Between defamation and repression: Sahrawi activist exposes Morocco's systematic silencing of dissent
Rome (Italy) 19 January 2025 (SPS)- Italian newspaper, El Manifesto, published an article Today, by Sahrawi human rights defender and Mr. Mohamed Dihani, shedding light on the intersection of defamation and repression in Morocco and Western Sahara.
Dihani, himself a former political prisoner and victim of years of torture and persecution in Moroccan jails, reveals how Moroccan authorities have weaponized defamation and digital espionage to suppress dissent and silence voices critical of the Moroccan colonialist and corrupt regime.
SPLA carries out attacks against positions of Moroccan occupation soldiers in Houza and Farsia sectors
Bir Lahlu, January 18, 2025 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) shelled Friday and Saturday the positions of Moroccan occupation soldiers in the Housa and Farsia sectors.
The Central Directorate of Political Affairs of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army reported in a military communiqué that advanced units of SPLA carried out concentrated bombardments targeting enemy trenches and their forward and rear bases in the Houza and Farsia sectors as follows:
Friday, January 17, 2025:
Delegation from Panama Friends of Sahrawi People Association visits Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Shaheed Al-Hafed, January 18, 2025 (SPS) - A delegation from the Panama Friends of the Sahrawi People Association visited Saturday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they were received by the Director in charge of Latin America and several members of the diplomatic corps.
The delegation received detailed explanations about the developments of the Sahrawi issue at the regional and international levels.
OSRN Condemns Attack on "Global Aktion" and urges increased international attention to the situation in Western Sahara
Chahid El-Hafed (Sahrawi Republic) 18 January 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Natural Resources watch (Observatorio Saharaui de Recursos Naturales- OSRN) has strongly condemned the recent attack on the offices of "Global Aktion" in Copenhagen, Denmark, which took place on January 13, 2025.
Sahrawi Natural Resources Watch appoints a new General Coordinator
Chahid Elhafed (Sahrawi Republic) 18 January 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Natural Resources Watch (Observatorio Saharaui de Recursos Naturales-OSRN) announced in a statement this Saturday morning, the appointment of Ms. Yaguta Mokhtar as its new General Coordinator.
SPLA targets Moroccan occupation army command in Mahbes sector
Bir Lahlu (Liberated Territories), January 17, 2025 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out a focused bombardment today, Friday, targeting a command center belonging to the Moroccan occupation army in the Mahbes sector, resulting in "heavy losses in lives and equipment," according to a military statement issued by the Central Directorate for Political Commissariat of the SPLA.
SPLA continues its attacks, targeting the strongholds of the Moroccan occupation forces along the Moroccan military defensive wall.
Representing President of Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs received by President of Mozambique
Maputo (Mozambique), January 17, 2025 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Sidati, was received today, Friday, at the presidential palace in Maputo, by the President of Mozambique, Mr. Daniel Francisco Chapo, in his capacity as a special envoy from the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali.
Africa Youth Congress 2025 declares solidarity with the Sahrawi people’s right to freedom and liberation
Kampala (Uganda) 17 January 2025 (SPS)– In a resounding declaration of unity and solidarity, over 1,000 delegates from across the continent gathered at the Africa Youth Congress 2025 (AYC) in Kampala to reaffirm their commitment to Pan-Africanism, solidarity, and support to the total liberation of Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony.
Hosted under the theme “Africanism: Modernize Along Culture,” the final communiqué of the Congress, the Kampala Declaration, delivered a clear message of solidarity with the people of the Sahrawi Republic.
Sahrawi Republic takes part in First World Conference on Enforced Disappearances
Geneva (Switzerland), January 16, 2025 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Republic participated in the First World Conference on Enforced Disappearances held on Wednesday and Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Conference aims to strengthen global efforts to combat cases of enforced disappearance, with the participation of key stakeholders, including accredited UN member states and international organizations in Geneva.
It focused on the necessity of international accountability for perpetrators of enforced disappearances.
SPLA Targets Moroccan occupation soldiers bases in Ashrak Tourta
Bir Lahlu (Liberated Territories), January 16, 2025 (SPS) - A military communiqué issued by the Central Directorate for Political Commissariat of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) indicated that advanced units of SPLA fighters carried out concentrated shelling targeting the bases of the Moroccan occupation soldiers in the Ashrak Tourta area, resulting in significant losses in lives and equipment among enemy ranks.
The attacks by the SPLA continue to target positions and trenches of the Moroccan occupation soldiers along the enemy's defensive walls.