Occupied zones

Brussels (Belgium), March 22, 2018 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO has condemned the European Commission's attempts to amend the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, in order to include the waters of Western Sahara, despite the decision of the European Court of Justice, that the waters of Western Sahara cannot be part of agreements with Morocco, in statement issued by Polisario´s representative at EU.

Smara (occupied territories), Feb 25, 2015 (SPS) - The Moroccan forces attacked and kidnapped a group of Sahrawi militants and activists in the occupied city of Smara, on the eve of February 24, coinciding with the commemoration of the Sahrawi people to the 42nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Bir Lehlu (Liberated Territories), February 23, 2018 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front Brahim, Brahim Ghali, has sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, to draw his attention to the serious violations of human rights committed by the Moroccan regime against the defenseless Sahrawi civilians, especially human rights defenders and political prisoners in the Moroccan prisons.

London, Feb 19, 2018 (SPS) - The human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has called on the Moroccan authorities to respect the right to defence for the Gdeim Izik prisoners, following the expulsion of two of their lawyers, Ingrid Metton and Olfa Ouled.

In a tweet posted after the expulsion, the AI said that Moroccan authorities must "respect the right to defence for the Gdeim Izik detainees, including the right to a lawyer of their choice."