Bir Lehlou, Sahrawi Republic - 30 October 2023 - (SPS) The Frente Polisario issued today a statement following the adoption by the Security Council of its new resolution by which it decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2024.
Lugano (Switzerland), 30 October 2023 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front in Switzerland and at the UN and international organizations in Geneva, Oubi Bouchraya Bachir, stated that the UN's failure to fulfill its responsibilities and the attitude of the European Union (EU) regarding the Sahrawi issue are the reasons behind the failure to organize a referendum for self-determination in Western Sahara.
Boujdour (Refugee Camps), 29 October 2023 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, visited the traditional camp on the sidelines of the Artifariti cultural event, organized by the Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the authorities of the wilaya of Boujdour.
The President of the Republic spent a long time at the camp, where he was given explanations about the heritage contained in these tents, which distinguishes the Sahrawi people.
Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories) , 29 October 2023 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) launched a new attack against the Moroccan occupation forces stationed in the Mahbes, Smara, and Farsia sectors on Sunday, according to Military Communiqué No. 901 issued by the Sahrawi Ministry of Defense.
The units of the SPLA targeted Sunday the Moroccan occupation forces in the Mahbes, Smara, and Farsia sectors with intense shelling.
Algiers, 29 October 2023 (SPS) - The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on Monday on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for an additional year until October 31, 2024.
Boujdour (Refugee Camps), 28 October 2023 (SPS) - The 16th edition of the ARTIFARITI cultural event, focusing on art and human rights, was inaugurated today, Saturday, in the wilaya of Boujdour, Sahrawi refugee camps, with the participation of artists and creators from different continents.
Shahid El-Hafed (Refugee Camps), 28 October 2023 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, praised the "qualitative" participation that characterized the first edition of the International Forum for Cultural Exchange for Peace in the Sahrawi refugee camps, and called for the need to ensure the continuation of this type of meeting that contributes to the establishment of peace between peoples.
Occupied El Aaiun, 27 October 2023 (SPS) - The civilian Saharawi prisoners of the Gdeim Izik group, incarcerated in different Moroccan jails, continue their hunger strike in solidarity with Sahrawi civilian prisoner Hassan Mohamed Radi Dah, who is on open hunger strike.
New York (United Nations), 27 October 2023 (SPS) - Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, addressed yesterday a letter to Ambassador Sérgio França Danese, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations and current President of the UN Security Council, in which he expressed strong condemnation of the recent demolition and destruction by the occupying state of Morocco of the homes and properties of many Sahrawis in the Occupied City of Smara.
Addis Ababa (African Union), October 26, 2023 (SPS) - The Ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic to South Africa, Mr. Mohamed Yeslam Beisat, was received on Tuesday by the Chairperson of the African Commission, Mr. Moussa Fakih Mohamed, as a Special Envoy of the President of the Republic, Mr. Brahim Ghali, at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa
The Sahrawi Envoy delivered a written message to Mr. Moussa Fakih Mohamed, from the President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali.
Algeria, October 26, 2023 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Republic participates in the 26th edition of the Algiers International Book Fair (SILA), held at the Exhibition Palace in Algiers.
The opening of the Book Fair was supervised by the Algerian Prime Minister, Mr. Ayman Ben Abdel-Rahman, accompanied by members of the Algerian government, including the Minister of Culture and Arts, Mrs. Soraya Mouloudji, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Algeria.
Addis Ababa (African Union), October 26, 2023 (SPS)- The Sahrawi Republic deposited on Wednesday its Instrument of Ratification of the Protocol annexed to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa.
The purpose of the African Disability Protocol is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human and people’s rights by all persons with disabilities in Africa, as well as to ensure respect for their inherent dignity.
Boujdour (refugee camps), October 24, 2023 (SPS) - The First International Forum for Cultural Exchange for Peace opened yesterday in Sahrawi refugee camps under the slogan “Peace in the Family,” in the presence of researchers and intellectuals from Algeria, the United States of America, Russia, Germany, Britain and Spain.
New York (United Nations), October 24, 2023 (SPS) - The member of the National Secretariat and Representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr.
Sao Paulo, 23 October 2023 (SPS) - The Brazilian Workers' Union (CUT) on Sunday called on the United Nations to work to end the Moroccan military occupation of Western Sahara and allow the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination.
El-Aaiun (Refugee Camps), 22 October 2023 (SPS) - President of the Republic and Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, chaired Sunday an expanded meeting in preparation for the upcoming national events.
The meeting reviewed the important upcoming national events that will take place on the national arena, such as the Cultural Forum, ARTIFARITI, and Interreligious Dialogue.
Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 22 October 2023 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have targeted positions of the Moroccan occupying forces in the Mahbes sector, the Sahrawi Ministry of Defense indicated Sunday in its military communiqué 897.
"Advanced units of the SPLA have targeted the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupying forces in the regions of Chidhmia and Ros Essabti (Mahbes) through intensive bombardments," said the communiqué.
El-Aaiun (Refugee Camps), 22 October 2023 (SPS) - President of the Republic and Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, chaired Sunday an expanded meeting in preparation for the upcoming national events.
The meeting reviewed the important upcoming national events that will take place on the national arena, such as the Cultural Forum, ARTIFARITI, and Interreligious Dialogue.
The meeting brought together various national institutions that will contribute to the success of the upcoming national events, each according to their specialization.
Occupied El Aaiun, 22 October 2023 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation forces attacked Saturday morning the Sahrawi activist and human rights defender Ali Salem Tamek at his home in the occupied city of El Aaiun, resulting in the injury of the activist Jamila Hussein Mujahid in her hand.
The occupation authorities employ a range of oppressive and intimidating methods against the Sahrawi people in the occupied cities, but this has not dampened the determination of the Sahrawi masses, who continue to demand the withdrawal of the Moroccan occupation.
Occupied El Aaiun, 21 October 2023 (SPS) - Sahrawi political prisoner of the Gdeim Izik group, Hassan Mohamed Radi Dah, who has been arbitrarily detained since 2010, has begun a hunger strike on Saturday to protest against the discriminatory and racist treatment inflicted by the Moroccan prison authorities.
"This protest action comes as a result of the Moroccan prison authorities' refusal to comply with the legitimate demands made by the Sahrawi human rights activist, who is serving an unjust 25-year prison sentence," said local Sahrawi human rights sources.