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Mexico City (Mexico) October 13, 2024 (SPS)- As part of the celebration of 45 years of diplomatic relations between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Mexico, the two countries affirmed yesterday, the strength of their ties and their commitment to the principles of sovereignty and the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people during an official reception for the Sahrawi Ambassador to Mexico, Mokhtar Labeihi, by the President of Mexican Senate, Gerardo Fernández Noroña.

Wilaya of Laayoune (refugee camps), October 12, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, affirmed that the historic Ain Bentili Conference was a turning point in the history of the Sahrawi people.

Wilaya of Laayoune (refugee camps), October 12, 2024 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, affirmed that the decision of the European Court of Justice constitutes a victory for the Sahrawi people, calling on the European Union to comply with the decision of its judicial institution.

Wilaya of Laayoune (Refugee Camps), 12 October 2024 (SPS) - The Sahrawi people celebrated today the 49th anniversary of the declaration of National Unity on 12 October 1975, and the National Day of Advisory Council, in the wilaya of Laayoune, Sahrawi refugee camps, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali.

Castelnovo Ne' Monti (Italy) 12 October 2024 (SPS) - The municipality of Castelnovo Ne' Monti in the Reggio Emilia province of Italy signed a twinning and friendship agreement with the Daira of Lamssid, Wilaya of Boujdour in the Sahrawi Republic, marking a historic step that reflects the strengthening of solidarity and international relations.

Lisbon (Portugal), October 11, 2024 (SPS) – Concerns over potential violations of European Union laws and regulations have prompted a formal request for investigation by the Left Bloc in the Portuguese Parliament. 

On October 8, deputies Marisa Matias and Fabian Figueiredo submitted questions to the Portuguese government regarding two ships flying the Moroccan flag, "Avila 2" and "Argan 2," which were carrying plundered marine products from occupied Western Sahara to Portugal.

Bologna (Italy) 11 October 2024 (SPS) – Amnesty International Italy branch held a discussion in Bologna on the development of the human rights struggle in Western Sahara, last Wednesday, marking the anniversary of Gdeim Izik protest camp, which was organized by Sahrawis in the occupied city of Aaiun in 2010, protesting against the Moroccan occupation.

Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), October 10, 2024 (SPS) - Advanced detachments of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted a Moroccan occupation forces’ base and  battalion in the Mahbes sector, resulting in heavy losses in lives and equipment.

Berlin, 10 October 2024 (SPS) - Spokesperson of the German Federal Office for the Middle East and North Africa, Ms. Annika Clasen-Edris, announced that her country accepts the ruling of the European Court of Justice, which invalidates the trade agreements between the European Union and Morocco concerning resources exploited in occupied Sahrawi territories.

Johannesburg, 10 October 2024 (SPS) - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa has reaffirmed its steadfast and principled position in solidarity with the Sahrawi people and their right to self-determination, noting that the party has always stood alongside oppressed peoples around the world since its founding.

New York (UN), 10 October 2024 (SPS) - Algerian history researcher Dr Mohamed Doumir methodically dismantled the Makhzen's arguments on the alleged “Moroccanness” of the territory of Western Sahara before the UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization).

The researcher presented official historical documents proving that Western Sahara and the Kingdom of Morocco are two distinct territories.

Kampala, 10 October 2024 (SPS) - Uganda Solidarity Movement with Western Sahara has welcomed the landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice, declaring the EU-Morocco trade agreements null and void due to the non-consultation of the Sahrawi people.

In a press release, the movement considered that the decision acknowledges the fundamental right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and consent over agreements affecting their territory.

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New York (United Nations), 8 October 2024 (SPS) - In his statement yesterday before the Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (Fourth Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, stressed that the Sahrawi people, who have done everything possible to achieve a just and lasting peace, will continue their liberation struggle by all legitimate means to defend their inalienable right to self-determination and independence.

 Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), 9 October 2024 (SPS) - On Wednesday, units of the Sahrawi army conducted shelling targeting the command headquarters of a Moroccan occupation army brigade in the Amgala sector, according to a military statement issued by the Central Directorate for Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army.

The statement indicated that the Sahrawi liberation army "carried out concentrated shelling Wednesday targeting the command headquarters of an enemy brigade in the Okleib Al-Ach area within the Amgala sector."

New York (UN), 9 October 2024 (SPS) - The general debate of the Fourth Committee of the UN, responsible for special political and decolonization issues, opened on Tuesday in New York. During this debate, a large number of petitioners from various regions of the world advocated for the legitimate right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and an end to Morocco's prolonged occupation of Western Sahara.

Algiers, 9 October 2024 (SPS) - Algeria Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, said Tuesday that he is convinced that the UN must assume its responsibility towards the issue of Western Sahara as a “decolonization issue,” underlining that CJEU’s recent decisions “have thwarted the desperate attempts to bury the foundations of this cause in order to impose the colonial fait accompli.”

Rome (Italy) 08 October 2024 (SPS) – Stefano Vaccari, a member of Italy's Democratic Party (Pd) and President of the Intergroup of Friendship with the Saharawi People, called Today afternoon on the Italian government and parliament to take immediate actions in support of the Sahrawi people following a pivotal European Court of Justice ruling issued last Friday 04 October.

Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), October 8, 2024 (SPS) - Advanced detachments of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted Moroccan enemy’s bases in the Smara and Amgala sectors, causing heavy casualties in personnel and equipment.

Occupied El Aaiun, October 8, 2024 (SPS) - A founding assembly was held today, Tuesday, in the occupied city of El Aaiun to establish a new mechanism aimed at enhancing coordination and unifying struggle efforts in the occupied territories, coinciding with the anniversary of Sahrawi national unity.

The founding ceremony was attended by a number of human rights activists and representatives of the Sahrawi civil society, who gathered to discuss ways to confront the challenges facing the Sahrawi cause amid the current conditions.

Shaheed Al-Hafid, October 8, 2024 (SPS) – The Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad condemned today, Tuesday, the murder of the Sahrawi minor child Osama Moloud Al-Mahjoub, who was 16 years old, by military forces of the Moroccan occupation, which shot him with live ammunition on the beach of the city of Tarfaya, leading to his death after sustaining at least one bullet to the head.

The ministry affirmed that this crime poses a real threat to the life and physical safety of Sahrawi civilians, extending condolences to the family of the victim.