June 2017

Bir Lahlou, 12 June 2017 (SPS) The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the National Day of the Russian Federation.
In his message, the President of the Republic expressed his warm congratulations and best wishes to his counterpart Vladimir Putin and to the Russian people, on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the independence of the Russian Federation.

Paris- The trial of the Sahrawi political prisoners, which resumed on June 5 in Rabat, has taken a worrying turn with the pleading of the civil parties which want to add the charges of domestic terrorism, said Monday the Association of Friendship with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (AFSADR).
The quashed trial of the Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik group (24 defendants, 21 are still imprisoned for more than 6 years) resumed on June 5 at the Court of Appeal of Rabat-Sale in Morocco.

El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), June 12, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan occupying forces brutally dispersed protesters, who staged a peaceful demonstration in the occupied city of El-Aaiun on Saturday to express their solidarity with Sahrawi political prisoners and denounce the occupation policies in the region, said sources from El-Aaiun.
The brutal intervention left scores injured, some of them seriously injured were rushed to hospital, said the sources.

Bir-Lahlou (Liberated Territories), June 12, 2017 (SPS) - The Permanent Office of the Polisario Front's Secretary General has denounced the "illegal and immoral" practices marring the trial of the Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik and "gross violations" against them.
In a statement released following a meeting that discussed, on Saturday, various issues relating to national and international topical events, the Office, denounced the "illegal and immoral" practices that marred the trial of the political prisoners of Gdeim Izik."

Shaheed El-Hafed, June 11, 2017 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, chaired Saturday a meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, addressed internal and external issues related to the national cause, focusing on the Intifada of Independence and the national programs planned during this summer, especially the youth and students program.

Brussels, June 11, 2017 (SPS) - Euro-MP Paloma Lopez warned the European Union of the consequences of the continued plundering of Western Sahara’s natural resources, calling it to take the necessary measures so that the member states, notably Spain, prevent this illegal exploitation in accordance with the international and European law. 

Brussels, June 10, 2017 (SPS) - MEP Paloma Lopez denounced the "arbitrary" nature of the accusations and court proceedings that led to the 14-month prison sentence imposed on Sahrawi journalist Waleed Al Batal, urging the European Union (EU) Put pressure on the Moroccan authorities of occupation to obtain his release, as well as that of his father Salek Al Batal.

Smara (refugee camps), June 10, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali affirmed Thursday that the heroic resistance of the Saharawi people has forced the Moroccan occupier to adopt the policy of headlong rush by displaying intransigence, obstruction, escalation and threat of peace and stability in the region.  

Madrid (Spain), June 07, 2017 (SPS) - More than a dozen of international observers attending Monday in Rabat the resumption of the trial of Saharawi Gdeim Izik's political prisoners denounced various irregularities.
The chairwoman of SOGAPS (Solidariedade Galega co Pobo Saharaui) group, Maite Isla, attending the hearing, denounced in a joint statement published on the website of her association the irregularities in the trial procedures.

Ljubljana (Slovenia), June 07, 2017 (SPS) - The Saharwi Coordinator with MINURSO, member of the National Secretariat, Mr. Emhamed Khaddad, held meetings with the leaders of several Slovenian political parties such as the ruling party group – the Middle Party, the Pensioners Party, the Socialist Party and the United Left Party.
 

Windhoek (Namibia), 07 June 2017 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic, represented by the Saharawi Ambassador, the extraordinary Commissioner in Angola and Namibia, took part at  the Fifth African Conference of Solidarity with Cuba.
Saharawi Ambassador expressed the happiness of representing the Sahrawi Republic in such an event in the free and independent capital of Windhoek to celebrates the Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, which fought alongside the liberation armies of the region with the courage and determination to eradicate colonialism.
 

Paris, June 07, 2017 (SPS)  - The representative of the Frente POLISARIO in France, Ubbi Buchraya, affirmed on Tuesday, in statements to Radio Montecarlo and France International, "that the POLISARIO has a serious will and true intentions to facilitate the work of the  new special envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations ".
 
The Saharawi diplomat said that the experience and reputation of Mr. Horst Köhler would put him in a comfortable position to unlock the negotiations between the parties, which have been blocked since 2012.

Lisbon, June 07, 2017 (SPS) - The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) called for the release of Sahrawi political prisoners from the Gdeim Izik group who are currently being unfairly tried in Rabat.
 

Bir Lahlu, 5 June 2017 (SPS) The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, expressed his "deep sadness" following the London Bridge attack on Saturday which killed seven people and wounded 48.
In a message to British Prime Minister Theresa May, the President of the Republic expressed his "solidarity" with the British people and his "deep sadness following the brutal London attack."

Bir-Lehlu (Liberated Zones), 4 June 2017 (SPS) The Polisario Front has informed the United Nations of the delay in the presence of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in El Guerguerat in accordance with the letter and spirit of the April Security Council resolution.

New York, June 4, 2017 (SPS) - Former German President Horst Köhler is to be appointed as UN envoy for Western Sahara to relaunch talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front, according to a letter released on Friday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed last week the Security Council of his decision to appoint Köhler, and no country has objected, which validates his appointment.

New York, June 4, 2017 (SPS) - The World Food Program (WFP) needs $7.9 million over the next six months to continue providing food aid to the Sahrawi refugees in Algeria, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
The UN chief called on donors to "urgently increase their assistance for this often neglected and vulnerable population," the UN chief added.

Havana, 03 June 2017 (SPS) The President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, on Friday reiterated the support of the Caribbean nation to the right of the people of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to independence and Self-determination, reported Cuba's national television.

Havana, June 2, 2017 (SPS) President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, was received on Friday by the President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, also member of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party.

Lisbon, June 3, 2017 (SPS) - The issue of occupied Western Sahara and its similarities with East Timor was the main focus of an international conference held recently in Lisbon, Portugal, where the participants stressed on determination and international solidarity to snatch independence.