December 2018

Sahrawi journalists organize solidarity sit-in with intifada of independence, political prisoners

Shaheed Alhafeed, December 31, 2018 (SPS) - Saharawi mass media journalists at the Ministry of Information organized Saturday a solidarity sit-in with the intifada of independence in the occupied territories of Western Sahara and Sahrawi political prisoners in Moroccan prisons.

President of Republic offers condolences on death of former President of Federal Republic of Nigeria

Bir-Lehlu, December 31, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has sent a condolence message to his Nigerian counterpart, H.E. Mohammadu Buhari, on the death of former President of the Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Alhaji Shehu Shagari.

President of Republic chairs meeting of SPLA General Staff

Shaheed Alhafeed, December 30, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Brahim Ghali, on Sunday chaired a meeting of the General Staff of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense.

UN Envoy for Western Sahara to brief Security Council in January

Washington, December 29, 2018 (SPS) -The United Nations Envoy for Western Sahara, Horst Kohler is to visit New York in January to brief the Security Council about the recent Geneva roundtable and the next he will take to revive the UN process.

Brahim Gali: Year 2018, rich in achievements due to Western Sahara people's resistance

Boujdour, (Saharawi Refugee Camps), Dec 27, 2018 (SPS)- The president of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, said the year 2018 has been rich in victories and achievements due to the resistance of Western Sahara people, adding that the battle will continue until the establishment of Saharawi State sovereignty over all the Saharawi territories.

Balearic Islands, Spain: Sit-in in solidarity with Sahrawi political prisoners

Balearic Islands (Spain), Dec 27 2018 (SPS) -the Frente POLISARIO representative in the Balearic Islands held on Wednesday a sit-in in solidarity with all Saharawi political prisoners in Moroccan prisons.

President Brahim Ghali praises Saharawi women role in the national liberation struggle

Bojador, Dec 26, 2018 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Ghali, praised the role of Sahrawi women in the national liberation struggle led by the Saharawi people.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs organizes a conference on human rights

Chahid El Hafed, Dec 25, 2018 (SPS) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized, on Monday with the collaboration of the Ministry of the Occupied Territories, a conference on human rights, international law and humanitarian law, in the presence of members of the National Secretariat, government, the diplomatic corps and some interested organizations and associations.

Sahrawi political prisoners subjected to ill-treatment, medical negligence

Bouzakarn (Morocco) December 24, 2018 (SPS) - Sahrawi political prisoner of the Gdeim Izik group, Mohamed Andelah Amebito Tahlil, who is in the local prison of Bouzakarn in southern Morocco, has been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment after the prison administration put him in solitary confinement on December 3rd.

President of Republic chairs meeting of Permanenet Bureau

Shaheed Alhafeed, December 22, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Brahim Ghali, on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the POLISARIO Front.

President of Republic offers condolences on passing of former Ethiopian President

Bir-Lehlu, December 22, 2018 (SPS) -  President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Dr Abi Ahmed, on the passing of former President of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, H.E Mr Girman Wolde-Giorgis.

EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement: “It’s not evident that European Parliament will approve new agreement”

Madrid, December 22, 2018 (SPS) - Spanish Euro-deputy Clara Aguilera, who led a delegation of European parliamentarians to the Province of Cadiz from 17 to 19 December, pointed out that “it is not evident that the European Parliament will approve EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement as several Euro-deputies consider that it is not in compliance with the two decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Polisario Front would resort to European justice to defend sovereignty of Sahrawi people over their wealth

Shaheed Alhafed, December 21, 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front has confirmed that the Polisario Front would resort to all available means, including the European justice to defend the rights of Sahrawi people and sovereignty over their wealth.

Democratic solution to Western Sahara conflict is guarantee of peace, security and stability in region

Shaheed Alhafeed, December 21, 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front asserted that a just democratic solution to the Western Sahara conflict is the only guarantee of peace, security and stability in the Maghreb and Northwest Africa, in a statement following its 9th ordinary session chaired by President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali.

Polisario Front reiterates commitment to cooperate with UN efforts to complete decolonization of Western Sahara

Shaheed Alhafeed, December 21, 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the POLISARIO Front has reaffirmed the commitment of the Saharawi party and its readiness to cooperate with the international efforts led by former German President Horst Koehler, in a statement following its 9th ordinary session.

National Secretariat of Frente POLISARIO holds its ninth ordinary session

Chahed El-Hafed, Dec 20, 2018 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, oversees a meeting of the National Secretariat of the Frente POLISARIO of its ninth ordinary session.

The session discusses the report of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat and different points related to the developments of the national cause on various fronts.

New Zealand: Friends of Sahrawi people demonstrate against arrival of shipment carrying Sahrawi phosphate

Dunedin (New Zealand) Dec 20, 2018 (SPS) - Friends of the Sahrawi people in New Zealand organized a demonstration to denounce the arrival of a shipment loaded with Sahrawi phosphate bound for the city of Dunedin in southern New Zealand, calling for stopping this "theft and crime".

President Brahim Gali receives letter of thanks from his Angolan counterpart

Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), Dec 20, 2018 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Mr. Brahim Gali received a letter of thanks from his Angolan counterpart, Mr. João Lourenço in response to the congratulatory message sent by the Saharawi leader on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of Angola.

Saharawi official reveals sufferings of Saharawi students in Moroccan universities

Paris (Algiers) Dec 19, 2018 (SPS) - A Saharawi Youth Union activist has stressed, in Paris, the seriousness of the situation of Saharawi students in Moroccan universities, in violations of the international rules and charters. 

Hamdi Omar, who is in charge of foreign relations at the Saharawi Youth Union, made the statement in a series of meetings on the sidelines of the International Festival of Solidarity.  

Political prisoner and Saharawi journalist, Salah Lebsir, transferred to Bouzakarn prison

Aaiún occupied, Dec 19, 2018 (SPS) - The political activist and journalist, Salah Eddine Lebsir, was transferred, on Tuesday, from the Tata prison to the Bouzakarn prison.

Salah Lebsir was arrested on June 6, 2015 after participating in peaceful demonstrations in the city of Smara, demanding the right to self-determination of the Saharawi people, he was sentenced to four years ending his sentence in June 2019.

Ujsario International Secretary highlights the suffering of Sahrawi students in Moroccan universities

Paris, Dec 18, 2018 (SPS) - The Foreign Relations Officer of the Saharawi Youth Union, Hamdi Omar, highlighted in a series of meetings in the margins of his participation in Paris, at the International Solidarity Festival, the seriousness of the situation in which live Sahrawi students in Moroccan universities, unlike all the international charters.

Australia Western Sahara Association hopes Geneva round table will continue to achieve a just and lasting solution to the conflict

Sydney (Australia), Dec 18, 2018 (SPS) - The Australia Western Sahara Association expressed their satisfaction at the round of negotiations held in Geneva between the Frente POLISARIO and Morocco, under the auspices of the UN, to achieve a solution of the conflict in Western Sahara that provide for the right of self-determination to the Saharawi people.

President Brahim Ghali calls for demining mines, a serious threat to the lives of Saharawi citizens

Bir Lahlou, Dec 18 2018 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Ghali called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene to accelerate the clearance of mines that are threatening the lives of Sahrawi citizens and their property.

Jauda Mohmed Mahmud re-elected Secretary General of the Sahrawi Young Women's Organization

Boujdour, Dec 18, 2018 (SPS) - Jauda Mohamed Mahmud has re-elected for the second time, last Sunday, Secretary General of the organization of young Saharawi women, branch of the Youth Union of Saguia El Hamra and Rio de Oro (UJSARIO)

Protest in New Zealand against conflict mineral imports (WSRW)

Published: 17.12 - 2018

A local environmental organisation in Dunedin, New Zealand, this week-end protested the arrival of a bulk vessel entering the port, loaded with phosphate rock from cocupied Western Sahara.

In the background of the photos, one can spot the vessel 'Triton Valk', just having arrived the port. The importer of the cargo is the fertilizer company Ravensdown.

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