Pretoria (South Africa) 31 July 2019 (SPS)- South African human rights defender, Ms. Catherine Constantinides, called Today on African women to join force in support of their sisters’ freedom and independence in Western Sahara.
Boumerdes (Algeria), 31 July 2019 (SPS) – the Algerian professor and lecturer Mr. Makhloufi Sahel asserted on Wednesday that the continuation of Morocco's occupation of the territory of the Sahrawi Republic threatens peace and security and impairs regional integration of the Maghreb.
Caracas, Venezuela, 30 July 2019 (SPS) - The São Paulo Forum, in the Venezuelan capital, affirmed its steadfast support for the just struggle of the Saharawi people for independence, under the leadership of its legitimate representative, the Frente POLISARIO and the Sahrawi Government.
Cape Town, (South Africa) 31 July 2019 (SPS)- Mr. Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, President of the Royal House of Mandela, declared in a press release on Tuesday, that its House supports the call by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) to “demonstrate at the Moroccan Embassy demanding an end to Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara, Africa's last colony.”
Cape Town (South Africa) 31 July 2019 (SPS)– The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) will be demonstrating at the Moroccan Embassy and outside South African Parliament Today, according to the spokesperson of the trade Union, Khaya Xaba.
The protests will form part of the union’s “solidarity programme”, said Khaya Xaba, on Monday, stressing that it is “part of the international campaign for the rights of the Saharawi people to self-determination.”
Cairo, Egypt 29 July 2019 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic, represented by adviser at the Ministry of Public Health, Mr. Saleh Bachir, took part in the third regular session of the Specialized Technical Committee for Health, Population and Drug Control, held in Cairo, Egypt, from 29 July to 02 August 2019,
The session is entitled "Increasing domestic funding for comprehensive health coverage and health security for all African citizens, including refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons".
Havana, July 30, 2019 (SPS) - the graduation ceremony of a new group of Sahrawi doctors took place at the Carlos Marx Theater in Havana where thousands of foreign students from all over the country were awarded their degrees as Medicine graduates, according to source from Saharwi Embassy in Cuba
The ceremony chaired by Cuban Vice President Roberto Morales Ojeda and attended by Cuba's Minister of Public Health and the Sahrawi Ambassador to Cuba, Mr. Maulainin Atganna and the accredited diplomatic corps at the Carlos Marx Theater in Havana
Paris (France) 29 July 2019 (SPS)- Mrs. Khadija Mohsen-Finan and Mr. Pierre Vermeren, assured in a collective article they published on July 27th on the French newspaper "Le Monde", that in order to pay the "good conduct" of Morocco, the European Union did not hesitate to violate the judgments of the European Court of Justice relating to Western Sahara.
Boumerdes (Algeria), 29 July 2019 (SPS) -Sahrawi Prime Minister Mohamed Wali Akeik called Saturday, in Boumerdes (50-km east of Algiers), on the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General to "assume full responsibility" in the protection of disarmed Sahrawi people, facing Moroccan repression.
Boumerdes (Algeria), 29 July 2019 (SPS) (Algeria), 29 July 2019 (SPS) - The works of the tenth Summer Conference of the executives of the Polisario Front and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), taking place in Boumerdes, focused on Sunday on two main themes "International Law and rights of colonized peoples (the case of Sahrawi people)" and "Need to implement principle of self-determination in Western Sahara."
Boumerdes, Algeria, 27 July 2019 (SPS) - Ambassador of Namibia to Algeria, Mrs. Panduleni-Kaino Shingenge, has reiterated the firm support of Namibia for the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.
A 24-year-old English teacher was killed in the violence that also left scores injured, prompting Rabat to be accused of creating an ‘atmosphere of oppression and horror’
By Amandla Thomas-Johnson to Middle East Eye
Morocco has been accused of creating an “atmosphere of oppression and horror” in Western Sahara, after a young woman was killed and scores were seriously injured amid a violent crackdown that began as people celebrated Algeria’s victory in the Africa Cup of Nations.
El Aaiun (Occupied territories) 28 July 2019 (SPS)- 13 young Saharawi detainees, including 4 minors, were presented on Monday 22 July, before Moroccan colonial justice courts system, after they were arrested Friday and Saturday 19 and 20 July’ following police and para-military crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in occupied El Aaiun, Western Sahara.
Windhoek (Namibia) 27 July 2019 (SPS)- Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) addressed a letter of solidarity Today to Polisario’s Youth organisation, UJSARIO, calling for the immediate independence of Western Sahara and prompt halt of Moroccan human rights violations and illegal exploitation of the natural resources of Western Sahara.
Bir Lehlou (Saharawi Republic) 27 July 2019 (SPS)- The Member of Polisario Front’s National Secretariat Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. M’hamed Khadad, warned Chinese, Sinochem Group, against its “illegal, unethical and immoral” import of stolen phosphate cargos from the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
Tauranga (New Zealand) 25 July 2019 (SPS)– “The Venture Pearl”, a ship carrying 55,000 tons of stolen phosphate from Western Sahara, arrived undeclared to Tauranga on Wednesday, having purposely “disguised” its destination during its eight weeks at sea, reports New Zealand’s largest most popular news website, “Stuff”.
Athenes, July 25, 2019-07-25 (SPS) -President of the World Peace Council (WPC), Socorro Gomes, condemned on Tuesday the brutal repression, by Moroccan occupation forces, against peaceful Sahrawi demonstrators resulting in the assassination of the 24-year-old Sabah Othman Ahmadida, leaving dozens wounded.
Algiers, July 24, 2019 (SPS) - Foreign Minister of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Mohamed Salem Ould Salek on Tuesday strongly condemned Morocco's escalation in the occupied Saharawi territories, especially the latest deadly events in occupied Aaiun, where Morocco "used Army forces to execute its heinous criminal plan," leaving one young Saharawi girl killed and dozens wounded while 140 Saharawi people have been arrested.
Algiers, July 24, 2019 (SPS) - Head of Sahrawi diplomacy Mohamed Salem Ould Salek affirmed that the acts of violence perpetrated by Morocco in occupied Sahrawi territories confirm the confusion of the Moroccan occupier, adding that arms and military don’t weaken the resistance of the Sahrawi people and that the Sahrawi side has shown patience and wisdom when dealing with the United Nations.
Paris, July 24, 2019 (SPS) -The Association of Friends of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (AARASD) on Monday denounced repression against Sahrawi civilians in several Sahrawi occupied territories. They were celebrating Algeria’s victory at the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2019).
According to AARASD, celebration “seems to be impossible” in occupied Western Sahara, notably the capital Aaiun, where Moroccan repression forces “attacked a crowd that rejoiced after this victory.”