December 2021

Occupied Aaiún, Dec 21, 2021 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation authorities have deprived the Saharawi political prisoner Abdalla Luali Lejfauni of his right to communicate with the outside of the prison, confiscating all letters and communications that he has sent to international human rights organizations and associations that defend the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

Washington (United States), 20 December 2021 (SPS) - UN Secretary General's special envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is hard at work to find a political solution to the conflict in the last colony in Africa, the White House said, citing a top US official.

New York, Dec 20 2021 (SPS) - Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, member of the National Secretariat of the Frente POLISARIO, Representative at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, addressed yesterday a letter to the UN Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, in which he drew his attention and the attention of the members of the Security Council to the continued and escalating human rights violations perpetrated by the occupying state of Morocco against Sahrawi civilians in the Occupied Western Sahara.

Bir Lahlou, Dec 19 2021 (SPS) - The units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out intensive attacks targeting the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation soldiers in the Hawza, Awsard and Mahbas sectors, according to military communiqué No. 402 issued by the Ministry of Defense.

Algiers, Dec 19 2021 (SPS) - The international film festival of Western Sahara "FiSahara" attributed Saturday, in Madrid, the Sahrawi nationality to Spanish actress and activist for Western Sahara cause Pilar Bardem, at an honorary edition of the festival dedicated to her, the event's organizers said.
Passed away last July, Pilar Bardem is known to have embraced the Sahrawi cause and her support to Western Sahara people's right to self-determination and their liberation from Moroccan colonization.

Shahid Al Hafed, Dec 19 2021 (SPS) -  The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front and President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Brahim Ghali, inaugurated today, Sunday, the new judicial year 2021/2022, at the headquarters of the Supreme Court of the Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs.

Occupied El Aaiun, 18 November 2021 (SPS) -   The Sahrawi Body against Moroccan Occupation (ISACOM) has called on the United States of America to expedite achieving a solution to the long-standing Sahrawi issue by respecting the will of the Sahrawi people to self-determination, renewing its continuity and adherence to peaceful resistance.

Algiers, Dec 18 2021 (SPS) - Morocco uses a real "media machine" against the Sahrawis, said Mohamed Salem Ahmed Laabeid, director of the Sahrawi television RASD TV, who said that this same "machine" is supported by foreign media.
"Morocco uses a real media machine, including TV channels, radio stations, newspapers and websites. It is supported by foreign media in different countries," said Mohamed Salem Ahmed Laabeid to APS.
This situation "pushes us to implement a new media policy," he said.

New York, Dec 18 2021 (SPS) - The continuation of the colonization of parts of Western Sahara by Morocco constitutes a violation of the United Nations’ resolutions on decolonization, affirmed the Polisario Front, calling on the UN to take the necessary measures to enable the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination.

Occupied Aaiun, Dec  15, 2021 (SPS) - The Saharawi Instance against the Moroccan Occupation (ISACOM) denounced the recent arrest and intimidation campaigns carried out by the Moroccan occupation authorities against Sahrawi civilians in the occupied areas of the Western Sahara, particularly after the soccer match between the Algerian and Moroccan teams played last Saturday in the Arab Soccer Cup organized in Qatar.

Occupied Aaiun, Dec 15, 2021 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation forces intervened to prevent a group of Sahrawis from exercising their right to demonstrate and celebrate International Human Rights Day, perpetuating crimes against humanity as well as the military siege and the media blackout imposed on the cities of occupied Western Sahara.

Chahid El-Hafed, Dec 15, 2021 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Ministry of Public Health announced the weekly situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sahrawi Refugee Camps.
According to data provided by the National Commission for the Prevention of COVID-19, this week ten (10) new cases of COVID-19 have been registered, sixteen (16) have fully recovered and two (2) deceased cases.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), Dec 15, 2021 (SPS) - Units of the Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) today launched concentrated bombardments against the positions and entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation forces in the sectors of Hauza, Guelta and Farsía ..
According to War Report No. 397 issued by the Ministry of National Defense, SPLA advance units launched concentrated bombardments against enemy positions in the Bin ZAkka and Rus Dirit regions, in Hauza, while other units ravaged the occupying forces. in the Al-Aidiyat region, in Guelta.

Madrid, Dec 15, 2021 (SPS) - A Galician women's movement on Monday called on the Spanish government to "condemn" the relentless Moroccan human rights violations in Western Sahara, and to urge the occupation authorities to end its brutal represion, for more than a year, of the activist Sultana Khaya and her family.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), Dec 14, 2021 (SPS) - The Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) continues its bombardment of entrenchments of the occupation forces along the Moroccan military wall.
In the framework of their combat offensives to carry the war throughout the territory and within Morocco, the Sahrawi forces have continued to harass the bases and positions of the enemy forces.

Occupied El Aaiun, 13 December 2021 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation forces have brutally prevented a group of Sahrawi from exerting their right to demonstrate peacefully and celebrate the International Day of Human Rights, perpetuating the crimes against humanity as well as the military blockade and the media blackout imposed on the towns of occupied Western Sahara.

Dakhla (refugee camps), 12 December 2021 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, said Sunday in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Dakhla, that the Moroccan occupier is the origin of the conflict in El Guerguerat given the assaults he committed against the Sahrawi people.

Dakhla (refugee camps), 12 December 2021 (SPS) - The work of the 9th Congress of the General Union of Sahrawi Workers (UGTSARIO) began Sunday in the wilaya of Dakhla, Sahrawi refugees camps.
The Congress is held under the theme "Action, Sacrifice and Fidelity, for the Completion of Liberation and Edification", in the presence of more than 400 delegates of Sahrawi workers and representatives of foreign trade unions in solidarity with the Saharawi cause, as well as parliamentarians and parties concerned with liberation issues.

Las Palmas (Spain), 11 November 2021 (SPS) - Participants in the 45th Conference of Support and Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (Eucoco) called, Saturday, the UN and the powers allied with Morocco to act to end the colonial war imposed by the Moroccan regime on the Sahrawi people.

Las Palmas (Spain), 11 November 2021 (SPS) - The Committee on Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Algerian People's National Assembly (Lower House) plans to hold a conference in Algiers bringing together international parliamentarians to discuss the Sahrawi issue, the committee Chairperson Mohamed Hani announced Friday in Las Palmas.