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.
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.