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Work on tradition of submitting annual report on Moroccan violations in Western Sahara at UN Human Rights Council

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Geneva (Switzerland), 24 June 2024 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, Ubbi Bushraya Bashir, emphasized that presenting an annual report on the human rights situation in the occupied Western Sahara for the first time within the UN Human Rights Council is the beginning of a process that is being worked on to become an annual tradition in order to ensure the documentation of the serious violations committed by the Moroccan occupation and to present them to the world through the Council.

President Brahim Ghali supervises celebrations marking 54th anniversary of historic Zemla uprising, National Day of Missing

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Wilaya of Smara, 23 June 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, supervised Saturday  in the wilaya of Smara the celebrations marking the 54th anniversary of the historic Zemla uprising and National Day of the Missing.

The event, which was organized by the Secretariat of Political Organization of the Polisario Front, was attended by members of the National Secretariat and government, the General Staff of the Army, and a large crowd of the citizens of the wilaya of Smara.

Polisario Front Representative in Argentina denounces oppressive policies of Moroccan occupation against Sahrawi people

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Buenos Aires, 23 June 2024 (SPS) - The Polisario Front representative in Argentina, Mohamed-Ali Ali-Salem, has denounced the oppressive policies and human rights abuses practiced by the Moroccan occupier against unarmed Sahrawis in Western Sahara.

This came during a meeting held by Mohamed-Ali Ali-Salem with the Secretary General of the Cordoba Press and Communication Union, Maria Ana Mandakovic, in the presence of Assistant Secretary Miguel Apontes and a number of union members.

SPLA targets Moroccan military headquarters in Mahbes sector

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Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), June 22, 2024 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted a military headquarters of the Moroccan occupation forces in Mahbes sector, causing heavy casualties in lives and equipment among occupation army.

Establishment of Media Network in Solidarity with Sahrawi People in Argentina

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Buenos Aires , 21 June 2024 (SPS) - Journalists and media professionals gathered at the headquarters of the Workers' Central in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, to unify efforts and establish a media network to disseminate developments in Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa, in Argentine media.

Namibian President renews his country's position in support of the Sahrawi People's just struggle for independence and freedom

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Windhoek (Namibia), June 20, 2024 (SPS) - The new Namibian President, Mr. Nangolo Mbumba, renewed his country's position in support of the Sahrawi people's just struggle for freedom, independence and self-determination.

The Namibian President explained, during receiving the Ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic accredited to Namibia, Mr. Hamdi Khalil Meyara, that Namibia is determined to maintain its position on the Sahrawi issue until the completion of the decolonization of Western Sahara, which is considered the last colony on the African continent.

President of Republic chairs a meeting of Permanent Bureau of National Secretariat

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Shaheed Al-Hafed, June 20, 2024 (SPS) - The Secretary-General of the Polisario Front and the President of the Republic, Mr. Brahim Ghali, chaired today a meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat.

The meeting discusses the current situation at political, military, diplomatic and social levels.

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Geneva hosts a symposium in solidarity with the Sahrawi issue

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Geneva (Switzerland), June 19, 2024 (SPS) – The Geneva Support Group for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Western Sahara organized a symposium in solidarity with the Sahrawi issue on Wednesday, at the headquarters of the UN Human Rights Council.

"The human rights situation in the occupied territories is getting worse" (Sahrawi human rights activist)

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Algiers, June 19, 2024 (SPS) - The President of Collective of the Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders "CODESA", Ali Salem Tamek, confirmed that the human rights situation in Western Sahara is getting worse, warning against any slide that the situation may witness due to the Moroccan occupation's impunity and accountability and its persistence in its systematic criminal practices, in light of the "inability" of the international community to impose the application of international legitimacy in Western Sahara.

Historical Zemla Intifada "marked beginnings of Sahrawi national consciousness"

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Geneva, 17 June 2024 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front in Switzerland and at the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, Ubbi Bushraya Bashir, pointed out that the historical Zemla Intifada on June 17, 1970, led by Mohamed Sidi Brahim Bassiri, "marked the beginnings of Sahrawi national consciousness" by framing the collective Sahrawi sentiment and crystallizing it into a political national affiliation with clear goals of liberation and independence.

President of Republic congratulates Mauritanian President on Eid al-Adha

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Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), June 16, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, has congratulated his Mauritanian counterpart, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

International solidarity activists call on UN to enable Sahrawi people to exercise its right to self-determination and freedom

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New York (UN), 15 June 2024 (SPS) - International solidarity activists have called on the United Nations to enable the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and freedom.

This came during petitions they submitted before the thematic session of the Special Committee (Committee 24), which began its work last Monday at UN headquarters in New York.