August 2017

Caracas (Venezuela), August,  31 2017 (SPS) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has renewed Venezuela's strong support for the right of the Saharawi people to sovereignty and self-determination, according to a letter received by the Sahrawi Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Mohamed Salem Ould Salek from his Venezuelan counterpart in response to a congratulatory message on the occasion of his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela.
 

Algiers, August 31, 2017 (SPS) - Saharawi human rights activist Aminatou Haidar called Wednesday, in Algiers, for protection of Western Sahara people and speeding up the organization of a self-determination referendum, to find a definitive solution to the Saharawi conflict.
Haidar, in an interview with APS, said the violations of Saharawi people's human rights by Moroccan occupation authorities "will continue, at all levels, as long as Western Sahara conflict is not settled."

Maputo (Mozambique), August 30, 2017 (SPS) - The Mozambican Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the "aggression of the Moroccan delegation against the delegation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) at the TICAD Summit, held in Maputo, Mozambique,

Algiers, August 30, 2017 (SPS) - Saharawi people wishes that the efforts of UN secretary general Antonio Guterres for the settlement of Western Sahara issue be along the same lines as those of his predecessor, Ban Ki-moon, who tried to revive the self-determination process, Saharawi journalist Hamma Mehdi said.
Hamma Mehdi told APS that Ban Ki-moon tried to revive the self-determination process, adding that the efforts of his personal envoy, Christopher Ross, contributed to this move, in spite of Morocco's attempts to divert UN attention.

Maputo (Mozambique), August 29, 2017 (SPS) - The International March for Women called on the international community and the African Union to act as soon as possible to end the illegal Moroccan occupation of party of the Sahrawi Republic.
The International Women's March said in a statement that what happened in Maputo during the summit of the partnership between the African Union and Japan on August 23 and 24, and the conduct of the Moroccan delegation is irresponsible and contrary to the decisions and principles of the African Union.

Brazil, August 29, 2017 (SPS) - The Workers' Confederation of Brazil (CTB), has approved in its fourth congress meeting in the city of Salvador de Bahia held between August 24 to 27, 2017, a motion to support the Struggle of the Saharawi people for self-determination and independence.

Emhamed Khadad
Emhamed Khadad, an adviser to the president of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, is the Polisario Front’s coordinator with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara.
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Emheirez (Liberated Zones), August 28, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Brahim Ghali, chaired Monday a meeting of the General Staff of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in the fourth military regiment.
According to the agenda, the meeting addresses several issues, including the security situation, calendar of the annual program of the Ministry of National Defense, developments of the national issue and review of the work of the committees.

El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), August 27, 2017 (SPS) - The Moroccan authorities on Saturday to intervened violently against members of the delegation of the occupied territories at the airport of the occupied city of El-Aaiun, following their participating in Algiers in the works of the 8th edition of the Summer University of the Sahrawi  State Executives.
Some members of the delegation were beaten by the Moroccan occupation forces.

Bouzakarn (Morocco), 27 August 2017 (SPS) - Saharawi political prisoner M'barak Daudi initiated Saturday a hunger strike of 48 hours in his cell at the local prison in Bouzakarn, Morocco, in protest of a physical assault on his family.
The 62-year-old Saharawi political prisoner carried out this hunger strike despite his deteriorated health situation. Daudi had been transferred several times to health centers due to his critical health situation.

Algiers, August 27, 2017 (SPS) - Sahrawi human rights activist Aminatou Haidar advocated on Saturday in Algiers the setting up of a United Nations mechanism to monitor the violations of Sahrawi's human rights by Morocco, especially as the MINURSO" is powerless in the face of these violations."
She also hoped that the new UN Personal Envoy gave a new impetus to the peace process. 

Shaheed El-Hafed, August 27, 2017 (SPS) - The Council of Ministers discussed Saturday the upcoming stations in various social, economic and cultural fields, as well as the latest developments related to the national issue, during an extended meeting chaired by Prime Minister Abdelkader Taleb Omar.
In this context, the council approved calendars of various programmes for the new school year (schools, institutes and training centers), the agricultural season and upcoming cultural activities.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories),  August 27, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan forces on Friday raided dozens of Sahrawi tents on the coast of Afim El Wad, 25 kilometers west to the occupied city of El Aaiun, which left many of injuries among Sahrawi citizens.
The events started on Friday night when dozens of members of Moroccan forces surrounded the tents of Sahrawi citizens erected on the beach, removing and confiscating them, and chasing their owners, which left many injuries among them. (SPS)
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Casablanca (Morocco), 27 August 2017 (SPS) - The Moroccan authorities at the Casablanca airport harassed and provoked the delegation of human rights activists from the occupied territories of Western Sahara on their way back from Algiers, where they participated in the 8th edition of the Summer University of the Sahrawi State Executives held in the Algerian city of Boumerdes.

Maputo (Mozambique), August 26, 2017 (SPS) - African Union (AU) demanded from Morocco and all partners to respect the African organization as a unified block at the regional and international levels, asking the Moroccan delegation attending the ministerial meeting of the partnership summit between the African Union and Japan to sit beside Western Sahara to show respect to the unity of AU institutions and agencies.

Bir Lehlu (SADR Liberated Territories), August 25, 2017 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Brahim Gali sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, HE Mr. Távaré Vázquez, on the occasion of the 192 Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.

Maputo (Mozambique), August 25, 2017 (SPS) – Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has participated in the 6th ministerial meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development held in the Mozambican capital Maputo between 23 and 25 October 2017, The Saharawi Republic was represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Salem Uld Salek.

Maputo (Mozambique), August 25, 2017 (SPS) - Morocco has failed in its attempt to thwart the joint ministerial meeting between Japan and Africa (6th ministerial meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development) held in the Mozambican capital Maputo between 23 and 25 June. October 2017, its failed attempt has pushed him to try to physically assault the Saharawi delegation and the host country.

Moscow, August 24, 2017 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO in Moscow  received a solidarity statement from the Russian anti-globalization movement expressing its unconditional solidarity with the Sahrawi people's struggle and their strong condemnation of the illegal practices of the Moroccan occupation regime against the Sahrawi citizens in the occupied part of Western Sahara.

Boumerdes, August 23, 2017 (SPS) - The Saharawi human rights activist Aminatou Haidar hailed on Wednesday in Boumerdes the "unwavering" support of the Algerian people and government for the Saharawi people's struggle for self-determination, saying that this support stems from the principles of the Algerian Revolution, which inspired many colonized peoples.