Salé (Morocco), 19 July 2017 (SPS) - The Court of Appeal in Salé (Morocco) issued a unfair sentence on Tuesday after 31 hearings of the trial of the Saharawi political prisoners, known as Gdeim Izik group, similar to military sentence issued on 17 February 2013 by the Military Court of Rabat (Morocco) against 24 human rights defenders and Sahrawi political detainee, According to the Executive Bureau of the Collective Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA).

Marrakesh (Morocco), July 19, 2017 (SPS) - Aluadya prison administration in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh continues to harass and restrict the basic rights of the prisoners of the Saharawi student movement, denying them the right to communicate with their families.
 
According to OO TT source, "this abusive decision contradicts the spirit of the agreements and conventions that govern the rights of prisoners."
 

Algiers, July 19, 2017 (SPS) - The ambassadors of South Africa and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Algiers welcomed Tuesday Algeria’s unfailing support to the principles of self-determination, of the struggle of peoples for freedom and independence  and the rejection of any form of occupation.
 

Managua, July 18, 2017 (SPS) - The Speaker of the Saharawi Parliament and member of the National Secretariat of the Frente POLISARIO, Jatri Adduh, arrived Monday, to participate on behalf of the President of the Republic, on the 38th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution and the 23 Forum of Sao Paolo, held in to the Nicaraguan capital, Managua.
The President of Parliament has been received at Managua airport by the President of the National Assembly of Nicaragua, Representative Gustavo Eduardo Porras.

Bir-Lehlu, July 17, 2017 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government announced on Monday that a unit of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) has arrest a group of smugglers of 19 Moroccans called al-Hamala who are transporting drugs to the east of Moroccan military wall.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of National Defense, a vehicle used for transfer operation was confiscated, while another vehicle managed escape. (SPS)
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Tunis, July 17, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan judicial authorities should ensure at the trial of Sahrawi political prisoners of the Gdeim Izik group that no one is convicted on the basis of "evidence extracted under torture, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today.
Morocco should ensure that no one is found guilty on the basis of evidence extracted under torture, said Sarah Leah Whitson, director of the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch.

El-Aaiun (Refugee Camps), July 16, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has initiated visits to the wilayas of the Republic, inaugurated Sunday BY a visit in the wilaya of EL-Aaiun.
The visits come after other visits that included regions of Sahrawi People's Liberation Army and municipalities in the liberated zones of Western Sahara, within the framework of the decisions of the 14th Congress of the Polisario Front, focused on assessment of regional and local progress of national programs.

Jale (Albania), July 16, 2017 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation from the Youth Union (UJSARIO) and the Students Union (UESARIO) is taking part in the World Festival of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), organized in the Albanian city of Jale, from 14th to 21st July, under the theme “We see no borders”. 
The Saharawi delegation, which includes the Representative of the Polisario Front in France, Ubbi Bushraya and representatives of UJSARIO and UESARIO, was received by the Albanian president among the participants of the Festival.

Havana, July 16, 2017 (SPS) – President of the National Council, Khatri Addouh, received on Saturday by his Cuban counterpart Esteban Lazo Hernández, accompanied by the leadership of the Cuban Parliament and members of the Cuban Parliamentary Committee for Solidarity with the Sahrawi Republic.
The Cuban parliament had unanimously approved, on Friday, the establishment of a Cuban parliamentary committee to defend the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence and to promote bilateral relations between the Saharawi and Cuban peoples.

Algiers, 16 July 2017 (SPS) - Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmajid Tebboune  has reaffirmed the firm position of the Algerian government in support of the just cause of the Saharawi people.
The Algerian Prime Minister expressed in a letter to his Sahrawi counterpart, Abdelkader Taleb-Omar, his gratitude for the congratulatory message he received from the latter following his appointment.