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OCUPIED TERRITORIES/INTIFADA/SOLIDARITY
Canaries Coalition denounces the repression of the Intifada in the occupied Saharawi territories
30.05.05



Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands), 30/05/2005 (SPS) the 3rd Congress of Canaries Coalition (CC) adopted, on Sunday in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a resolution that condemns "the strong oppression" of the Saharawi Intifada. CC expresses its "solidarity with the legitimate aspiration of the Saharawi people struggle for self-determination", reported Spanish Press Agency, EFE, on Sunday.

The Party in power in the Canary Island, also calls to "a just, urgent and definitive solution to the conflict within the framework of the United Nations that would allow the resolution of this humanitarian tragedy", the same source indicated.

On his part, the President of the CC, Mr. Paulino Rivero, underlined that it should be "explained to Morocco that the solution to the Sahara passes through the respect of the UN resolutions", the same source added.

On another hand, the Association of the Friends of the Saharawi people in Tenerife collects signatures for a letter addressed to the Head of the Spanish Government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, to be more active within the UN Security Council to push Morocco organise the referendum on self-determination of the Saharawi people, indicated a close source of the association. (SPS)

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OCCUPIED TERRITORIES/INTIFADA/UN
Polisario calls UN to send an international ad-hoc commission to Western Sahara
 



Geneva, 30/05/2005 (SPS) Polisario Front’s bureau in Geneva called the UN to send "an international committee of investigation so as to establish the truth on the Moroccan repression in the occupied territories" of Western Sahara and to designate "a special official rappoteur on the Human rights situation to the Saharawi territories under Moroccan occupation".
 
Ina letter addressed to the permanent UN missions in Geneva, to international organisations as well as international and Swiss Medias, Polisario Front also claimed for the "opening of the Saharawi territory to international Medias and observers".
 
The letter recalled that Saharawi cities such as El Aaiun, the Capital, Dajla, Smara, Bojador and other cities are the theatre to peaceful demonstrations of protest, since May the 21st 2005, and are subjected to "a fierce repression without antecedent led by the Moroccan forces of occupation”.
 
"The barbarian repression against demonstrators shows to observers on the round that they attended to the negation of the fundamental human rights principles approved in the conventions and laws of all countries", underlined the letter of which SPS received a copy.
 
"The violation of the civic and political rights, committed by the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara contributed to the atmosphere of frustration that dominated the territory for 30 years of occupation", the letter noted, estimating that "the criticality of the situation" requires a real engagement, knowing that "the protection of the civil population is urgent". (SPS)
 
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OCCUPIED TERRITORIES/INTIFADA/SOLIDARITY
The Spanish human rights League asks for the release of the detainees of the Intifada
 



Madrid, 30/05/2005 (SPS) The Spanish human rights League (SHRL) “strongly” condemned the violation by Morocco "of the most fundamental human rights, the right to demonstrate" in Western Sahara "at a moment when the international community recognise to the Saharawi people its rights on the basis of an arsenal of resolutions and many settlement plans, all of which Morocco accepted"
 
IN a press release publicised Monday, the organisation recalled Morocco that the Saharawi territory is "a subject to decolonisation and that the best proof is the presence of the Minurso", in the territory. It estimated that Morocco now "can no more pretend to be a democratic country that respects human rights".
 
SHRL asked for "the immediate release of the political prisoner EL Keinan and the 33 detainees of the Intifada", and to "immediately undertake measures against the persons who bares the responsibility of the repression". It also called human rights organisation to "move in this direction", the press release added. (SPS)
 
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OCCUPIED TERRITORIES/MOROCO/INTIFADA
New Demonstrations in the occupied cities of Western Sahara and south Morocco





El Aaiun (occupied territories) 30/05/2005 (SPS) News demonstrations broke in the Saharawi cities Morocco occupies and in the Moroccan southern cities as well as universities where Saharawi students study, reported SPS’s correspondents on the ground.

In El Aaiun, 9 persons were injured, among whom 6 women, during the confrontations that took place Sunday evening in the "D4cheira Place" between Saharawi demonstrator and false Demonstrators, basically composed of secret agents dressed in civilians, and who were sent to legitimise the fierce repression that stroke Saharawi demonstrators in front of the international press gathered in Negjir hotel.

In Boujador, two men, were arrested and beaten for a whole night before being thrown in the street the following day after their car was confiscated. Houses of three families were sacked at 6.00 GMT and the families’ member beaten including kids.

In Dajla, a young Saharawi chanted the slogans: "long life to Polisario Front", "long life to Mohamed Abdelaziz", to provoke that way the intervention of the Moroccan police, which was stopped by Saharawi citizens from approaching the revolted young man. Manu neighbourhoods are still closed by Moroccan forces, which fears from the popular uprisings in the city

In Smara the students of the college "8 March" followed their fathers in demonstrations of solidarity with their compatriots oppressed in other occupied cities and in the south of Morocco claiming for the independence of their country.

In Goulimine, (south Morocco), hundreds Saharawi demonstrators demonstrated to condemn the Moroccan aggressions against their compatriots in the occupied cities before being dispersed themselves violently, with tear-gas and truncheons.

In Rabat Moroccan authorities released 14 Saharawi students, who were arrested during demonstrations last Friday in Rabat. They were received as heroes by their friends in the university campus of Souissi I and Souissi II by slogans calling for the independence of their country for more than hour. The released students indicated that they were tortured and interrogated for the three days they spent in police station.

In Agadir and Fez, Saharawi students also organised marches of solidarity and support to the Intifada and read in the different universities releases condemning the repression against their people in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.

In Marrakech, two demonstrations took place in the university campus at 11:00 GMT and the second at 18.oo GMT. In the latter, students tried to get out of the campus and were stopped by Moroccan police, which put its cars and blocked the passage. The demonstrators claimed for the independence of their country
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OCCUPIED TERRITORIES/INTIFADA
New confrontations between Saharawi citizens and Moroccan police in El Aaiun




El Aaiun (occupied territories), 30/05/2005 (SPS) New confrontations occurred this evening between Saharawi citizens and Moroccan police in the neighbourhood of "Lemssala", near "D’Cheira Place".

"Foreign press was driven out of the area of confrontations to give Moroccan forces the opportunity to oppress the population without witness", declared to SPS Saharawi human right activist, Mrs. Aminetou Haidar, underlining that the police and other forces of repression patrol the streets and attack people. (SPS)

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MOROCCO/INTIFADA/ARREST
Ten new arrests within Saharawi students in Agadir and Marrakech



Agadir, 30/05/2005 (SPS) Six Students arrested and tens injured in Agadir and 4 other students arrested in Marrakech, reported a source close to Saharawi students.

In Marrakech, two demonstrations took place in the university campus at 11:00 GMT and the second at 18.oo GMT. In the latter, students tried to get out of the campus and were stopped by Moroccan police, which put its cars and blocked the passage. The demonstrators claimed for the independence of their country.

IN Agadir, Saharawi students also organised a march of support and solidarity with the Intifada and read press releases that condemn the Moroccan barbarian repression of their compatriots in occupied territories of Western Sahara.

Tens of students were injured and the arrests are still continuing, it was indicated. (SPS)
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