Self-determination referendum must be organized
London, July 3, 2016 (SPS) - The founder of the British association "Sandblast" of support to Western Sahara Danielle Smith affirmed Saturday evening, in London, that the referendum on Sahrawi people’s self-determination must be organized, regretting Morocco’s stubbornness to challenge the international legality.
UN decolonization committee to meet on Western Sahara soon
Washington (United Nations), July 3, 2016 (SPS) - United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (Committee of 24) is to hold a special session on Western Sahara shortly, said the agency's chairman, Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno.
The committee's members have agreed on holding the meeting to push forward the decolonization process in Western Sahara, through an "effective and broad" exchange of ideas on the issue, Ramirez Carreno said.
Belgian Committee of support to Sahrawi People reiterates its opposition to any agreement including Western Sahara
Brussels, July 3, 2016 (SPS) - The Belgian Committee of Support to Sahrawi People reiterated Saturday its support to the respect of these people’s fundamental rights, reaffirming its opposition to any agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco which includes the territories of Western Sahara.
Sahrawi Commission Hails Norway Divestment
By: WSPMC
30 June 2016
The Western Sahara Petroleum and Minerals Commission welcomes the decision of Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund to withdraw its investments in companies Cairn Energy of the UK and Kosmos Energy of the US for their involvement in the looting the wealth of through illegal and unethical investment operations in the occupied part of Western Sahara.
Occupied Western Sahara: “40 years of resistance under construction,” new book published in Spain
Madrid (Spain), July 2, 2016 (SPS) - “Western Sahara : 40 years of resistance under construction” is the title of a new book written by 14 Spanish experts of the Western Sahara conflict, including the Secretary General of the International Association of Jurists for Western Sahara.
Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs organizes Holy Quran recitation contest
Shaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), July 1, 2016 (SPS) - The Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs organized Friday morning in Shaheed El Hafed, refugee camps, a Holy Quran recitation contest involved the children of the Quranic schools in all Wilayas.
Mogherini underlines MINURSO’s key role, need to fully implement its mandate
Brussels, July 1, 2016 (SPS) - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini underlined the “key” role of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), pointing out that the European Union (EU) “shares” the position of the UN Security Council which stressed the need for the mission to fully exercise its functions again.
British exit from EU, profitable to Sahrawi cause
London, July 1, 2016 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front in London Mohamed Ali Mohamed Limam affirmed that Great Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) “could alleviate the pressure exercised currently on Morocco, but the British position will progressively evolves towards the support of the Sahrawi cause.”
Violent suppression of protest against plundering of Western Sahara's natural resources
Occupied Aaiun, June 30, 2016 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation forces intervened violently to disperse a Sahrawi protest against the presence of the Polish company Geofizyka Krakow in Western Sahara, working for Morocco, said Wesdnesday the Sahrawi news agency SPS.
"The company has been contracted by Morocco to conduct seismic studies in the occupied territories of Western Sahara," said the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Sahrawi Community Abroad, quoted by SPS.
Danish Pension Funds and Banks exclude companies working in Western Sahara
Copenhagen (Denmark) 30 June 2016 (SPS) -According to Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), In Denmark, large debates followed the publication of the report Investments in occupied country by the Danish NGO Afrika Kontakt, on 3 March 2016.