London, 23/09/17
The Moroccan occupation authorities have allowed the police and security forces in the Occupied Zones of Western Sahara to use excessive force against Saharawi protesters.
The Royal Moroccan Government must end the violence against Saharawi civilians and when any members of the security forces are found to have violated people's human rights, they must be brought to justice.
New York, Sep 23, 2017 (SPS) - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, welcomes the intention expressed by the UN Secretary General to relaunch the talks between the parties to the conflict in Western Sahara.
New York, Sep 23, 2017 (SPS) - Lesotho Prime Minister, Mr. Thomas Motsoahae Thabane, has reiterated his country's support for Western Sahara in its struggle for self-determination.
Speaking in the general debate of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, he said that every day that passes without a change in the life of the People of Western Sahara is a reminder to the world that we must renew our determination to fight against the injustices perpetrated against the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
New York, Sep 23, 2017 (SPS) - The Vice-President of Botswana, Mr. Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi, reiterated Thursday his country's support to the struggle of the Sahrawi people for their right to self-determination.
He regretted that Western Sahara is the only remaining decolonization issue in the African continent.
He stressed that it is necessary that the Saharawi people be allowed to exercise their right through a referendum under the supervision of the United Nations.
New York, September 22, 2017 (SPS) –Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, called Friday the UN to guarantee the right to self-determination of the Saharawi people.
During the General Debate of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, the Cuban Foreign Minister said that the question of Western Sahara requires an effort in accordance with United Nations resolutions, so as to guarantee the self-determination of the Saharawi people and respect for their legitimate right to live in peace in their territory.
New York (UN), Sep 22, 2017 (SPS) - During the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reaffirmed the firm support of his country for the just struggle of the Saharawi people.
Shaheed El-Hafed, Sep 22, 2017 (SPS) - The Council of Ministers condemned the unjust decision by the Moroccan authorities of the abusive transfer of Sahrawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik group to various Moroccan prisons, increasing the suffering of the prisoners and their families.
Boujdour (Occupied Zones), Sep 22, 2017 (SPS) - A peaceful demonstration organized by the Saharawis on Thursday in the occupied city of Boujdour to demand the decolonization of Western Sahara and the release of Saharawi political prisoners was violently suppressed by the Moroccan security forces.
Dozens of armored personnel carriers closed access to Legbaibat neighborhood in the occupied city of Boujdour, before beginning their crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, who responded by chanting national slogans and waving flags of the Sahrawi Republic.
El-Aaiun (Occupied Terrritories), Sep 22, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan forces carried out a violent attack on Sahrawi demonstrators in the occupied city of El-Aaiun on Thursday, to express solidarity with Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan prisons and condemnation of the disperse of Gdeim Izik's prisoners.
The Moroccan forces imposed a siege on the neighborhoods that lead to Smara Street and houses of families of the prisoners, before carrying out their assault on the demonstrators.
New York (United Nations), Sept 21, 2017 (SPS) – the President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E Hage G. Geingob, has yesterday reaffirmed his country full and unequivocal support for the inalienable rights of the People of the Western Sahara to self-determination.
New York (United Nations), Sept 21, 2017 (SPS) - the President of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma on Wednesday has reiterated his country support to the rights of the people of Western Sahara in freedom and independence.
Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), Sept 21, 2017 (SPS) -The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali, expressed his condolences to his Mexican counterpart Mr. Enrique Beni Nieto on Tuesday following the tragedy caused by a devastating earthquake that hit Mexico on Tuesday lifting a huge casualties and massive destruction.
Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories),Sept 21,2017 (SPS) - In a letter sent Wednesday to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the President of the Republic and Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, said that " the dispersion of Gdeim Izik's prisoners into Moroccan prisons is a new flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, "as well as trying to hide the true situation of prisoners and their status as political prisoners imprisoned for defending positions supported by the Charter and resolutions of United Nations.
New York, Sept 21,2017 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould-Salek, arrived in New York on the occasion of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly.
The Minister has held meetings with a large number of heads of delegation from countries participating in this session of the General Assembly, mainly in Africa, Europe and Latin America.
Chahid El Hafed, Sept 19, 2017 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, General Secretary of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, held a meeting with the Preparatory Committee of the Ninth Congress of the Youth Union of Saguia El Hamra and Rio de Oro (UJSARIO), in which he called the Saharwi youth to strengthen the representative of the Saharawi people, POLISARIO, as well as participate in the Congress to enrich the event.
Geneva (Switzerland), Sept 19, 2017 (SPS) - International activist Catherine Constantinides called on world leaders and African leaders, in particular, to unite in order to fight the injustice suffered by the Saharawi people for more than four decades since the occupation of the Western Sahara by the Kingdom of Morocco, resulting in the division of the Saharawi people into two parts, And the aggression of the Moroccan monarchy.
Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi Refugee Camps), Sept 19, 2017 (SPS) - The Saharawi National Commission For Human Rights (CONASDH) on Sunday condemned the abusive and arbitrary transfer of Sahrawi political prisoners from the Gdeim Izik group by the Moroccan occupation authorities to other Moroccan prisons.
Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi Refugee Camps), Sept 19, 2017 (SPS) - The National Follow-up Committee of the Saharawi political prisoners of the G.Izik Group strongly condemned the Moroccan occupation authorities decision to deport the Saharawi activists, dubbing the decision "provocative and reprisal" during a meeting chaired by the President of the Republic, Brahim Gali at the headquarter of the Presidency of the Republic.
Madrid, Sep 18, 2017 (SPS) - The relatives and the families of the Sahrawi political prisoners, unfairly detained following the violent dismantling of the Gdeim Izik camp by the Moroccan forces in 2010, have denounced Monday the forced transfers of these prisoners to six Moroccan prisons which are very far from the occupied city of Al-Ayun.
New York, Sep 18, 2017 (SPS) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed Sunday the intention of his personal envoy for Western Sahara Horst Kohler to visit, shortly, the region to relaunch the peace process, frozen since 2012.