Berlin, 31/01/2007 (SPS) The Dutch Democrat Party (SPD) and the Association of Threatened peoples (Geselschaft fuer bedrohte Volker) called on the Moroccan government to respect the human rights in the Western Sahara and asked for a prompt resolution of the conflict, so as to avoid a new war, the Saharawi representation in Germany indicated. "The situation of the Saharawi population is source of concern.

Caracas, 31/01/2007 (SPS) A group of Saharawi students arrived on Wednesday to the capital of Venezuela to start their high studies within the framework of the bilateral accords signed between the Governments of Venezuela and the Saharawi Republic, the Saharawi Ambassador to Caracas, Mr.

Madrid, 27/12/2006 (SPS) The Parliament of the Spanish autonomous region of Navarre (North-East Spain) unanimously adopted a political motion, on Tuesday, to support the prompt organisation of a self-determination referendum in the Western Sahara under the auspices of the United Nations. The Navarre Parliament underlined in a motion that the self-determination referendum is an "inalienable right recognised to all the colonised peoples and defended without restriction by all the UN’s resolutions". The Parliament expressed its satisfaction about the adoption by the UN’s General Assembly,

El Aaiun (occupied territories), 24/12/2006 (SPS) The Moroccan forces of repression arrested the Saharawi human rights activist, Brahim Al Ansari, on Saturday, from his work in "Mecca" Street in the occupied city of El Aaiun, indicated a close source to the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Communities. Mr.

Annaba, 31/08/2006 (SPS) A ceremony was organised in Annaba n Wednesday in the honour of 250 Saharawi children, after the summer holidays they spent in the regions of Annaba and El Tarf, on the initiative of the Algerian National Committee of solidarity with the Saharawi people (CNASPS). Award, certificates and presents were given to the Saharawi children during this ceremony, which took place with the presence of the President of the CNASPS, Mr. Amari Mahrez and the General Consul of the Saharawi republic in Constantine, Mr.

El Aaiun (occupied territories), 31/08/2006 (SPS) Three Saharawi citizens, including a member of the Saharawi Collective of human rights, based in the occupied city of El Aaiun, were arrested on Wednesday, after the distribution of a wide operation of distribution of the flags of the Saharawi flags in the different streets of 'Maatala' square, concordant sources indicated. The Saharawi youngsters: Najim Bellal Lahcen and Laroussi Ahmed Salem were arrested in 'Maatala' square by the Moroccan forces of repression before they ransacked many Saharawi houses and their furniture, the same sources a

TanTan (South of Morocco), 30/03/2006 (SPS) The Saharawi citizens in Tan Tan city (South of Morocco) organised a popular reception to the Saharawi political prisoners on the occasion of their release last Sunday from the Moroccan Black Jail in the occupied city of El Aaiun among a group of 30 prisoners, reported concordant sources. The Saharawi human rights activists, Al Arbi Massoud, Mohamed Moutawakil and Lidri Houssein, were received in Tan Tan city, in a popular reception.

Dajla (occupied territories), 30/06/2005 (SPS) Saharawi citizens in the occupied city of Dajla organised, Wednesday afternoon, a sit-in of two hours in front of the seat of the Moroccan colonial administration to demanding the release of Saharawi political prisoners, the respect of human rights and the organisation of a referendum on self-determination, reported SPS’s correspondent on the ground. The demonstrators raised placards calling for the ending of colonial occupation in the territory, stopping of iniquitous trials against Saharawis, as well as the putting an end to the campaign of sy

New York, 30/09/2004 (SPS) Polisario Front estimated that the "unacceptable behaviour" of Morocco "constitutes a serious challenge to the very consistency, validity and credibility of the international system represented by the United Nations", read a memorandum by the Saharawi political organisation addressed to the Member States of the United Nations reunited in the 59th Session of the General Assembly. The document notes that for thirty years of its "illegal military occupation" of Western Sahara, "Morocco has not only reneged on its commitments under the settlement plan that "it had accep