parliament in the context of a joint liberation movement joining the institutional building with the establishment of the state of law and the liberation battle of the Sahrawi people to complete sovereignty and achieve national independence.