June 2020

New York, 30 June 2020 (SPS) -  the Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations, Dr Sidi M. Omar, has strongly called on the Security Council to hold Morocco accountable for its well-documented role in drug trafficking and other destabilising actions that are threatening security and stability of its neighbours and the whole region, in a letter addressed on Today to H.E. Mr Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council.

Madrid (Spain), June 30, 2020 (SPS) - The representation of the Frente POLISARIO in Spain, Mr. Abdulah El Arabe reminded the Spanish government of the legal and historical responsibilities of Spain in decolonizing Western Sahara, affirming in this context that the best collaboration in maintaining Peace in the Sahel region and North Africa and ending the hot spots is to complete the decolonization of Western Sahara.

Chahid El Hafed, June 30, 2020 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Mr. Brahim Gali, stressed the need to continue adhering to the preventive measures and control of the spread of the noval coronavirus, in order to guarantee that the Camps of Saharawi Refugees and the Liberated Territories of the Saharawi Republic remain free of contagions.

Agüenit (SADR Liberated Areas), June 30, 2020 (SPS) - In the midst of an international health alert due to the effects of COVID-19 where the countries of the region with armored borders, the Saharawi National Army has been forced to redouble efforts and activities in the face of the increase in cells of organized crime and drug trafficking from Morocco through the military wall of occupation that divides the territory of Western Sahara.

Moscow, 28 June 2020 (SPS) - The Communist Party ¨ Communists of Russia¨ has reiterated its principled and firm support for the just struggle of the people of Western Sahara in a letter to the Polisario Front office in the Federal Republic of Russia.
The Party called on the Moroccan occupation state to allow the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and independence, condemned its policy in the occupied Sahrawi territories, and demanded the release of all Sahrawi prisoners in Moroccan.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 27 June 2020 (SPS) - Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali called on the United Nations to intervene urgently to put an end to the sufferings of the Sahrawi prisoners detained in the Moroccan jails and to intercede to Rabat to ensure their immediate and unconditional release in the face of the serious spread of Covid-19 pandemic.

Brussels, 27 June 2020 (SPS) - Participants in the political symposium, entitled "Settlement of the conflict in Western Sahara: one year after the resignation of UN Envoy Horst Kohler," on Wednesday called for the resumption of negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front, urging the UN chief to hasten the designation of a personal envoy for Western Sahara.

Bir-Lahlou, June 26, 2020 - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, has asserted that the failure of the UN Secretariat and the Security Council to act firmly in the face of Morocco’s annexationist actions whose aim is to impose a fait accompli by force in the occupied Western Sahara has seriously undermined the credibility of the UN and deepened the loss of faith amid the Sahrawi people in the already fragile UN peace process.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 26 June 2020 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, has expressed concern over the situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara due to the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, holding the Moroccan state responsible for the lives of Sahrawi population, in a letter addressed on Friday to Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres.
The following is the full text of the letter:
“H.E. Mr António Guterres

Bir-Lahlou, June 26, 2020 - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, has expressed his concern about the serious situation in which Sahrawi civilian prisoners are held in Moroccan jails, amid the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Addis Ababa, June 24, 2020 (SPS) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (CPS) reaffirmed in Addis Ababa on Saturday the respect of the existing borders at the time of accession to independence, as solemnly declared in Cairo Resolution 16 of 1964 that institutionalized the intangibility of African borders.

Lyttleton Port (New Zealand) 23 June 2020 (SPS)- Free Western Sahara Solidarity Aotearoa and a group of New Zealand citizens gathered Today in a protest blockading Ravensdown’ trucks carrying “blood Phosphate” illegally mined and exported by Morocco from occupied Western Sahara.
The protesters issued a detailed press release explaining the reasons behind their action, and stating their rejection of Ravensdown illegal deals with Morocco that are only helping Rabat fund its illegal and brutal occupation in Western Sahara.

Chahid El Hafed , June 23, 2020 (SPS) -. The National Union of Sahrawi Women (UNMS) reiterated its unconditional solidarity and praised the struggles of Sahrawi women in the Occupied Areas of Western Sahara.
Sahrawi women national body in a meeting of its Executive Bureau sent a greeting to all Sahrawi women in the diaspora and in the Camps of pride and dignity.
The meeting addressed a number of issues related to the organization's work at the external, national and regional levels.

Sidney (Australia), 22 June 2020 (SPS) - Polisario Front representative in Australia and New Zealand, Kamal Fadel, said Morocco's refusal  to respect the international legality and UN silence are a "danger to peace and security in the region," and which, according to him, may lead to a war, and "Morocco and its allies will be the only side to blame."

Dunedin (New Zealand) 22 June 2020 (SPS)- New Zealander protestors decided to block entrance to Ravensdown Fertilizer company Monday morning, to protest against the company illegal import of “blood phosphate” from occupied Western Sahara.
The group indicated in its communication to Media that “supporters of Western Sahara braved a frosty morning to close down the Ravensdown fertiliser plant in Dunedin,  New Zealand. The blockade lasted for 5 hours and no fertiliser trucks entered or left the site during that time.”

Brussels, 22 June 2020 (SPS) - The European Conference of Support and Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) announced the organization on Wednesday of a political symposium entitled “Settlement of conflict in Western Sahara: One year after the resignation of UN envoy Horst Kohler,” to shed light on the latest developments in the Sahrawi issues.

Johannesburg, 21 June 2020 (SPS) - South African activist for climate and human rights defender Catherine Constantinides stressed the need for an international solidarity action with the Sahrawi refugees, reiterating her support to the Sahrawi people’s inalienable right for self-determination.

Boujdour (Refugee Camps),  20 June 2020 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, said the Polisario Front can no longer accept the current stalemate of the decolonization process in Western Sahara, condemning Morocco's obstacles.
"Concerning the decolonization process in Western Sahara, the Frente Polisario Front cannot accept the current stalemate," said a statement released at the end of a meeting of the Front's Permanent Office, chaired by President Brahim Ghali.

Brussels, 20 June 2020 (SPS) - Deputies of the European Parliament called Wednesday the Spanish Government, in a letter sent to the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, to speed up the decolonization process in Western Sahara and assume its historical and legal responsibilities towards the Sahrawi people.

Wellington, 20 June 2020 (SPS) - The Polisario Front is determined to launch a “court battle” against two New Zealand firms which continue to invest illegally in the Sahrawi territories and to import phosphate ore of Western Sahara occupied by Morocco since 1975.
The Polisario Front lodged last March a formal complaint at the Supreme Court of New Zealand to prevent the pension fund of New Zealand from investing illegally in the occupied Sahrawi territories.