September 2024

Shaheed El Hafid, September 21, 2024 (SPS) - The Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, meeting today, Saturday,  under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, decided to hold the 5th Ordinary Session of the National Secretariat on Thursday, September 26 current.

The meeting discussed the preparation for the 5th Ordinary Session of the National Secretariat, particularly through the preparation of the Permanent Bureau's report to be presented to the session.

Shaheed El Hafid, September 21, 2024 (SPS) -  Mr. Brahim Ghali, President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, and Commander-in-Chief of the Sahrawi Armed Forces, chaired Saturday a meeting of the General Staff of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army.

The meeting focused on key axes, as a follow-up to the operational staff meeting that the President of the Republic had overseen last Wednesday.

Dublin (Ireland), 20 September 2024 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front in Ireland, Nafei Rais, stressed that the Sahrawi cause requires support from all peoples, bodies and organizations defending human rights.

This came during Friday's meeting of Mr. Nafei with the president of the Irish Teachers' Union, David Walters, accompanied by the union's secretary general, Michael Gillespie, at the union's headquarters in the capital Dublin.

Midrand (South Africa), 20 September 2024 (SPS) - The President of the National Council, Hamma Salama, emphasized Friday the importance of the African Parliament in conveying the voice of the African peoples and contributing to the achievement of their aspirations.

Brasilia, 20 September 2024 (SPS) - The drama of the Sahrawi people is captured in a documentary titled "Sahara of the Sahara" (Deserto do Deserto in Portuguese), a feature film by Samir Abujamra and Tito González García, indicated a statement of the POLISARIO Front Representation in Brazil.  

The documentary, which was screened Thursday at the Brasilia cinema, brings to light one of the oldest and least-known conflicts in the world today.

Rome (Italy) 20 September 2024 (SPS)– The Civil Court of Rome ruled in favor of Mohamed Dahani, a Sahrawi human rights activist, granting him international protection in Italy after years of suffering systematic violations of his rights by the Moroccan occupying state. He faced arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture due to his activism for the freedom and independence of the Sahrawi people.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), September 19, 2024 (SPS) - Advanced units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted Moroccan enemy bases in the Guelta sector, inflicting heavy losses in lives and equipment.

The military communiqué issued by the Central Directorate of Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army stated that advanced units carried out concentrated shelling on Thursday morning, targeting the trenches of the Moroccan occupation army in the Guelta sector.

Shaheed El Hafid, September 19, 2024 (SPS) - Minister of Public Health, Salek Baba Hassna, received Wednesday a delegation from the Algerian Guidance and Reform Association.

During the meeting, the Minister welcomed the Algerian delegation, expressing his gratitude to the Algerian association for its ongoing contributions and interventions in support of the Sahrawi people in various fields, especially in the health sector.

Shaheed El Hafid (Refugee Camps) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, called on Wednesday to strengthen the national discourse that "unites and refutes Moroccan propaganda while showing the undeniable truth," namely that the Sahrawi people continue their struggle for full independence.

Johannesburg (South Africa), September 18, 2024 (SPS) - Mr. Hama Salama, a member of the National Secretariat, President of the Sahrawi National Council, is participating in the 12th Annual Conference of African Parliament Heads organized by the African Parliament from September 18 to 20 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

He is accompanied by Mr. Jamal Bendir Berhah, the Secretary-General of the National Council, and the representatives of the Sahrawi Republic in the African Parliament.

Algeria, September 18, 2024 (SPS) - International Relations and Cooperation Officer of the General Union of Sahrawi Workers (UGTSARIO), Mami Abidi, was received Tuesday by the Secretary-General of the General Union of Algerian Workers, Amar Takdjout.

The reception, which took place at the headquarters of the General Union of Algerian Workers, is part of the preparations for the 50th anniversary of the General Union of Sahrawi Workers, which will be held in October, in the Sahrawi refugee camps.

Algeria, September 18, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Youth Union (UJSARIO) signed a cooperation and partnership agreement with the Algerian National Association "Rafik" for Youth Activities at the Sahrawi embassy in Algiers.  

The agreement was signed by Ali Mohamed Salem, the UJSARIO Secretary-General, and Monir Jamal, the President of the National Bureau of the Algerian Association.

New York (The United Nations) 17 September 2024 (SPS)– Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, the Frente POLISARIO representative at the United Nations, condemned Morocco's portrayal of Occupied Western Sahara as a model of development, declaring it the "largest prison on earth", in a letter he sent to the current President of the UN Security Council in response to claims by the Moroccan representative that the region is thriving.

New York (The United Nations) 17 September 2024 (SPS)– Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, the Frente POLISARIO's representative at the United Nations, issued a corroborated letter to Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Žbogar, the President of the UN Security Council, challenging Morocco's claims that the so-called “Madrid Agreement” with Spain has ended the conflict in Western Sahara as a decolonization issue.

New York (The United Nations) 17 September 2024 (SPS)– Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, Member of the National Secretariat and Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations, sent a letter to Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Žbogar, President of the UN Security Council for September, addressing Moroccan falsehoods propagated by the Moroccan Representative to the UN regarding the legal status of Western Sahara.

 New York (United Nations), 17 September 2024 (SPS) – Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, addressed a letter today to Ambassador Samuel Žbogar, Representative of Slovenia to the UN Security Council and President of the Security Council for the month of September.

Rome (Italy) 17 September 2024 (SPS)– The Italian Sahrawi Network for the defense of human rights and support of the Sahrawi cause (Rete Saharawi) affirmed that Moroccan community in Italy, led by a former Moroccan-Italian politician, is involved in various verbal harassments against Saharawi activists and even kids in holidays in Italy.

Johannesburg (South Africa), September 17, 2024 (SPS) - Mr. Hamma Salama, a member of the National Secretariat, President of the Sahrawi National Council, arrived Sunday in Johannesburg to participate in the Conference of African Parliament Speakers, which will be held as part of the September session of the African Parliament, the legislative body of the African Union.

South Africa, September 17, 2024 (SPS) - The South African Communist Party has called for intensified action to end Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara and to build a continental African popular movement in solidarity with the Sahrawi people.

Shaheed El Hafed, September 17, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government held a meeting, Monday, chaired by member of the National Secretariat, Prime Minister Bouchraya Hamoudi Beyun, at the Presidency of the Republic.

The meeting focused on evaluating the government’s annual program for 2024 and preparing the draft program for 2025, as well as reviewing the work of the National Events Authority and national institutions.