Chahid El-Hafed, 29, March 2022 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO has considered the position recently expressed by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, an intransigence in the shameful betrayal of the will of the Saharawi people.
Chahid El-Hafed, 29, March 2022 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO warned the countries of the European Union (EU) about the seriousness of making unilateral decisions that violate international law in Western Sahara.
London (UK), 29, March 2022 (SPS) - The British NGO Western Sahara Campaign expressed its resentment at the decision of the Spanish government to abandon its commitment to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, as established by resolutions 658 and 690 of the Security Council.
In a statement made public yesterday, the British NGO said that "with its support for the Moroccan proposal, the Spanish government turns its back on the Saharawi people's right to self-determination."
Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), 29, March 2022 (SPS) – The units of the Saharawi People Liberation Army (SPLA) attacked intense bombardments against the entrenchments of the enemy along the Wall of Shame, particularly in the sectors of Guelta, Amgala, Mahbes and Farsía, leaving considerable balances of human and material losses.
Birlahlou (Sahrawi Republic) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out attacks against the positions of the Moroccan occupying forces in the sectors of Mahbes, Guelta, Farsia and Amgala, said the military communiqué No. 496 issued by the Ministry of National Defense.
Brussels, 28 March 2022 (SPS) - A group of 19 MEPs (members of the Intergroup on Western Sahara) has expressed "its deep rejection" of the new position of the Spanish government on Western Sahara, calling on the EU High Representative to defend international law in this non-autonomous territory.
London, 28 March 2022 (SPS) - The Western Sahara Campaign (WSC) UK has indicated that Spain's new position towards Western Sahara illustrates the "scandalous abandonment" of its responsibilities, calling on it to reverse its "shameful" decision.
"We call on Madrid to reverse its shameful decision and reaffirm our solidarity with the Sahrawi people living under occupation and in exile," the British organization affirmed in a statement.
Shahid El Hafed, 28 March 2022 (SPS) - A delegation of the European Parliament starts on Tuesday a visit to the Sahrawi Republic, during which it will find out about the situation of Sahrawi refugees and learn about the experience of institutions of the Sahrawi state.
The delegation, led by former Austrian minister and member of the Socialist Party Anders Schieder, will have a popular welcome upon arrival in the wilaya of Boujdour.
Shaheed El-Hafed, 27 March 2022 (SPS) - Prime Minister Boushraya Hamoudi Bayoun said on Sunday that Spain's reversal on the Western Sahara issue was a "break in the Spanish historical consensus" and a "concession" made by the Spanish government to Morocco.
The decision taken by PM Pedro Sanchez "will not affect the legal status of Western Sahara, nor the nature of this conflict as a decolonization issue,” Boushraya Bayoun told APS.
Birlahlou (Saharawi Republic) - Units of the Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out, Saturday, new attacks against the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupying forces in the sectors of Mahbes and Amgala, indicated the Ministry of National Defense.
Advanced detachments of SPLA targeted the positions of the occupation soldiers in the regions of Amegli Edechra and Amegli El Hara in the sector of Amgala, said the ministry in its communiqué N 494.
Madrid, 27 March 2022 (SPS) - Several thousand people demonstrated Saturday in Madrid to denounce the new position of the Spanish government led by Pedro Sanchez on the Sahrawi issue, and reiterated their support for the inalienable right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence.
Shahid Al Hafed (Refugee Camps), 27 March 2022 (SPS) - The Sahrawi ambassador to Botswana, Malanin Lakhal, described, Saturday, the change of position of the Spanish government on the issue of Western Sahara as "new betrayal" to the Sahrawis and their cause, stressing that this step would not give Morocco "a legitimate authority over the territory", pending decolonization.
Birlahlou (Sahrawi Republic), 26 March 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out attacks Friday on the entrenchments of the occupation forces in the areas of Laagad and Aguirat Ould Ablal in the Mahbas sector, said the military Communiqué No. 493 of the Ministry of National Defense.
According to the same source, detachments of SPLA carried out Thursday attacks against the Moroccan occupation forces' entrenchments in the Mahbas sector, targeting the enemy forces' in the Oudi Umarkaba area.
Madrid, 26 March 2022 (SPS) - Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Yolanda Diaz, affirmed that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's decision regarding Western Sahara is "unconstitutional," noting that Sanchez "violated the Spanish constitution as well as international law in order to satisfy the Moroccan occupation regime."
New York (United Nations)- Frente Polisario Representative at trhe UN and Coordinator with Minurso, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, stressed in a letter to the UN Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, that Spain should reconsider its last decision to support Moroccan position, if Madrid is to play a constructive role in the UN efforts to find a solution to this last case of decolonisation in Africa.
Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), March 22, 2022 (SPS) – The units of the Saharawi Popular Liberation Army (SPLA) have attacked several targets of the Moroccan occupation forces stationed in the Mahbes.
In War Report No. 490 of the Ministry of National Defense, units of our army launched intense and concentrated bombardments against the following enemy positions:
- The Acheidmiya region, in the Mahbes sector.
- The Rus Asabti region, in the Mahbes sector.
- The region of Udei Adamran, in the Mahbes sector.
Madrid, March 22, 2022(SPS) - The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, will appear urgently today before Congress as a result of the political crisis generated by the mistaken statement by Pedro Sánchez regarding the process of decolonization of Western Sahara, even before the date, several deputies and senators have taken advantage of the parliamentary work on yesterday to condemn the decision and wear the colors of the Saharawi flag.
Madrid, March 22, 2022 (SPS) - Political discontent with Pedro Sánchez's unilateral decision continues to grow. Although we had seen harsh criticism from Unidos Podemos, the Canary Coalition, PNV and other political groups in recent hours, the voices of the two main parties, the Popular Party and the PSOE, have charged against Sánchez, recalling that Morocco is not a reliable ally.
Algiers, 21 March 2022 (SPS) - Human and peoples' rights activist, Mahrez Lamari, has expressed his "indignation" and "astonishment" at the latest statements of the high authorities of Spain over Western Sahara issue, calling them to reconsider their new position, aligned with Morocco's colonial expansionist policy in a flagrant violation of the international law.
Brussels, 21 March 2022 (SPS) - The Polisario Front representative to the European Union (EU) and Europe Oubi Bouchraya Bachir affirmed that the sudden position of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is a “serious gaffe” likely to fuel tensions and endanger the chances of a political settlement to the conflict in Western Sahara.