La Rioja (Spain) October 04, 2016 (SPS) - The Minister of Cooperation, Mr. Bulahi Sid called on Spain to shoulder its historical, moral and political responsibilities towards the Saharawi people, during the closing of his visit to several Spanish cities

Algiers, October 3, 2016 (SPS) - People's National Assembly (lower house of Parliament) will take part in the meeting of the UN General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) on Western Sahara, to be held in New York early October, the lower house said Sunday in a statement.

Algiers, October 3, 2016 (SPS) - The World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) appealed to donors to continue to support food needs of Sahrawi refugees living in Algeria, said the three agencies in a joint statement in Algeria on Monday.
The UN agencies' joint appeal for funding to provide food, housing, health and education in the refugee camps was launched to donors in Algeria on 19 September and will be renewed during the donors' meeting in Geneva, scheduled for late October.

New York, October 3, 2016 (SPS) - The occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco is illegal under international law recalled, in a report of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights in a recent report, in partnership with several other non-governmental organizations and academics.
The report, which was submitted on 28 September to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) deals with the issue of human rights in Morocco and includes the detailed recommendations submitted to the OHCHR.

Rabat (Morocco), October 3, 2016 (SPS) - The prison management of Alargat in the Moroccan city of Salé has molested and beat the Sahrawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik, using a special military contingent belongs to what is called the General Directorate of Prisons.
The contingent intervened violently against the political prisoners of Gdeim Izik after protesting against the confiscation of their own belongings and the harsh procedures introduced against them, which resulted in severe bodily injuries. 

Bir Lahlou (liberated territories), October 3, 2016 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, sent Sunday a congratulatory message to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of the national Day of his country.

Brussels, Sept 30, 2016 (SPS) - The European Coordination Conference for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) welcomed the findings of the advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning the issue  opposing the EU Council to the Polisario Front on the EU-Morocco agreement for the liberalization of trade for agricultural products and fishing, underlining that the opinion of Wathelet contains “many positive points.”

Algiers, Sept 30, 2016 (SPS) - Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Guillaume Long said Thursday in Algiers that his country remained faithful to its position for the support of Sahrawi people, who are struggling for the independence of their country.

Caracas (Venezuela), Sept 29, 2016 (SPS) - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Dr. Daysy Rodríguez reaffirmed her country full support for the legitimate rights of the Saharawi people to their sovereignty and independence on their land and natural resources, during a reception of A Saharawi Minister delegate for Latin America and Caribbean, Mr. Omar Mansur at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela.
 

Copenhagen (Denmark) Sept 28, 2016 (SPS) - Polisario Front's Representative to Denmark, Mr. Abba Malainin, was received Wednesday by Mrs. Julia Winding, head of Section in the Department of North Africa and the Middle East (MENA) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.