Oviedo (Asturias), May 21, 2019 (SPS) - The University of Tifariti and the University of Oviedo have signed an important cooperation agreement that will allow Saharawi students to access scholarships for higher education at the Asturian academic institution, as well as the organization of joint activities for awareness and information on the struggle and history of the Saharawi people.
Oviedo (Asturias), May 21, 2019, (SPS) - In the framework of the activities organized by the University of Oviedo, Asturias, the Aula Magna of the historic building hosted the round table: "Western Sahara: Current situation and perspectives" .
Spain, May 21, 2019 (SPS) - The State Coordinator of Associations in Solidarity with the Sahara People (CEAS-Sahara) denounced on Monday the "expulsion" and "lack of protection" of five Spanish lawyers and two Norwegian observers who were going to a trial of a journalist from Western Sahara.
Shaheed El-Hafeed (Refugee Camps), May 20, 2019 (SPS) - The Sahrawi people celebrate on Monday the 46th anniversary of the outbreak of the armed struggle that started on May 20, 1973.
This occasion comes and the Sahrawi people are still struggling on many fronts to establish its inalienable right to self-determination and independence.
Boujdour (Occupied Territories), May 19, 2019 (SPS) - The Moroccan forces on Friday resorted to violence against Sahrawi demonstrators and stormed others’ houses in the occupied city of Boujdour, in coincidence with the demonstrations commemoration of the declaration of the armed struggle.
The Moroccan forces besieged a group of demonstrators before they intervened violently and broke into many houses, resulting in many casualties, most of them were women and some of them were seriously injured.
New York, May 18, 2019 (SPS) – Moroccan authorities are using a law designed to keep people from falsely claiming professional credentials to bring criminal charges against people trying to expose abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a statement Thursday.
Timor-Leste, May 14, 2019 (SPS) - The Prime Minister of East Timor, Mr. Taur Matan Ruak, affirmed that the resistance of the Saharawi people will end with victory and their right to freedom and self-determination.
Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories of the Saharawi Republic), May 14, 2019 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic congratulated the ruling African National Congress (CNA) of South Africa on Monday for its victory in the national elections.
Shaheed Al-Wali School (Refugee Camps), May 12, 2019 (SPS) - Minister of the Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad, Bashir Mustafa Sayed, and Minister of Information Hamada Salma, on Sunday supervised the launch of a training course on the media of resistance at Shaheed Al-Wali National School, Sahrawi refugee camps.
The training course is the first of its kind in the refugee camps, lasts for 15 days, includes 24 trainees from the occupied territories of Western Sahara, and focuses on various media specializations.
Ait Melloul (Morocco), May 12, 2019 (SPS) - The Moroccan local prison administration of Ait Melloul 2 on Thursday transferred Sahrawi political prisoner, among the Gdeim Izik group, Brahim Daddi Ismaili, to hospital for medical examinations, as a result of his deteriorating health condition, amid heightened security guard.
Family members of the Sahrawi political prisoner, who were present near the hospital, saw him on his arrival handcuffed and surrounded by more than 15 police guards.
Bir Lehlu (SADR Liberated Territories), May 09, 2019 (SPS-) The Saharawi Head of State sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Russian Federation, HE Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the anniversary his Country Victory Day
New York, May 08, 2019 (SPS) -. The representative of the Frente POLISARIO to the United Nations, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, met Tuesday with the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
During the meeting, the Saharawi diplomat conveyed to the UN head, the POLISARIO's position on several issues related to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and the United Nations peace process in the Western Sahara.
New York, May 2, 2019 (SPS) - The POLISARIO Front on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council to put an end to the status quo and demand that Morocco end its illegal occupation of Western Sahara.
Below is a full read of the statement:
“Press Release
To end the status quo, UN Security Council must unequivocally support the self-determination of the Sahrawi people
Chahid El-Hafed, November 12, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, oversaw a meeting of the National Secretariat of the Frente POLISARIO of its tenth ordinary session.
The session discusses the report of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat and different points related to the developments of the national cause on various fronts.
Chahid El Hafed, May 1, 2019 (SPS) - The National Workers' Union of Saguilla El Hamra and Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO) congratulated on the occasion of International Workers' Day , all Saharawi workers who work in various national institutions, highlighting the sacrifices and efforts made in the service of the national cause.
Bir Lehlou, Liberated Territories Of Western Sahara, April 30, 2019 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO takes note of the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 2468 (2019), which extends the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a period of six months.
New York, April 30, 2019 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO on Tuesday regretted UN Security Council's failure to condemn Morocco's "destabilizing actions," which may "undermine the already fragile political process."
In response to the six-month extension of MINURSO mandate, the Frente POLISARIO said "Security Council's failure to condemn Rabat's destabilizing actions is only encouraging the occupying force of Morocco to persist in its intransigence and undermine the already fragile political process."
New York, April 30, 2019 (SPS) - The Security Council extended by six months, until 31 October 2019, the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), reiterating the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination.
Occupied Aaiun, April 30, 2019 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation court of first instance has handed down an unfair ruling against the Sahrawi political activist Ali Salem Buyemaa El Saaduni to 07 months in prison and a fine of 5000 dirhams.
The session which took place yesterday amid strong Moroccan authority’s forces has seen the prevention of Saharwi activates to attend the trial session.
Bir Lehlu (SADR Liberated Territories), April 30, 2019 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO has decided to resort to the European justice system to lodge an appeal for the annulment of the EU / Morocco agreement covering the coasts and soil of the Occupied Western Sahara.
In a press release released after the POLISARIO announcement of the appeal to the European Court of Justice, the member of the Frente POLISARIO ´s National Secretariat, Mr. M'Hamed Jad-dad said that this decision reflects the POLISARIO's confidence in the European justice.