May 2022

6th anniversary of passing of Martyr President Mohamed Abdelaziz

Shahid Al Hafid, 30 May 2022 (SPS) - The Sahrawi people commemorate Tuesday, May 31, the sixth anniversary of the death of the pioneer of the political struggle and icon of the defense of the rights of the Sahrawi people, the late Mohamed Abdelaziz, historical leader of the Polisario Front, who left behind him a rich history of struggle and became a reference for future generations.

NUSW Secretary General: Congress will be opportunity to highlight struggle of Sahrawi women

Shahid Al Hafid, 29 May 2022 (SPS) - Secretary-General of the National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW), member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Mis. Minatou Larabas, has affirmed that the 9th Congress of the Women's Union will be a great opportunity to highlight the struggle of Sahrawi women and the achievements and challenges of the past phase. 

SPLA carries out new attacks against Moroccan occupation forces in Hawza sector

Birlahlou, 29 May 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have carried out new attacks against the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation forces in several areas in the sector of Hawza, indicated Saturday the Ministry of National Defense in its communiqué N 544.

President of Republic calls for redoubling efforts to address situation of African refugees and displaced people

Malabo, 28 May 2022 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, stressed the need to redouble efforts to find the best and most effective ways and policies to address the situation of refugees and displaced persons in Africa, highlighting the great importance of this issue and its impact on security and stability in the continent.

Amnesty calls on Moroccan occupier to stop "harassing" Sahrawi activists

London, 28 May 2022 (SPS) - Amnesty International has called on the Moroccan authorities to end the "harassment" and "violence" against Sahrawi human rights activists after police officers and agents of the Moroccan occupation forces violently assaulted five Sahrawi activists in occupied Boujdour in Western Sahara recently.

Spanish Congress rejects Sanchez decision, calls for respect of international legality

Madrid, 28 May 2022 (SPS) - The Spanish Congress adopted a resolution Thursday reaffirming the need to accomplish the decolonization process of Western Sahara, in full compliance with international legality and the UN resolutions, indicated a statement of the Parliament.

Spain has responsibilities, debts to pay one day to Sahrawi people

Madrid, 28 May 2022 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Brahim Ghali reaffirmed the Sahrawi people’s determination to continue its armed struggle until independence, pointing out that Spain has “responsibilities and debts to pay one day.”

President of Republic arrives in the capital, Malabo, to participate in the Extraordinary Summit of AU on Humanitarian issues and terrorism

Chahid al-Hafed, May 26, 2022 (SPS)- The President of the Republic and the Secretary General of Polisario Front Mr. Brahim Ghali, arrived in the capital of State of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, to participate in the AU Extraordinary Summit on humanitarian issues and terrorism.

African diplomatic corps in Botswana celebrates Africa Day 2022 with a sound support to Saharawi freedom

Gaborone (Botswana) 26 May 2022 (SPS)- African High Commissions and Embassies accredited to Botswana celebrated Africa Day, this afternoon in Travel Lodge, Gaborone, in the presence of representative of Botswana Government, International diplomatic Missions and some 200 invitees from different institutions, organisations and media.

Frente Polisario: Saharawi people await serious actions from the UN not only words

New York (United Nations) 26 May 2022 (SPS)- The Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr. Sidi M. Omar, stressed that the Saharawi people are expecting serious actions from the UN not only words, in a press release he issued today on the occasion of the International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories.

US Human Rights Delegation Detained in Western Sahara

Boujdour (Western Sahara), May 24, 2022 (SPS) — A US delegation of women with the "Just Visit Western Sahara initiative" are being detained in Western Sahara today by the Moroccan authorities at Laayoune Airport. The US delegation was invited by the Khaya sisters who have been subject to a brutal long-term siege.

Sahrawi political prisoner Mohamed Lamin Haddi subjected to "cruel and inhuman" treatment in Moroccan jails

Algiers, 23 May 2022 (SPS) - The Saharawi prisoner of the Gdeim Izik group, journalist Mohamed Lamin Haddi, is subjected to the "most cruel" forms of torture in the jails of the Moroccan occupier, which continues its policy of inhuman repression against him, in flagrant violation of human rights, his family announced.

Creation of World Youth Coordination for Solidarity with Western Sahara

Boujadour (Refugee Camps), 23 May 2022 (SPS) - The creation of the World Youth Coordination for Solidarity with Western Sahara was announced on Sunday before the conclusion of the work of the International Conference of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People and its Just Cause, which began Saturday morning in the wilaya of Boujadour.

10th Congress of UJSARIO: Participants in international conference of solidarity with Sahrawi youth commit themselves to transmit message of Saharawi people

Boudjadour (refugee camps), 22 May 2022 (SPS) - Participants in the international conference of solidarity with the Sahrawi youth, representing foreign organizations, pledged Sunday in Boudjadour (Sahrawi refugee camp), to convey the message of the Sahrawi people and make known their suffering in international fora.

Belani deconstructs Morocco’s fallacious arguments on situation in Sahrawi refugee camps

Algiers, 22 May 2022 (SPS) - The Algerian special envoy for Western Sahara Issue and Maghreb Countries Amar Belani deconstructed Saturday Morocco’s fallacious arguments on the situation in the Sahrawi refugee camps, affirming that the Makhzen has once again been caught out in a diplomatic swindle.”

10th Congress of Sahrawi Youth Union: Momentous event in Sahrawi people's history

Boujadour (Refugee Camps), 21 May 2022 (SPS) - The president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and secretary general of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, said Friday at the Sahrawi refugee camp of Boujadour that the 10th Congress of the Youth Union of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro was a decisive event in the history of Western Sahara people.

Frente Polisario condemns Moroccan intimidating acts against Khaya family and warns that no peace is possible under such terrorising acts against civilians

New York (United Nations) 17 May 2022 (SPS)- Frente Polisario strongly condemned the recent Moroccan

EU position on Western Sahara confirms vainness of Rabat's attempt to circumvent international law

Algiers, 16 May 2022 (SPS) - The Special Envoy in charge of the Western Sahara issue and Maghreb countries at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Amar Belani stressed Monday that the position of the European Union (EU) to fully support the United Nations (UN) efforts to engage a political process for the settlement of the Sahrawi issue "contributes to reducing the campaign led by Morocco to resurrect its 2007 proposal to a vain attempt to c

EU position fully supports UN efforts in Western Sahara

Brussels, 16 May 2022 (SPS) - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, reaffirmed the common position of the EU countries towards the Western Sahara issue, which "fully support the efforts led by the United Nations" to reach a political solution acceptable to the parties to the conflict, the Polisario Front and Morocco.

Under complicit presence of Moroccan police a truck crushed Khaya family’s house various times to terrorize family and American activists

Occupied Boujador (Saharawi Republic) 16 May 2022 (SPS)- Various sources from the occupied territories, in addition to photos and videos obtained by the Sahrawi Press Agency (SPS), confirmed that the Moroccan police, late last night, attacked the home of the Khaya family in the occupied city of Boujdour, with a large truck that crashed the walls of the house at least three times, targeting the garage door.

SPLA carries out new attacks against Moroccan occupying forces' positions in Hawza and Mahbes sectors

Shahid El-Hafid, 15 May 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out Sunday new attacks against positions of the Moroccan occupying forces in the sectors of Hawza and Mahbes, indicated the Ministry of national Defense in its communiqué N 533.

Spanish delegation to visit Sahrawi refugee camps soon to reaffirm support for Sahrawi cause

Madrid, 15 May 2022 (SPS) - A Spanish parliamentary delegation will pay a visit to the Saharawi refugee camps next week to reiterate its support for the struggle of the Saharawi people and condemn the "flagrant bias" of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez regarding the conflict in Western Sahara.

Self-determination, "only option" to resolve Sahrawi issue

Castries (Saint Lucia), 15 may 2022 (SPS) - The Polisario Front representative to the United Nations, Sidi Mohamed Omar, stressed that the exercise by the Sahrawi people of its right to self-determination will remain "the only option" to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara, warning against the Moroccan project to "change the demographic nature of the territory.

SPLA carries out new attacks against Moroccan occupation forces in Hawza sector

Birlahlou, 14 May 2022 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) has carried out new attacks against the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation army in the sector of Haouza, indicated a communiqué of the Ministry of National Defense.

According to the military communiqué N531, "SPLA units concentrated their attacks against enemy forces in the areas of Fedret Laatache, Rous Terkanet, Rouss Lektitira and Rabib in the Hawza sector.

Algeria and UN Committee of 24 call for completion of decolonization process in Western Sahara

Castries (St. Lucia), 14 May 2022 (SPS) - The Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, Ambassador Nadir Larbaoui, as well as representatives of countries participating in the annual seminar of the UN Committee of 24 on decolonization issues, reiterated the urgent need to complete the decolonization process of Western Sahara.

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