April 2019

Kampala (Uganda), April 13, 2019 (SPS) - Minister of Security of the Republic of Uganda, Honorable General Elly Tumwine, on Sunday bid farewell to outgoing Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to the Republic of Uganda, Habib Mahfoud Boukhreis.  
According to a statement issued by the SADR Embassy in Kampala, during the farewell audience, the Ugandan Minister reiterated Uganda’s firm position in support of the Sahrawi Republic. 

Durban, April 13, 2019 (SPS) -South Africa’s Deputy Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Luwellyn Landers reiterated his country’s commitment to a just, acceptable and sustainable solution to the Western Sahara issue based on the self-determination of the Sahrawi people.

Paris (France), April 13, 2019 (SPS) - French senator Christine Prunaud said Wednesday that France encourages Morocco which is preventing any political settlement in Western Sahara (as part of the UN peace process).

New York, April 13, 2019 (SPS) - Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres deplored the restrictions imposed by Morocco to freedom of movement of his Personal Envoy, Horst Kohler and the MINURSO (the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara).

New York, April 09, 2019 (SPS) - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a consultation on the situation in Western Sahara on Wednesday morning in New York in the light of the UN Secretary-General's report, during which the Council will hear a briefing by Personal Envoy Horst Koehler, And another directly to the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Mr. Colin Stewart.

Reykjavik (Iceland), 07 April 2019 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Brahim Ghali, has reaffirmed that the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, President Horst Koehler, collide with Morocco's intransigent position, which is contrary to the resolutions of the Security Council, seeks to impose preconditions that deviate from the legal framework of the solution, and violate international legitimacy.

New York, April 6, 2019 (SPS) - The United Nations has denounced the construction by Morocco of a new wall of sand near occupied Sahrawi territory of Mahbes which it described as a "major violation" of the military agreement N 1, demanding the dismantling of this barrier as well as all military posts deployed by the Moroccan army in restricted areas.

London (United Kingdom), April 6, 2019 (SPS)- England and Wales High Court (EWHC) has recently implemented the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which has recognized occupied Western Sahara people's right to self-determination, after the examination of a complaint lodged by Western Sahara Campaign UK (WSCUK).
The CJEU ruled in 2018 that the European Union, in concluding agreements with Morocco, must respect Western Sahara people's right to self-determination.

By: Deich Mohamed Saleh

Reykjavik (Iceland), April 04, 2019 (SPS) - The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Gali, meets with the Icelandic Prime Minister, Katrin Jakobsdóttir, as part of the official visit to Iceland.
Katrin Jakobsdóttir welcomed the Saharawi leader and pointed out the interest of his government towards the advances in Western Sahara and the support for the efforts for a solution based on compliance with international legality and United Nations resolutions.

Occupied Aaiun, April 03, 2019 (SPS) – the Sahrawi political prisoner El Bachir Elabd Elmahdar Yadda has started a hunger strike for 48 hours in solidarity with his companion Mohamed Hassena Ahmed-Salem Bureal, this sympathized move comes in the framework of the campaign of solidarity with Sahrawi political prisoners

Paris, April 1, 2019 (SPS) - Documentary film "Hamada" on the Sahrawi youth of the refugee camps was awarded twice at the “Cinéma du reel” festival, organizers said Wednesday.
The “Cinéma du reel” festival took place in Paris from March 15 to 24, the documentary film of the Spanish director who has been living in Sweden since 2012, Eloy Dominguez Serén, was screened, which received the Loridon Ivens / CNAP prize, worth 6500 euros, and the Youth Prize (15,000 euros).