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Algiers, October 27, 2024 (SPS) - The Algerian National Republican Alliance Party confirmed, at the conclusion of its fifth summer university held in Algiers under the slogan, “Comprehensive Dialogue, State of Law and Guarantee of Freedoms”, the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence, renewing its continued support and solidarity with the Sahrawi cause.

Boujdour (Refugee Camps), 27 October 2024 (SPS) - The ARTIFARITI cultural event, focusing on art and human rights, was inaugurated on Saturday, in the wilaya of Boujdour, Sahrawi refugee camps, with the participation of artists and creators from different continents.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), October 27, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army continues to bombard the strongholds and trenches of the Moroccan army in various bases.

Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) October 26, 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Republic participates in 15th AU High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, organised under the theme “Impact and Sustainability of AU Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation”.

The Retreat held from the 25th to the 26th of October 2024 in Abidjan, is organised in collaboration with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire.

Shaheed Al-Hafed, October 26, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces issued yesterday October 25, 2024, a presidential decree by which he made a number of appointments at the level of the Ministry of National Defense based on the powers conferred upon him by the constitution.

The military appointments were as follows:

At the level of military regions:

-Ahmed Lahbib Abdi, Commander of the First Military Region.

Russia, October 25, 2024 (SPS) – Bolivian President Luis Arce reaffirmed his country’s strong stance on the Sahrawi issue and the Sahrawi people's right to freedom and self-determination.

In his speech at the BRICS summit held in Russia, Luis Arce reiterated Bolivia's support for the Sahrawi people's right to freedom and self-determination.

Mexico City, 25 October 2024 (SPS) – Mexico praised the diplomatic relations it has with the Sahrawi Republic, which are based on "shared principles," renewing its solidarity with the Sahrawi people in its pursuit of self-determination and calling for a solution to the conflict in accordance with the principles of international legitimacy and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Paris, 25 October 2024 (SPS) - The International University Observatory of Western Sahara (OUISO) urged French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday to "reconsider" his position on the issue of Western Sahara, deeming it "essential" for France to "align" its stance with the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which has once again confirmed the "separate" and "distinct" status of this territory compared to Morocco.

Mexico City (Mexico), October 25, 2024 (SPS) - The Mexican Senate organized a special session Thursday  to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between Mexico and the Sahrawi Republic. The session was chaired by Gerardo Fernández Noroña, the President of the Mexican Senate, and was attended by Hamma Salama, the President of the Sahrawi National Council, and the Sahrawi ambassador to Mexico, Mokhtar Labihi.

Paris, October 24, 2024 (SPS) - The Solidaires trade union has called for respect for international law following the annulment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of two trade agreements between the EU and Morocco that were illegally extended to occupied Western Sahara, stating that it is time to end the plundering of the Sahrawi people's resources.

Dakhla (occupied territories), 24 October 2024 (SPS) - The occupied city of Dakhla was the scene of popular demonstrations organized by Sahrawi activists on Wednesday, to denounce the "intolerable" situation caused by Moroccan occupation, according to reports from various media outlets.

Sahrawi activists carried out these protests to express their frustration in face of the worsening repression imposed by Moroccan colonization and to condemn increasingly difficult living conditions as well as the constant violations of human rights.

La Rioja (Spain), 24 October 2024 (SPS) - Mr. Mohamed Labat Mustafa, the representative of the Polisario Front in La Rioja met on Wednesday with Mr. Javier Abáñez García, the mayor of Arnedo and spokesperson for the Socialist parliamentary group in the La Rioja Parliament, to discuss the latest developments in the Sahrawi cause, particularly the ongoing human rights violations by Moroccan occupying forces.

Shaheed El-Hafedh, October 23, 2024 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Sidati, held a press conference on Wednesday at the Archives of the Ministry of Communication regarding the latest developments concerning Western Sahara, attended by the Algerian and Sahrawi press.

Algiers, October 23, 2024 (SPS) - The ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic in Algeria, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, received Swedish activists Benjamin Ladraa and Sanna Ghotbi on Wednesday, who expressed their strong belief in the legitimacy of the Sahrawi cause, reaffirming their support for the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination and independence.

Shaheed El-Hafed (refugee camps), 23 October 2024 (SPS) - Lawyer Emmanuel Devers, a member of the collective of lawyers who pleaded before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case of the despoliation of Western Sahara's natural resources, affirmed that “the CJEU’s decision is a gain, new opportunity and a stinging response to the Moroccan occupier's propaganda.”

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 22 October 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) continues its attacks against the fortified positions of the Moroccan occupation forces, inflicting significant human and material losses, as reported on Tuesday by the military communiqué from the Central Directorate of the Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA).

Lisbon (Portugal) 22 October 2024 (SPS)– Portuguese human rights defender and international observer, Isabel Lourenço, published on Portuguese electronic newspaper “7Margens” an article sheding light on the grave human rights violations faced by Sidi Abdallah Abbahah, a Sahrawi political prisoner held in Moroccan prisons since 2010.

Shaheed El-Hafed, October 22, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, received lawyer Manuel Devers, the legal counsel of the Polisario Front before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case concerning the plunder of Sahrawi resources through unjust agreements made between the Kingdom of Morocco and the European Union.

Awserd (refugee camps), 22 October 2024 (SPS)  - Participants at the 2nd International Trade Union Forum in solidarity with the Sahrawi people called on Tuesday, at the conclusion of their discussions at the Awserd Sahrawi refugee camp, for the urgent necessity to unite international union efforts in order to support the Sahrawi cause and establish a roadmap for supporting the just struggle of the Sahrawi people.

Lisbon (Portugal) 22 October 2024 (SPS)— The Portuguese Left Bloc raised formal questions to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding a shipment from occupied Dakhla, on October 8, expressing concerns over the continued illegal transportation of goods from the occupied territories of Western Sahara, involving Portuguese-owned vessels.