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March 2024

SPLA targets an enemy corps headquarters in Mahbes sector

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Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), March 17, 2024 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted an enemy corps headquarters in the Mahbes sector, resulting in significant losses in terms of lives and equipment.

Sahrawi civilian prisoner Brahim Daddi Ismaili transferred to hospital

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Agadir (Morocco), March 17, 2024 (SPS) - The administration of Ait Melloul 2 prison, on the outskirts of the city of Agadir, transferred the Sahrawi civilian prisoner, who is part of the Gdeim Izik group, Brahim Daddi Ismaili, to the hospital without receiving any treatments or medical examinations, according to information received by the Sahrawi Prisoners Protection Association in Moroccan prisons.

Representative of Polisario Front at United Nations discusses present and future of peace process in Western Sahara with UN official

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New York (United Nations), 14 March 2024 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations and the Coordinator with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Sidi Mohammed Omar, met with Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, to discuss the present and future of the peace process facilitated by the United Nations in Western Sahara.

King of Lesotho reaffirms his country's consistent and principled stance on struggle of Sahrawi people

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Maseru (Kingdom of Lesotho), 13 March 2024 (SPS) - King Letsie III of Lesotho has renewed his country's steadfast and principled position regarding the just struggle of the Sahrawi people for freedom, independence, and the completion of the sovereignty of the Sahrawi Republic over its entire national territory, in accordance with the principles and recommendations of the African Union and the United Nations.

Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs participates in International Conference on Economies and Start-ups in Cape Town

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Cape Town  (South Africa), March 13, 2024 (SPS) - Mr. Mohammed Mouloud Mohammed Fadel, the Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs, is participating in the International Conference on Economies and Start-ups held in Cape Town, upon the invitation of the Minister of Small and Start-up Business Development in the Republic of South Africa.

Russia reiterates its support for efforts of Personal Envoy of UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara

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Moscow, Russia, 12 March, 2024 (SPS) - Russia has reiterated its support for the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, in order to find a solution to the Western Sahara issue in accordance with UN resolutions.

The Russian Foreign Ministry clarified that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the prospects of the settlement process in Western Sahara with the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, in Moscow.

British international runner visits Sahrawi refugee camps

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Shaheed El Hafed, March 11, 2024 (SPS) - British international runner Mr. Russ Cook arrived at the Sahrawi refugee camps to witness the situation of the Sahrawi people and their just cause.

The British runner was received by a delegation from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, led by the Director-General of Sports, Mr. Said Ahmed Tahlil. He received an official reception in the Wilaya of Awserd and gave the starting signal for the final of the inter-middle schools cup.

Minister of Public Health receives Italian medical mission

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Shaheed El Hafed, March 11, 2024 (SPS) - Minister of Public Health, Mr. Salek Baba Hassena, received Sunday an Italian medical mission representing several Italian associations in solidarity with the Sahrawi people.

The medical mission handed over to the Ministry of Public Health some necessary medical equipment to enhance the development and performance of medical services.

Displacement of Sahrawi people comes in context of continuation of Moroccan occupation of its settlement policy

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Geneva, 10 March 2024 (SPS) - The Polisario Front representative to Switzerland, the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Abi Bushraya Bashir, affirmed that the displacement of Sahrawi people in several areas in the occupied territories of Western Sahara "comes in the context of the continuation of the Moroccan occupation of its settlement policy and the illegal exploitation of the resources of the Sahrawi people."

Struggle and resistance of Sahrawi women against occupying forces in Western Sahara are highlighted in Ecuador

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Quito, Ecuador, 10 March 2024 (SPS) - In the framework of the multiple commemorative activities for International Women's Day, the Legal Representation of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), in the Ecuadorian capital, hosted an emotional event that emphasized the characteristic resilience of Sahrawi women in the face of the extreme conditions of oppression imposed by the occupying forces in Western Sahara. The central event was the screening of the film "Insumisas" by Laura Dauden and Miguel Ángel Herrera.

President Brahim Ghali honors Sahrawi women on International Women's Day

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Awserd, March 09, 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, honored on Saturday in Awserd Wilaya some Sahrawi women who have proven their worth in many fields in the service of liberation and construction.

 This took place during the celebration of the double anniversary of Women's Day and the Fall of the First Martyr, which was organized by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Women's Advancement.

SPLA targets  base of Moroccan occupation forces in Mahbes sector

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Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 9 March 2024 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted a military base of the Moroccan occupation soldiers in the Mahbes sector on Saturday, causing heavy losses in lives and equipment, indicated a military communiqué issued by the army's political commissariat.

Sahrawi Republic participates in 13th African Games, meeting of African Ministers of Youth and Sports in held in Ghana

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Accra (Ghana), March 09, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Republic is participating in the 13th African Games which are being held in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, from March 08 to 23.

The opening ceremony, which was attended by about 50 African countries, was attended by the Ghanaian authorities, and a meeting of African Ministers of Youth and Sports was also organized on the sidelines of the event.

Sahrawi prisoners begin hunger strike to protest their conditions

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Ait Melloul (Morocco), 8 March 2024 (SPS) - Sahrawi civilian prisoners from the "Akdim Izik" group, who are being held in Ait Melloul 2 prison on the outskirts of the southern Moroccan city of Agadir, will be holding a warning hunger strike on Thursday and Friday of next week. They are protesting the racist practices and violations imposed by the prison administration.

International Women's Day: Sahrawi Committee for Human Rights acknowledges sacrifices of Sahrawi women

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Shaheed Al Hafed, 8 March 2024 (SPS) -  The National Sahrawi Committee for Human Rights commended on Friday the contributions and sacrifices of Sahrawi women, praising their prominent role in the liberation struggle against the Moroccan occupation.

In a statement issued on the occasion of International Women's Day, the committee emphasized that Sahrawi women have made exceptional contributions to both the struggle for liberation and nation-building, working tirelessly in various aspects of the struggle and fight.