February 2019

London; Feb 28 2019 (SPS) - Non-governmental organization Amnesty International denounced on Tuesday the pressure exerted by the authorities of the Moroccan occupation against peaceful demonstrations in the occupied Sahrawi cities.
“The Moroccan Police dispersed violently in June a peaceful demonstration in occupied Aaiun,” during a visit of the Personal Envoy of UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, denounced Amnesty International in its report on “the situation of human rights in the Middle East and North Africa,” published on Tuesday.

Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories of the Sahrawi Republic), Feb 28, 2019 (SPS) - The President of the Sahrawi Republic, Brahim Gali, conveyed his congratulations to the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, for his re-election for a new four-year term.
In a message sent to the Nigerian leader, the Saharawi Head of State expressed on behalf of the Saharawi Government his sincere and warm congratulations to the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari,for his re-election as head of the State of Nigeria.

Algiers, Feb 28, 2019 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, received a congratulatory message from the President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Buteflika, on the occasion of the 43 Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Saharawi Republic.
The Algerian Head of State expressed to President Brahim Gali and the Saharawi people his warmest congratulations and sincere wishes for the new anniversary of the SADR.

Wilaya of Smara, Feb 28, 2019 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of Frente PLOSARIO, Brahim Gali praised the efforts of the allies and friends who accompanied the fair struggle of the Saharawi people for self-determination and independence.
In a speech given on the occasion of the celebrations of the 43 Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Saharawi Republic, the Saharawi leader thanked the foreign participation in the event, in particular the numerous Algerian delegation and the important diplomatic delegation of South Africa.

Wilaya of Smara, Feb 28, 2019 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of Frente PLOSARIO, Brahim Gali received on Wednesday a delegation headed by the spokesperson of the Confederal Group of the European United Left / Green Left in the European Parliament, the German Gabriele Zimmer.

Wilaya de Smara, Feb 27, 2019 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Ghali, praised the steadfastness of the masses of the occupied territories, southern Morocco and the university sites that today reflect their struggles, sacrifices and courageous resistance.

Wilaya de Smara, Feb 27, 2019 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, praised on Wednesday the "firm" position of Algeria towards the Sahara issue.
President Ghali said in his speech during the celebration of the 43nd anniversary of the declaration of the Republic, "The Sahrawi state celebrates its forty-two-year anniversary today, proud of its broad international relations and its brothers, friends and allies all over the world."

Wilaya de Smara, Feb 27, 2019 (SPS) - South Africa renewed its steadfast stand on the side of the Saharawi people and their just cause, said the Ambassador of South Africa to Algeria and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Denis Thoko Zani Dlomo in his speech during the festivities commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the proclamation of Sahrawi State
“South Africa stands on the side of the Sahrawi people struggle towards its independence and freedom through the exercise of their inalienable rights of self-determination”

Wilaya de Smara, Feb 27, 2019 (SPS) - The official celebrations for the 43nd Proclamation of the Saharawi Republic took place today in the wilaya of Samra with the presence of the President of the Republic , General Secretary of the Frente POLISARIO , Mr. Brahim Gali, and all the Sahrawi authorities and foreign delegations representing more than 20 countries.

Washington, February 25, 2019 (SPS) - The American Congress has once again said that the use of the American aid to Morocco in the occupied Sahrawi territories is subject to the consent of the Department of State.
The Congress which allocated the funds destined to Morocco to help Western Sahara, under the federal budget 2019, underlined that the use of this aid is subject to the approval of the Department of State.

Awsard (Refugee Camps) - February 24, 2019 (SPS) -The foreign delegations participating in the 8th Congress of the National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW) expressed their full support and solidarity with the Sahrawi people's just struggle and their right to self-determination and independence.

Awsard (Refugee Camps), February 24, 2019 (SPS) – President of Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Brahim Ghali, has renewed the sincere cooperation with the United Nations efforts to complete the decolonization of the last colony in Africa, in a speech at the opening of 8th Congress of the National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW), held from 23 to 25 February, in the wilaya of Awsard, Sahrawi refugee camps.

Awsard (Refugee Camps), February 24, 2019 (SPS) - Many foreign delegations from different countries and continents of the world are participating in 8th Congress of the National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW), the Congress of Martyr Sidami Mokhtar, held on February 23-25, under the theme “Together we march towards victory and liberation,” in the wilaya of Awsard, Sahrawi refugee camps.

Awsard (Refugee Camps), February 23, 2019 (SPS) - The work of the 8th congress of the National Union of Saharawi Women (NUSW) began Saturday in the wilaya of  Awsard, Saharawi refugee camps, which bears the name of Martyr Sidami Mokhtar Ahmed, under the theme “Together we march towards victory and liberation.”

New York - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres affirmed Thursday in New York that "the voice of the peoples of non-self-governing territories must be heard", reiterating their inalienable right to self-determination.

Occupied Aaiun, Feb 21, 2019 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation forces on Wednesday (February 20th, 2019) intervened violently against Sahrawi demonstrators in the occupied capital of Aaiun, leaving many casualties.
Immediately after the demonstration, the Moroccan occupation forces surrounded the demonstrators and prevented the other citizens from joining them before violently intervening to target the national flags held by the demonstrators.

Algiers- Feb 21, 2019 (SPS) -  Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Algeria Abdelkader Taleb Omar affirmed, Tuesday in Algiers, that the vote by the European Parliament on the new agreements with Morocco on trade and fishing faces " serious political repercussions in the region and impedes the political solution to Western Sahara’s conflict.

Chahid El Hafed , Feb 21, 2019 (SPS) - the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat praised Wednesday the support of the African Union for the Sahrawi cause, in statement concluded its meeting yesterday at the Presidency´s headquarter
The Permanent Bureau hailed the principle position of the African Union and its commitment to its Constitutive Act, recalling the permanent presence of the Saharawi question within the continental organization and at the highest levels.

Pretoria, Feb 20, 2019 (SPS) - The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu announced on Tuesday before the diplomatic corps accredited in South Africa, the convocation of the conference of the Southern African Development Community (SADC, for its acronym in English) for solidarity and support to the Saharawi people on March 25 and 26 in Pretoria.
The Head of South African diplomacy said that this noble people deserve a lot of solidarity to achieve liberation and freedom and independence.

Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi Refugee Camps), February 19, 2019 (SPS) - 43 years have already passed over the Moroccan genocide of 1976 in UM-Dreiga and to this day this crime against humanity continues unpunished.
What happened on the morning of February 18, 1976 in the town of Um-dreiga (Western Sahara) has no other name. The bombing with napalm by Moroccan aviation to innocent children and women leaving a trail of death, terror and despair, is one of the black episodes in the history of our country.