July 2022

Lusaca, 16 July 2022 (SPS) – The Moroccan state of occupation has failed to convince African delegations to exclude the Sahrawi Arab  Democratic Republic (SADR) from participating in the work of the 8th summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), scheduled for August 28 and 29 in Tunis, the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) having approved, Thursday in Lusaka, a resolution through which it calls for the participation of all African countries in this appointment. 

London, 16 July 2022 (SPS) - The United Kingdom has reiterated its position on the question of Western Sahara in favor of a lasting solution on the basis of guaranteeing the right of self-determination for the people of Western Sahara.

Florence (Italy), 15, July 2022 (SPS) - The elected representatives of European municipalities twinned with the Sahrawi cities of the refugee camps underlined in Florence (Italy), "the need to unite their efforts to allow the Sahrawi people to obtain independence and to take full advantage of their rights".
The 2022 edition of the International Conference of Cities in Solidarity with the Saharawi People saw record participation this year from elected officials and friendly associations with the Saharawi people.

New York (United Nations), 15, July 2022 (SPS) - The Representative of the Frente POLISARIO to UN and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, met yesterday with the Deputy Secretary General and Head of the Department of UN Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo.

Shahid AL Hafid (Refugee Camps), 13 July 2022 (SPS) - The National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW) has received humanitarian assistance from Balloona Matata Association.
The assistance, consisting of a bus loaded with electronic media equipment and sewing machines, was received by the Member of the National secretariat, Secretary-General of NUSW, Ms.  Shaba Seiny, and the Executive Office, indicated NUSW's Information Officer, Ms. Alaajla Sheikh Ala.

Article Published by the Pan African website: Panafrikanist on the Moroccan crime against humanity committed last June 24th against African migrants near the Moroccan Spanish borders in Melilla.
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman
Around 2000 African migrants, from a number of unidentified African countries, tried last Friday 24th June 2022, to cross the borders between Northern Morocco with the Spanish city of Melilla, which is a Spanish Enclave under Madrid’s sovereignty since 1491.

Dunedin (New Zealand) 12 July 2022 (SPS)- Citizens of Dunedin gathered on Monday in the city harbour to unwelcome and farewell the “Sea Breeze”, a ship carrying hundreds tons of “blood phosphate” stolen from Western Sahara, SPS correspondent reported from the ground.
The demonstrators wanted to condemn the Moroccan illegal occupation of Western Sahara and the theft of its natural resources, as well as to tell New Zealand companies that by purchasing the stolen blood phosphate they indict themselves as War Criminals.

Bir Lehlu (Saharawi Republic), 12, July 2022 (SPS-. The Ministry of National Defense has reported Monday in its 581st military statement, that advanced detachments of our army carried out intense bombardments in the Guerat ULD Blal area, in the Mahbes sector.
The military report also reports that Saharawi forces attacked the Russ Dirit and Lagseibiyìn areas in the Hauza sector.

Lisbon, 11 July 2022 (SPS) - No less than 677 personalities and organizations sent an open letter to the Portuguese government to address Western Sahara issue, inviting it to defend "clearly" and "explicitly" the right of Sahrawi people to self-determination, in accordance with international law, in order to contribute to a "lasting" solution to the conflict.

Birlahlou, 10 July 2022 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, sent a message of condolences to his Angolan counterpart, João Lourenço, following the passing away of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
The President of the Republic, on behalf of the people and Government of the Sahrawi Republic and on his own behalf, expressed deep sadness and sorrow for the people and Government of Angola for their unspeakable loss.

Occupied Aaiun, 07, July 2022 (SPS) - The health of the Saharawi political prisoner, Abdal-la Luali Lejfauni, has worsened considerably, after contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19) and suffering poisoning due to poor food offered in prison, without receiving the necessary treatment or first aid, due to the refusal of the doctor assigned to the prisoners.

Geneva (Switzerland), 07, July 2022 (SPS) – Delegation of Frente POLISARIO took part at the work of the Council of the Socialist International (SI) began in Geneva, a Saharawi delegation, headed by the Representative of the POLISARIO in Switzerland and UN  in Geneva, Mrs. Oumeima Abdessalam, accompanied by Sidi Breika, Representative  in the UK, and. Hamdi Omar, vice-representative of the POLISARIO in Switzerland.

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), 06, July 2022 (SPS) – Units of the Saharawi Peaple Liberation Army (SPLA) attacked Wednesday Moroccan occupation forces entrenched in the Mahbes and Um Dreiga sectors.
According to War Report No. 577 released by the Ministry of National Defense, units of our army launched concentrated bombardments against the enemy forces in the following positions:
- The region of Sabjat Tanuchad, in Mahbes.
- The region of Gararat Al-Firsik, in Mahbes.
- The Azamul Um Jamla region, in the Um Dreiga sector.

Algiers, 05, July 2022 (SPS) - The President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Ghali, participated today, Tuesday, in the activities organized to commemorate the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Algerian independence.

Algiers, 05, July 2022 (SPS) - The President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, sent a letter, in which he congratulated his Algerian counterpart Abdelmayid Tebboune, for the Sixtieth Anniversary of Independence and Youth, which is celebrated this July 5.

New York (United Nations) 04 July 2022 (SPS)- The Representative of Frente Polisario at the UN, Dr. Sidi M. Omar, denounced in a Press Release issued Today, the Moroccan obstructionism and delaying tactics that prevented the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary general to the UN, Mr. Satafan de Mistura, from visiting the occupied territories of Western Sahara as he was planning to do.

Birlahlou (Liberated Territories), 4 July 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out new attacks against the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupying forces in the sectors of Mahbes and Hawza, causing "heavy human and material losses", indicated Sunday a statement of the National Ministry of Defense.
According to the 575th statement, "SPLA units targeted the positions of the Moroccan occupation forces with heavy shelling in the area of Laktitira under the Hawza sector".

New York, 3 July 2022 (SPS) - The personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, Staffan De Mistura, who begins a new tour in the region, is expected Saturday in Morocco, one of the two parties to the conflict, in a different context this time, characterized by Spain’s change of position on the issue.

Madrid (Spain), 2 July 2022 (SPS) - Spanish Congress of Deputies (lower house of the legislative body) adopted Thursday a non-binding proposed motion requesting Spain's return to its neutral position over Western Sahara and the re-establishment of a friendly relationship with Algeria, local media reported.
The draft motion was voted in a plenary session by 193 votes in favour, 110 against and four abstentions.

Shahid Al Hafid, 1 July 2022 (SPS) - The Permanent Office of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front expressed its strong condemnation of the terrible massacre committed by the Moroccan occupation state against sub-Saharan migrants who wanted to enter Melilla, in a statement following the Office’s meeting on Thursday.