Sahara Occidental

Shahid Alhafed,March06,2013(SPS) the presidency of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic announced Wednesday  a national mourning following the death of President of the Republic of Venezuela ,Hugo Chavez.
 

New York, 21 fév 2013 (SPS) – Le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, M. Ban Ki-moon, a exhorté jeudi le Comité onusien de décolonisation à faire preuve de plus d’efficacité dans son processus de décolonisation, soutenant que ‘’le colonialisme n’a pas sa place dans le monde moderne.’’

Pretoria (South Africa) Feb07, 2013(SPS) the South African movement of solidarity with the Sararawi People, on Tuesday organized a sit-in before Moroccan Embassy in Pretoria,in conclusion of its awareness campaign in framework of international solidarity with 24 sharawi political prisoners known as Gdeim izik group whom facing Moroccan military court in the coming days.
   

New York, January 22, 2013 (SPS) The United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos, on Monday  announced the allocation of some $100 million from an emergency account to boost operations in 12 poorly- funded crises including the Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps (Algeria).
 
The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) selected 12 countries on the basis of the severity of humanitarian need and an analysis of funding levels.  
 

Dublin, Oct 25, 2012 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General  Polisario Front,  Mohamed Abdelaziz was received by the leader of the second largest opposition party in Ireland (Sinn Fein), Gerry Adams, according to sources close to the presidential delegation.
 

Paris, Oct 19, 2012 (SPS) - Associations for the defence of human rights, trade unions and French political parties called for a rally next Saturday in Paris to demand form French government, European Union and the United Nations to "act" for the release of Sahrawi political prisoners, organizers said Thursday.
 

Monte laJolie (France), March1, 2012 (SPS)  the Saharawi community in France celebrated Wednesday in Mount laJolie(France) , the 36th  anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in the presence of the Sahrawi human rights and former political prisoner, Mohamed Cheikh Elmoutawakil, according to a communiqué reached  SPS.
 

Caracas, Mar 1, 2012(SPS). - On the occasion of the 36th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) , the Municipal Council of Caracas, in collaboration  with the Saharawi Embassy and the Venezuelan Association of Friendship with the Sahara, organized, Wednesday,  various  events to commemorate this occasion, according to the SADR embassy in Caracas.
 

Madrid, Feb 9, 2012 (SPS) - French Euro parliamentarian, José Bové, expressed on Wednesday, his firm opposition to the renovation of the free trade agreement between the EU and Morocco, stressing g that the agreement violates international law because it includes Western Sahara.

Supported by many of colleagues, Bové underlined he will raise a case before the European Court against a possible adoption of the agreement, next week, by the EU Parliament in Strasbourg.

Copenhagen, January18, 2011(SPS) the Danish Member of the European Parliament, Mr. Søren
Søndergaard, denounced the Moroccan –EU attempts to renew Controversial 4-year fishing agreement with Morocco, which include occupied Western Sahara waters, considered theses talks as “absurd”