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Friday is the First Day of Ramadan in the Sahrawi Reugee Camps

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Chahid El Hafed, April 24, 2020 (SPS) -.The Saharawi people in the Saharawi Refugee Camps and in the Liberated Territories will begin this Friday the first day of Ramadan in the year 1441 of the Hegira (Al-Hiyra), corresponding to this Friday, April 24, 2020, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs.
In a message on the occasion, the President of the Republic, Brahim Gali sent his congratulations to the Sahrawi people for the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan.

Sahrawi Government: "It is urgent to act to restore the confidence of the Sahrawi people in the action of UN"

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Bir Lehlu (Liberated Areas), April 24, 2020 (SPS) - Coinciding with the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, the Saharawi Republic (RASD) has once again reiterated its firm confidence in the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations (UN) and the Charter of the African Union (AU) to implement international law and international humanitarian law.

Norway voices its deep concerned over Sahrawi political prisoners amid Covid-19 crisis

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Oslo, April 23, 2020 (SPS) - Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said Norwegian authorities are very concerned about the situation in Moroccan prisons and the situation of Sahrawi human rights defenders .
In response, in writing, to Norwegian Parliament member Åsmund Aukrust, Ine Eriksen Søreide said that the Norwegian embassy in Rabat is regularly working with the situation of Sahrawi human rights defenders detained in Moroccan prisons, especially in the current situation in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Solidarity caravan departs to the liberated territories of the Saharawi Republic

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Chahid El Hafed (Dignity Camps), April 21, 2020 (SPS) –The solidarity caravan left Monday Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi Refugee Camps) towards the liberated territories of the Saharawi Republic
The solidarity caravan transports tons of food and supplies with the aim of supporting residents of the liberated territories, especially in these circumstances in which the world faces the danger of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sahrawi Republic receives medical aid from African Union fight Coronavirus

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Chahid El Hafed,  April 21 2020 (SPS) –The Minister of Public Health Mrs. Jira Bulahi has received medical aid of  the African Union's Disease Control Center CDC (CDC Africa) to detect diseases in the framework of the Corona Virus (protection tools, detection Virus), which helps detect infection without using external assistance.

Settlement of Western Sahara conflict: the process "paralyzed" by Moroccan impediments and its allies

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New York, 19 Apr 2020 (SPS) - The representative of Frente POLISARIO to the United Nations, Sidi Mohamed Omar, argued that the process of decolonization of Western Sahara "is not progressing" at the UN level due to obstacles drawn up by Morocco supported by its allies, describing the current state of play in the process of settling the conflict of "total paralysis".

SADR congratulates Namibia on 60th SWAPO founding Anniversary

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Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), April 20, 2020 (SPS) - The Saharawi Head of State sent a congratulatory message this Sunday to his Namibian counterpart SE, Mr. Hage Gottfried Geingob on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO).

Covid-19: Brahim Ghali calls on UN to protect Sahrawi political prisoners in Morocco

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Shaheed El-Hafed, 19 April 2020 (SPS) - President of the Sahrawi Republic, Brahim Ghali, called on the United Nations to protect Sahrawi political prisoners in Moroccan prisons facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a speech to the nation, the Saharawi president, secretary general of the Polisario Front alerted the United Nations that Saharawi political prisoners live in deplorable conditions in Moroccan prisons at a time when the world is fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar delivers lecture on UN settlement process and decolonisation in Western Sahara

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New York, 19 April 2020 (SPS) -  Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Representative to the United Nations, has held a teleconference entitled "the unfinished decolonisation of Western Sahara, the process of UN settlement and the policy of the superpowers", in which he broached the various stations of the United Nations' dealing with the Sahrawi issue, which is the only issue of decolonization in the African continent and which the UN has failed to complete so far.

SJJA launched a Media campaign asking for the freedom of Saharawi political prisoners due to COVID-19 threat

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Tokyo (Japan) 17 April 2020 (SPS)- Sahara Japan Journalist Association (SJJA) launched a Medias campaign under the title “Freedom for all Western Sahara political prisoners”, on the 13 April in 2 Japanese online newspapers, “Nikkanberita” and “Chikyuza” (in Japanese), due to concerns about the possible spread of COVID-a9 in Moroccan prisons.
The campaign recalled that historically, Japanese and other authorities have repeatedly released prisoners in times of extreme danger, such as wars, but also in times of epidemics and pandemics.

Brahim Gali: “The Saharawi people will face this pandemic with awareness, responsibility, discipline and commitment”

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Chahid El-Hafed (Dignity Camps), April 16, 2020 (SPS) - The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , General Secretary of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, has addressed a message to the nation on the occasion of the international health crisis caused by COVID 19 and the measures implemented by the Saharawi State to face the pandemic.

Water and Environment Minister on a working visit to Wilaya of Dakhla

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Wilaya of Dakhla, April 15, 2020 (SPS) - the Minister of Water and Environment, Adda Brahim Humeim, has Wednesday undertook a working visit to the Wilaya of Dakhla to examine the work of the Provincial Water Directorate and the services it provides to the citizen, especially in this exceptional circumstance.
Adda Brahim Humeim has held a meeting with the Wali of Dakhla, Mrabih Mami who broached his host on the water network that supplies the Wilaya with this vital substance.

South Africa reminds Morocco that Western Sahara is an occupied territory pending decolonization

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Pretoria (South Africa), April 15, 2020 (SPS) - The South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Kingdom of Morocco is a country that occupies parts of Western Sahara, reiterating its principled position in support of the United Nations efforts to resolve the conflict on the basis of international legitimacy and decisions of the African Union.

Germany calls on UN Security Council to take serious stand on issue of Western Sahara

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New York (UN), 12April 2020 (SPS) -  The Federal Republic of Germany called on the UN Security Council to take a serious stand on the issue of Western Sahara, by sending a clear signal on participation in the United Nations-led political process for a just and final solution to this conflict, ensuring the people of Western Sahara the right to self-determination.