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SPS Saharawi Government warns the international public opinion about the consequences of the Moroccan repression in Western Sahara 19.12.05
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Bir Lehlu,
(liberated territories), 19/12/2005 (SPS) Saharawi Minister of Occupied
Territories and Saharawi Communities abroad, Mr. Khalil Sidi Mohamed warned the
international opinion on Saturday about the consequences of he Moroccan
repressive policies adopted against Saharawi peaceful demonstrations in the
occupied territories of Western Sahara and the dangers they represent vis-à-vis
a peaceful settlement of the conflict on the non-self-governing territory as
well as on the stability of the entire region.
He also called the UN, through its Mission on the ground MINURSO, to protect
Saharawi civilians against the fierce repression of the Moroccan authorities
against Saharawi peaceful demonstrators, with a view to organise a
self-determination referendum for the Saharawi people, the Saharawi Minister
underlined in a press release he publicised, of which SPS received a copy.
The press release, which gave a preliminary result about the last repression
reporting on
64 cases of arrests, 48 wounded and 11 Saharawi houses devastated and their
belongings ransacked or robed by Moroccan police, indicated that the number of
he victims may increase because of the pursuit and the excessive use of force by
the Moroccan colonial forces of security against Saharawi demonstrators in the
occupied city of El Aaiun.
Moreover, the Minister underlined that the Moroccan colonial authorities
proffered the escalade by opting for a blind repression and for the deployment
of thousands soldiers disguised in civilian clothes to use them in direct
confrontations with the Saharawi demonstrators for hidden reasons.
He also
recalled that the peaceful demonstrations that took place last Fray in El Aaiun
had only asked for Saharawi people’s right to self-determination through the
organisation of a referendum under the auspices of the UN.(SPS)
020/090/000/TRD
191310 Dec 05 SPS
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SPS Two Saharawi NGOs denounce the Moroccan repression of defenceless Saharawis
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Chahid El Hafed, 19/12/005 (SPS) The Association of the Families of Saharawi Prisoners and Disappeareds (AFAPREDESA) and Saharawi Jurists’ Union (UJS) "energetically" denounced the violent repression that strikes the Saharawi defenceless civil population, demanding "the immediate stopping of hostilities" against Saharawi people in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
The two Saharawi NGOs condemned the "serious violations" o human rights perpetrated against Saharawi peaceful demonstrators and considered the Moroccan authorities as "responsible" for these deeds that contradict all the international human rights’ conventions.
In their joint press release, the two NGOs also called to the immediate and unconditional release of all Saharawi political prisoners and to give the wounded persons free access to hospitals and to medical care conforming to the Geneva Conventions.
They further demanded the bringing of the Moroccan responsible of violations against the Saharawi civil population before an "independent and impartial court", the press release stressed.
AFAPREDESA and UJS finally launched an "urgent" call to the international community, the UN, European Parliament, African Union, the ICRC, Spanish government and international human rights organisations to "urgently dispatch" an ad-hoc Committee to investigate on the ground on the human rights violations and so as to put an end to the blood shed that is ongoing in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. (SPS)
020/090/000/TRD 191345 Dec 05 SPS
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SPS The President of the Republic happy about the recovery of the Algerian President
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Bir Lehlu (liberated territories), 19/12/2005 (SPS) The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, sent a message to his Algerian counterpart expressing his happiness with the recovery of Mr. Bouteflika, after he left French military hospital, Val-de-Grâce in Paris.
"It is a joy to seize this happy occasion so as to send you on behalf of the Saharawi people and Government and in my personal name, the expressions of our happiness and satisfaction after we received the news about your leaving the hospital safe and sound after the chirurgical intervention you Excellency had had", the President of the Republic wrote.
Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz wished his Algerian counterpart to get back to his duties for the benefit of the Algerian people.
He also expressed his best wishes to the brother Algerian people, who patiently waited for this happy new, expressing his gratitude for the steady support of Algeria to the international legality that affirms Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.
The Head of the Saharawi State reiterated the will of his people to maintain close relations of friendship, brotherhood and cooperation between the two peoples, Saharawi and Algerian, as well as with the other peoples of the region and of Africa.(SPS)
020/090/100/TRD 181100 Dec 05 SPS
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