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New York (United Nations) 22 September 2020 (SPS)- The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, called in his video speech before the 4th Plenary meeting of the UN general Assembly Today, “for an end to the illegal occupation of Western Sahara”.
“As we celebrate the founding of an organisation dedicated to freedom and equality, the people of Palestine and Western Sahara continue to live under occupation,” President Ramaphosa regretted.

El Aaiun (Saharawi Republic) 20 September 2020 (SPS)- The Constitutive Conference of the “Saharawi Organ Against the Moroccan Occupation” was held Today in the city of El Aaiun, the occupied capital of the Saharawi Republic, under the name "Conference of Martyr Mohamed Abdel Aziz", calling for a quick decolonisation of Western Sahara.

Bir Lehlou, 21 September 2020 (SPS) - President of Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, H. E. Mr. Brahim Ghali, has sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister of Belize, H.E. Mr. Dean Barrow, on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.
“On behalf of the Government and people of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, I would like to extend to your Excellency our most sincere congratulations and best wishes as you celebrate the 39th anniversary of your Independence Day,” said the President of the Republic.

Managua (Nicaragua) September 19, 2020 (SPS) - The new ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic to Nicaragua, Mr. Wali Amer Ali-Salem, presented Friday his credentials to Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua, Mr. Denis Moncada, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
On this occasion, the head of the Nicaraguan diplomacy affirmed that Nicaragua and the Sahrawi Republic have very strong fraternal historical ties, stressing the right of the Sahrawi people for self-determination and independence.

Geneva, Sept, 17 2020 (SPS) -The participants in a videoconference, held Tuesday in Geneva by the Support Group to Western Sahara, urged the United Nations (UN) to accelerate the holding of a self-determination referendum on occupied Western Sahara.    

Geneva (Human Rights Council) 16 September 2020 (SPS)- American Association of Jurists’ Representative in Geneva, Mr. Gianfranco Fattorini, called on the UN Human Rights Council, on behalf of a group of 240 organisation, “to implement a programme of technical cooperation and capacity building with the legal representative of the people of Western Sahara, the Polisario Front.”

Geneva (Human Rights Council) 16 September 2020 (SPS)- The Right Livelihood Foundation called last Monday in an Oral Statement during the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council, for the appointment of a Special Rapporteur on Western Sahara for the UN to be able to monitor the human rights situation in this last colony in Africa.

Brazil, Sept 16, 2020 (SPS) - The Brazilian Association of Solidarity with the Sahrawi people has expressed its full support for the new political initiative announced by the Sahrawi president, regarding the construction of civil and administrative structures in liberated territories, such as a legitimate act of exercising the sovereignty of the government of the Saharawi Republic over all its territory.

Windhoek (Namibia), Sept 16, 2020 (SPS) - The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Namibia, Jenelly Matundu, has reaffirmed the unwavering position of her country in support to the just issue of the Saharawi people for their self-determination and total independence. 

Geneva (United Nations), 14 September 2020 (SPS) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday, in Geneva, that she "look forward to discussing" the parameters of a new technical mission to Western Sahara in order to "identify critical human rights issues" in the territory.
"Such missions are vital to identify critical human rights issues," and contribute to "preventing the escalation of grievances," in occupied Western Sahara, said the UN Human Rights Chief at the opening of the 45th session of the HRC in Geneva.

Geneva (UN) 14 September 2020 (SPS)- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, informed the UN Human Rights Council about harassment and reprisal of Saharawi human rights defenders by Moroccan authorities, in the annual report of UN Commissioner, her Office and the UN Secretary General.

Shaheed Al-Hafed, 13 September 2020 (SPS) - Pupils and students have joined on Sunday schools in the Sahrawi refugee camps and liberated territories of the Sahrawi Republic, marking the start of the 2020-2021 academic year, amid special health measures imposed by the Covid 19 pandemic.

Geneva, 12 September 2020 (SPS) - The Polisario Front declared on Thursday in Geneva that the referendum on self-determination in occupied Western Sahara was urgently needed, calling on the UN General Assembly to set a date for the holding of this vote, which has so far been adjourned.

Bir Lehlou (Saharawi Republic) 10 September 2020 (SPS)- The President of the Saharawi Republic and Secretary General of Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, affirmed in a letter to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutteres, that the “Saharawi people are determined to take the necessary measures to defend their legitimate rights”, stressing that they expect the UN “to bring to a successful conclusion the decolonisation of the last colony in Africa”.

Chahid El Hafed, Sept 09, 2020 (SPS) - the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, has chaired a meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat, devoted to studying a number of issues internally and externally.
Speaking at the opening speech, President Gali said that the meeting is held in an exceptional circumstance marked by the spread of the Corona pandemic, which coincides at this time with the preparation for social entry.

Chahid El-Hafed, Sept 08, 2020 (SPS) - Coinciding with the celebration of the International Day of Cooperating People, a date selected to honor women and men who have decided to dedicate their time and talent to improving the realities of the most disadvantaged and fighting for a more just world, the Saharawi Red Crescent has joined the international celebration to highlight the “valuable work” and “solidarity altruism” of the international aid workers who..

New York (United Nations), 7 September 2020 (SPS) - The Polisario Front said Sunday it expects "concrete actions" from the United Nations that demonstrate the willingness of the UN to hold a referendum on self-determination in occupied Western Sahara, pointing to the inaction of the Security Council and the General Secretariat.

New York (United Nations) 06 September 2020 (SPS)- The Representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations, Ambassador Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, issued a statement today, marking the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the UN Mission to Western Sahara, MINURSO, stressing that what the Sahrawi people expect from the United Nations is to fulfil its obligations by enabling them to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and independence.

Washington, 06 September 2020 (SPS) - Amnesty International on Friday demanded that the Moroccan occupation authorities drop the immediately charges, which it described as "fabricated," against young Sahrawi journalist, Brahim Imrikli.
Brahim Imrikli, 23, is a video journalist affiliated with the Activists Foundation and will be tried next Monday in the occupied city of El-Aaiun for reasons related to his journalistic work, the international organization said on its Twitter page. 

Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories),Sept 01, 2020 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Government reiterated today its firm rejection of the continued existence of the illegal Guergarat crossing, which is an flagrant violation of the terms of ceasefire and military agreement No. 1.