July 2017

Brussels, July 23, 2017 (SPS) - Sahrawi Minister, representative of the Polisario Front for Europe Mohamed Sidati on Sunday urged the European Union (EU) to intervene to end the “escalation of Morocco's repression” against the Sahrawi people and force it to stop its “occupation” and “oppression” policy.
“We call on EU for urgent and firm intervention with Morocco to put an end to its escalation of repression and to stop its occupation and oppression policy”, wrote Sidati in a letter sent to the head of the European diplomacy Federica Mogherini.

Algiers, July 23, 2017 (SPS) – Adviser at the presidency of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Lahritani Lahcen said Sunday in Algiers that the sentences issued by Sale Court in Rabat against 25 Sahrawi political detainees of Gdeim Izik Group are "strictly political and null" because they are not based on evidences.

Bir-Lehlu, July 23, 2017 (SPS) – President of Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Ghali, has called on the United Nations “to make all necessary representations to the Moroccan authorities to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of the Sahrawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik Group and all Sahrawi political prisoners held unlawfully in Moroccan jails,” in a letter Friday to UN Secretary-General Mr. António Guterres.

Bir-Lehlu (Liberated Territory), 23 July 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, considered the rulings against Sahrawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik group as another proof of Morocco's intentions to continue to violate human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara With the presence of witnesses.

El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), July 23, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation forces prevented a group of Sahrawi human rights activists from visiting released Sahrawi political prisoner Diesh Daf in his family's house in occupied city of  El-Aaiun.

“The trial of the Gdiem Izik Group of Saharawi political prisoners is a clear example of the failings of the judicial system in the Kingdom of Morocco; a system that is neither just nor independent
Posted on July 22, 2017
The long sentences imposed on each of the political prisoners reflects the practice of the Moroccan authorities to continually ignore national and international legislation.

London (U.K.), July 22, 2017 (SPS) - Amnesty International called on the Moroccan judicial authorities to guarantee a fair trial to all Sahrawi political prisoners and to avoid any exceedings (torture or ill-treatment) throughout the trial.

Lima (Peru), 20 July 2017 (SPS) - The representative of the Frente POLISARIO in Peru, Mr. Khadija Al-Mujtar, participated with the diplomatic corps accredited to Peru in the commemorative celebrations of the 38th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, hosted by the Embassy of Nicaragua in Peru.
 

Nicaragua, July 20و 2017 (SPS) - The Nicaraguan Parliamentary Group of Solidarity with the Saharawi People established Wednesday at the Nicaraguan Parliament headquarters in Managua, in the presence of the President of the Sahrawi National Council Khatri Adouh..

Algiers, July 20, 2017 (SPS)  - Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Algeria Bachraya Hamoudi Bayoune denounces the heavy prison sentences handed down Wednesday against the political prisoners of Gdeim Izik.
These prison sentences were predictable, considering the political nature of the trial, which concerns detainees defending a just cause and claiming their rights to freedom and independence, he said.

Rome (Italy), July 19, 2017 (SPS) - The outstanding member of Parliament of Italy and president of the Parliamentary Group of Solidarity with the Saharawi People, Stefano Vaccari, condemned the illegal and arbitrary  sentences against the Sahrawi political prisoners of the group Gdeim Izik.
 
The Italian deputy told reporters in his country that "all the accusations are not fair and even more unjust according to what Human Rights Watch collected, on what the Saharawi prisoners suffered, such as the use of torture for get confessions ".

Bir Lahlou, July 19, 2017 (SPS) - The Saharawi government through a Ministry of Information statement, strongly condemned the sentences against Saharawi political prisoners knows as  Gdeim Izik Group, considering that "the verdicts are a clear repetition of Those issued by the Military Tribunal before. "

Salé (Morocco), 19 July 2017 (SPS) - The Court of Appeal in Salé (Morocco) issued a unfair sentence on Tuesday after 31 hearings of the trial of the Saharawi political prisoners, known as Gdeim Izik group, similar to military sentence issued on 17 February 2013 by the Military Court of Rabat (Morocco) against 24 human rights defenders and Sahrawi political detainee, According to the Executive Bureau of the Collective Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA).

Marrakesh (Morocco), July 19, 2017 (SPS) - Aluadya prison administration in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh continues to harass and restrict the basic rights of the prisoners of the Saharawi student movement, denying them the right to communicate with their families.
 
According to OO TT source, "this abusive decision contradicts the spirit of the agreements and conventions that govern the rights of prisoners."
 

Algiers, July 19, 2017 (SPS) - The ambassadors of South Africa and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Algiers welcomed Tuesday Algeria’s unfailing support to the principles of self-determination, of the struggle of peoples for freedom and independence  and the rejection of any form of occupation.
 

Managua, July 18, 2017 (SPS) - The Speaker of the Saharawi Parliament and member of the National Secretariat of the Frente POLISARIO, Jatri Adduh, arrived Monday, to participate on behalf of the President of the Republic, on the 38th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution and the 23 Forum of Sao Paolo, held in to the Nicaraguan capital, Managua.
The President of Parliament has been received at Managua airport by the President of the National Assembly of Nicaragua, Representative Gustavo Eduardo Porras.

Bir-Lehlu, July 17, 2017 (SPS) - The Sahrawi government announced on Monday that a unit of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) has arrest a group of smugglers of 19 Moroccans called al-Hamala who are transporting drugs to the east of Moroccan military wall.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of National Defense, a vehicle used for transfer operation was confiscated, while another vehicle managed escape. (SPS)
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Tunis, July 17, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan judicial authorities should ensure at the trial of Sahrawi political prisoners of the Gdeim Izik group that no one is convicted on the basis of "evidence extracted under torture, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today.
Morocco should ensure that no one is found guilty on the basis of evidence extracted under torture, said Sarah Leah Whitson, director of the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch.

El-Aaiun (Refugee Camps), July 16, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has initiated visits to the wilayas of the Republic, inaugurated Sunday BY a visit in the wilaya of EL-Aaiun.
The visits come after other visits that included regions of Sahrawi People's Liberation Army and municipalities in the liberated zones of Western Sahara, within the framework of the decisions of the 14th Congress of the Polisario Front, focused on assessment of regional and local progress of national programs.

Jale (Albania), July 16, 2017 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation from the Youth Union (UJSARIO) and the Students Union (UESARIO) is taking part in the World Festival of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), organized in the Albanian city of Jale, from 14th to 21st July, under the theme “We see no borders”. 
The Saharawi delegation, which includes the Representative of the Polisario Front in France, Ubbi Bushraya and representatives of UJSARIO and UESARIO, was received by the Albanian president among the participants of the Festival.