Smara (occupied territories), 17/10/2006 (SPS) The Saharawi graduates forced to unemployment in the occupied city of Smara denounced the oppression perpetrated by the Moroccan forces of repression, last Thursday, against demonstrators who were peacefully advocating the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.

They also condemned this new wave of repression that resulted in dozens arrestees and injured in the different neighbourhoods of the occupied city of Smara, expressing their "attachment to the Saharawi people’s inalienable right to self-determination and independence", they wrote in a press release publicised the same day, of which SPS received a copy.

The Saharawi unemployed graduates asked for the immediate and unconditional release of the Saharawi political prisoners, who are still in Moroccan custody.

Finally, they launched an appeal to the lovers of peace in justice to intervene urgently so as to guarantee the respect of human rights in the occupied territories of the Western Sahara. (SPS)

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Paris, 17/10/2006 (SPS)  The Saharawi human rights activist and ex-political prisoners, Aminetou Haidar, living in the occupied capital of the Western Sahara, El Aaiun, recently arrived to the French city of Le Mans, following an invitation of the Committee la Sarthe of the Association of the Friends of the Saharawi Republic, on the occasion of the celebration of the day of the Book, “the 25 hour”, in the French city.

The Saharawi human rights activist was received by the Mayor of Le Mans, Mr. Jean-Claude Boulard, knowing that his mayoralty is twined since 1982 with the Saharawi Daira of Haouza (in the Smara refugee camp), reported the Algerian Press Service, APS.

Mrs. Haidar, as an imminent activist in the Saharawi civil resistance, informed the present audience about the situation in her country and described with emotion the sufferings and difficulties her people are undergoing to face and reject Moroccan colonial occupation.
 

According to the Committee la Sarthe of the Association of the Friends of the Saharawi Republic,” the presence of Aminetou Haidar in France, since October the 4, is apparently disturbing the Moroccan authorities, who are following her step by step with provocative press releases to the extent of contacting French elected official to advise them not to receive her".

"These gross and inadmissible provocations prevented Mrs. Aminetou Haïdar from contacting the French public from Moroccan origin in a discussion". The Association added. (SPS)

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