November 2020

London, 21 November 2020 (SPS) – The United Kingdom Ministry for Middle East & North Africa has called Thursday for the ‘’return to the UN-led political process as soon as possible, in order to reach a long-term political solution for the people of Western Sahara’’
Minister for Middle East & North Africa in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, James Cleverly tweeted saying ‘’ We are closely monitoring the situation in Guerguerat, Western Sahara.
‘’I urge all parties to avoid further escalation’’ He added.

Gaborone (Botswana), 21 November 2020 (SPS) - Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) called on the United Nation and African Union to assume responsibility on putting pressure to withdraw to its internationally-recognized borders and respect its neighbours, to ensure peace, security and stability in the region, the continent and the entire world.
BFTU urged Morocco “to withdraw to its internationally recognized boundaries per international law and respect its neighbours for the sake of peace and security in the region, Africa and the world.”

Bir-Lahlou (SADR Liberated Territories), 21 November 2020 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) units continued intense attacks on various positions of the Moroccan occupation forces along the Wall of Humiliation and Shame, where the enemy's sites came under direct shelling by weapons of the SPLA fighters, according to the Military communiqué No. 08 of the National Ministry of Defense. 

Pretoria, 21 November 2020 (SPS) - The coalition of the major political parties in South Africa on Friday staged a demonstration outside the Moroccan embassy in Pretoria to denounce Morocco’s violation of the ceasefire agreement in Western Sahara.
In a statement issued on the occasion, the South African political forces expressed support to the right for freedom and independence of the Saharawi people.
The statement urged the international community to put an end to the suffering of the Saharawi people.

Copenhagen Nov 20, 2020 (SPS) - Protesters representing Danish NGOs Global Aktion and Frit Vestsahara have Tuesday organized a demonstration to denounce the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara and the Moroccan violation of the ceasefire agreement signed by the parties to the conflict Frente POLISARIO and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Bir Lahlou (Sahrawi Republic), Nov 19th, 2020 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army units  conducted today, Thursday, intense attacks on the Moroccan military wall of defense, targeted different positions of the enemy forces causing significant damages among enemy ranks, according to military communiqué No. 07 of the Ministry of National Defense.
The strikes of SPLA fighters targeted for the seventh days consecutives military positions of the enemy in the Farsia, Amgala, Hauza and Am Draigga Sectors. SPS
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Pretoria, South Africa, Nov 19th, 2020 (SPS) - The new ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Mr. Mohamed Yeslem Beissat has presented his credentials on Thursday as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sahrawi Republic to the Republic of South Africa to His Excellency Mr. President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa.

Chahid El-Hafed, Nov 19TH, 2020 (SPS) - The British Non-Governmental Organization Western Sahara Campaign criticized “the failure of the United Nations to address the situation in the El Guergarat area, which shows the great failure of the Council of Security in organizing a referendum of self-determination so that the Saharawi people can decide their future ”.

Algeria, November 19th, 2020 (SPS) - The Algerian National Assembly, on Wednesday, condemned the Moroccan attacks on the peaceful Sahrawi demonstrators in the buffer zone in Guerguerat, indicating that what the Moroccan army did is inconsistent with UN decisions, calling on UN to intervene to stop Morocco's expansionist delusions.

Bir Lahlou (SADR Liberated Territories), Nov 19 2020 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) fighters continued on Wednesday, for the sixth consecutive day, intense strikes on the enemy entrenchments along its wall of shame, causing human and material damages, according to military communiqué No. 06 of the National Ministry of Defense. 
The strikes of SPLA fighters targeted military positions of the enemy in the Farsia, Amgala, Smara and Bagari Sectors. SPS
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Washington,  19 November 2020 (SPS) - Polisario Front’s Representative at UN, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, said it is very difficult in this moment to speak about a peace negotiations, after Morocco launched military attack on Western Sahara.
Speaking to CNN, the Saharawi official highlighted that the Saharawi people was obliged to respond to this aggression, reaffirming the Saharawi people’s will to continue the fight for liberating their country.

Vienna (Austria) Nov 19, 2020 (SPS) - The Socialist Youth Union and the Austrian Communist Youth Union called on the government of their countries, on Monday, November 16, to recognize the SADR, following the new Moroccan military aggression in the Guerguerat area.
“We will continue our campaigns for the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination, calling on the Austrian government to recognize the independence of Western Sahara." The two unions indicated in a joint statement reached by Ujsario

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories of SADR), 19 November 2020 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupying authorities on Wednesday prevented the Saharawi human rights activist, Aminatou Haidar, from traveling to Spain.
In a statement to the public opinion, the activist said that this move comes as part of a large-scale policy pursued by Morocco against the Saharawi human rights activists and defenders, including of which members of the Saharawi Authority against Moroccan Occupation (ISACOM).

Brussels, 19 November 2020 (SPS) - The LEFT Group in the European Parliament has “strongly condemned” the Moroccan military invasion in the liberated zone of Guergerat, describing this act as “an unacceptable violation” of the UN-backed ceasefire.
In a statement published today on their website, the LEFT highlighted that Morocco’s recent troop deployment to Western Sahara “is not only an affront to the sovereignty of the Sahrawi people, but also an unacceptable violation of the UN-backed ceasefire.

Bir Lahlou (SADR Liberated Territories), 19 November 2020 (SPS) - Secretary General of the Ministry of Security and Documentation of the Government of the Arab Republic Sahrawi Democratic (RASD), Sid Ould Oukal, affirmed that the Polisario Front keeps the doors of dialogue open, but will pursue the armed struggle which has resumed irreversibly and without interruption."

Shaheed El-Hafed (Sahrawi Republic), 19 November 2020 (SPS) - Saharawi President Brahim Ghali on Tuesday, in the refugee camps of Chahid El Hafed, called on the international community, especially the United Nations, to take action for the end of "Moroccan occupation's violation of the international legitimacy that has led to a war in North Africa and the region."

Bir Lahlou (Sahrawi Republic), 19 November 2020 (SPS) - The government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) said Tuesday that Morocco's statement following the King's call on the secretary general of the United Nations to intervene quickly to restore the ceasefire, translates the "confusion of the (Moroccan) occupation State following the incessant shelling by the fighters of the Sahrawi people's liberation army."

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic) 18 November 2020 (SPS) The Sahrawi Government has launched this Wednesday an urgent call on all countries around the world and public and private sectors to refrain from any activity of any kind in the Sahrawi Territory that has become an open war zone, according to a communiqué issued by the Ministry of Information of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
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New York (United States of America), Nov, 18 2020 (SPS) - The Republic of South Africa affirmed that the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is an international reality that cannot be surpassed.
‘’South Africa wishes to reiterate that the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a founding and full member state of the African Union, which was established on 9 July 2002’’ explained a letter dated 12 November 2020 from the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the President of UN Security Council.

Shaheed El Hafed (Sahrawi Republic), 18 November 2020 (SPS) - Thousands of Sahrawi volunteers, mainly students and women, joined the ranks of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (APLS), to contribute to "winning the battle of liberation and regain national sovereignty," the Commander of the Chahid El-Wali Mustafa Assayed military school, Swilek Daydi, said on Tuesday.