Madrid (Spain) 17 September 2024 (SPS)– International media revealed the torture and human rights abuses suffered by Moroccan and African migrants in Morocco, where the Moroccan regime is using illegal migration as a tool to pressure its European neighbors, particularly Spain.
Bologna (Italy) 17 September 2024 (SPS)– During the Italian Democratic Party’s Unity Festival held yesterday evening in Bologna, Polisario Front Representative in Italy, Fatima Mahfoud, emphasized the crucial importance of strictly adhering to the principles of international law as a fundamental requirement to ensure global peace and security.
Melilla (Spain), 16 September 16, 2024 (SPS) - Thousands of young Moroccans from various Moroccan cities have rushed to the Moroccan borders near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla in an attempt at mass migration on Sunday. This movement is driven by severe economic conditions, political repression, and widespread social vulnerability in Morocco.
Rome (Italy) – 15 September 2024 (SPS)- Polisario Front’s Representative in Italy, Mrs. Fatima Mahfoud, affirmed that decolonizing Western Sahara is possible through the application of international law, and that a solution exists and is feasible, were it not for the lack of political will among some permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Geneva, 14 September 2024 (SPS) - Sahrawi activist Yaqouta Mekhtar Moulai confirmed that Sahrawi women are subjected to torture, arbitrary detention, sexual harassment, and systematic smear campaigns as part of a broader policy aimed at eradicating their resistance and affecting their leadership role in guiding the Sahrawi people's struggle under Moroccan occupation.
New York (United Nations), 14 September 2024 (SPS) - Sidi Mohamed Omar, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations, emphasized that what the Sahrawi people expect from the UN is to honor its promises and implement its resolutions regarding the Sahrawi issue, particularly those related to the right to self-determination.
This came during an interview the Sahrawi diplomat conducted with Sahrawi national television on Saturday from New York via Skype as part of the "Event Program."
Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), September 13, 2024 (SPS) - Advanced contingents of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have targeted the positions of the Moroccan occupation forces in the Guelta sector, resulting in significant losses in personnel and equipment.
According to a military statement issued by the Central Directorate of Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi army, advanced units carried out Thursday concentrated attacks on the enemy bases in the areas of Shirk Lghrab and Shirk Al-Sidra within the Guelta sector.
Geneva (Switzerland), September 13, 2024 (SPS) - A group of countries from various continents has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to send a mission to monitor and investigate the dire human rights situation in Western Sahara, based on the primary mandate of the UN Human Rights Council to strengthen and promote human rights, respect public freedoms, and address human rights violations worldwide without discrimination.
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), September 13, 2024 (SPS) - Minister of Public Health, Salek Baba Hassana, has taken part in a high-level meeting focused on evaluating joint health programs and exchanging health information among African health ministers, held Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Caracas (Venezuela), September 12, 2024 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr. Ivan Gil, received the Minister Counselor at the Presidency in charge of diplomatic affairs, Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, who conveyed a message from Mr. Brahim Ghali, the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, to his Venezuelan counterpart, Mr. Nicolás Maduro.
Geneva, 12 September 2024 (SPS) - The Geneva Support Group for Western Sahara reiterated its concern over Morocco's systemic violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, condemning the "silence" of the Human Rights Council.
Paris, 12 September 2024 (SPS) - Michèle Decaster, the Secretary General of the French Association of Friendship and Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa (AFASPA), criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's support for Morocco's so-called autonomy plan for Western Sahara, stating that not only does "Macron not break with France's colonial history," but he "also serves the commercial interests of business circles."
Algiers, September 11, 2024 (SPS) - Sahrawi Ambassador to Algeria, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, met with the Nicaraguan ambassador accredited to Algeria and the Sahrawi Republic, Carlos Eduardo Diaz Morera.
The meeting, held at the Sahrawi embassy in Algeria, focused on the bilateral relations between the Sahrawi Republic and the Republic of Nicaragua, exploring avenues for their development across various sectors.
The Sahrawi Republic has maintained diplomatic relations with Nicaragua at the embassy level for several years.
Geneva, 11 September 2024 (SPS) - Participants in a conference organized by the Geneva Group, supporting Western Sahara, called for the urgent need to expedite the resolution of the ongoing military occupation in both Western Sahara and Palestine, based on law and international legitimacy. They warned of the "danger" of the current explosive situation in the regions due to the repression, aggression, and extermination policies pursued by the occupying forces, namely the Kingdom of Morocco and the Zionist entity.
Pretoria, 11 September 2024 (SPS) - The Political Education and Training Committee of the African National Congress held a digital conference on the Western Sahara issue in the Western Cape province of South Africa, with the participation of youth and women’s groups as well as veterans.
The conference, organized on Tuesday, hosted Sahrawi Ambassador Mohamed Yaslem Beisset, who provided a detailed presentation covering the struggle of the Sahrawi people from its inception to the current stage, along with its legal and political dimensions.
Bir Lahlu (Liberated Territories), September 10, 2024 (SPS) - Advanced units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have targeted Moroccan occupation forces' bases in the Mahbes sector.
A military statement issued by the Central Directorate of Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army indicated that today, Tuesday, advanced units conducted concentrated shelling aimed at the Moroccan Royal Army bases in the areas of Sabkhet Tnushad and Akraret Al-Farsik within the Mahbes sector.
Occupied Dakhla, September 10, 2024 (WAS) - The Moroccan occupation authorities have destroyed the homes of Sahrawis living in the Aswehil area, located 40 kilometers from the occupied city of Dakhla, on the 5th and 6th of September.
Windhoek (Namibia), September 10, 2024 (SPS) - A Joint communiqué on the Namibia–Kenya Political and Diplomatic Consultations has called on the international community to fully implement all relevant UN resolutions on Western Sahara.
Madrid, 9 August 2024 (SPS) - The Spanish Popular Party has urged the government to create a special fund as soon as possible, dedicated to Sahrawi refugees to help meet their vital needs, according to the news website "Europa Press."
Party deputies have proposed a bill for discussion in the general session. In highlighting the deteriorating living conditions of these refugees, the deputies called on their government to include this proposal in the upcoming state budgets.
Bir Lahlu, September 9, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic , Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, congratulated his Algerian counterpart, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on his re-election for a second term as President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
The President Brahim Ghali praised the steadfast principled stance that the Algeria of freedom and dignity has long adopted, supporting the just and legitimate struggle of the Sahrawi people for freedom and independence.