Buenos Aires, 24 March 2024 (SPS) - Forty delegates from 25 trade union organizations from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa have expressed their unconditional support for the Sahrawi people and their right to self-determination.
Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), March 24, 2024 (SPS) - Foreign Minister, Mr. Mohamed Sidati, has called on France to reconsider its policy towards Western Sahara in response to statements made by the French Ambassador to Morocco on March 21, 2024.
Occupied El Aaiún, March 24, 2024 (SPS) - The Association for Monitoring Resources and Protecting the Environment in Western Sahara has welcomed the conclusions presented by the Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the fishing agreements signed between the European Union and Morocco, calling on the EU and the European Commission to "commit to respecting international law with regard to Western Sahara and not to give in to the pressures and provocations of the Moroccan occupation."
Shaheed El Hafed, 23 March 2024 (SPS) - President of the Republic and Secretary General of the POLISARIO Front, Mr. Brahim Gali, bid farewell to the Cuban Ambassador to Algeria and the Sahrawi Republic, Mr. Armando Vergara, upon concluding his diplomatic mission.
During the reception, President Brahim Gali praised the efforts of Mr. Armando Vergara in enhancing the bilateral relations between Cuba and the Sahrawi Republic, wishing him success in his future endeavors.
Geneva, 23 March 2024 (SPS) - The International Council for Supporting Fair Trials and Human Rights issued a call to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, urging them to pressure the Moroccan occupation to implement recommendations issued by various UN human rights mechanisms related to violations in the occupied Sahrawi territories. These territories fall under the responsibility of the United Nations until decolonization is achieved and they are finally and permanently liberated.
Caracas (Venezuela), March 22, 2024 (SPS) - The establishment of the Parliamentary Group for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People was announced at the headquarters of the Venezuelan National Assembly in the capital, Caracas, on Thursday, in the presence of the Sahrawi Ambassador to Venezuela, Mr. Mohamed Salem Al-Rugheibi, the Minister in charge of African Affairs at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a number of parliamentarians.
Shaheed Al-Hafed, March 21, 2024 (SPS) - The Polisario Front clearly expressed its condemnation of the policy of intransigence and escalation pursued by the Moroccan occupation state in light of the silence of the international community.
The Polisario Front, in a statement after the meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat, expressed its condemnation of the policies of intransigence and escalation pursued by the Moroccan occupying state, especially after it undermined the ceasefire agreement between the Sahrawi and Moroccan armies.
Geneva (Switzerland), March 21, 2024 (SPS) - The Republic of South Africa warned the United Nations Human Rights Council of the methods used by some parties within the HRC to prevent it from finding out the truth about the conditions in the occupied territories of Western Sahara and the grave violations committed there.
Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), March 20, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, congratulated his counterpart, Mr. Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of his re-election as President of the Russian Federation.
President Brahim Ghali extended to his Russian counterpart, on behalf of the people and government of the Sahrawi Republic and the leadership of the Polisario Front, his warmest congratulations and sincere wishes, wishing him and the friendly Russian people further progress and prosperity.
La Rioja (Spain), March 19, 2024 (SPS) - The solidarity days with the Sahrawi cause, hosted by La Rioja University in Logroño, were inaugurated on Tuesday.
The opening ceremony was attended by several regional parliamentarians from La Rioja, as well as numerous professors, students, Sahrawi political figures, and individuals from Logroño. Additionally, members of the Sahrawi community in La Rioja and its surrounding areas, human rights activists, journalists, and interested parties were present.
Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), 18 March 2024 (SPS) - The Consortium of NGOs supporting the Saharawi refugee population for nearly five decades, has alerted about the ongoing degradation of the humanitarian situation, which is directly impacting over 173,600 persons.
In a statement released Sunday, Consortium of NGOs supporting the Saharawi refugee population called on the international community to mobilize resources to alleviate the situation and make this protracted and forgotten humanitarian crisis more visible.
Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps) (SPS) - The Sahrawi Red Crescent (MLRS), in collaboration with the Mundubat Foundation, organized a conference on the human right to adequate food in Sahrawi refugee camps, which took place at the meeting room of the Sahrawi National Commission for Human Rights (CONASADH) in Shaheed El Hafed.
During the conference, a report on the human right to adequate food in Sahrawi refugee camps was presented by the Enraíza Derechos, led by researcher Dr. José María Medina.
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.
Basque (Spain), March 17, 2024 (SPS) - Ms. Shaba Seini, Secretary General of the National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW), concluded her working visit to the Basque region at the invitation of the Friendship Association with the Sahrawi People in Vitoria.
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.
Berlin (Germany), 16 March 2024 (SPS) - The German Ministry of Economic and Environment Affairs has affirmed that it will not provide any financial support or guarantees for economic projects located on the territories of Western Sahara under Moroccan occupation.
Addis Ababa (African Union), March 15, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Republic participated in the Extraordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council held on Friday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with a delegation led by the member of the National Secretariat and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohamed Sidati.
Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), 14 March 2024 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted the headquarters of the occupation forces in the Mahbes sector, causing significant losses in terms of lives and equipment.
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.
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.