Conference on Saharawi women held in Madrid
A conference on the struggle of Saharawi women in the camps, occupied territories and diaspora was held yesterday at the center of Women and Equality of the City Council of Getafe, Madrid, at the initiative of the RedMamsa (Madrid Network for Support to Saharawi Women). The Conference was attended by the Secretary General of the […]
Sahrawi government condemns terrorist bombings in Syrian capital
Saharawi government has condemned the terrorist bombings on Saturday that targeted innocent people in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and according to initial reports killed 74 people and wounded more than 120. In a statement of the Ministry of Information on Sunday, the government expressed condolences and solidarity with the Syrian people, the Government of the […]
Alfonso Dastis reaffirms Spain support to Sahrawi people’s self-determination
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Alfonso Dastis on Wednesday reaffirmed his country’s support to the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination, recalling that Spain has a “historical and emotional” connection with occupied Western Sahara people. “The Spanish government supports the UN Secretary General efforts in assisting the parties to finding just, lasting […]
President Ghali hopes Trump administration will speed up democratic solution in Western Sahara
President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has expressed hope that the US current administration led by Donald Trump will contribute in accelerating a just, lasting and democratic solution in Western Sahara, through the urgent application of the UN and AU settlement plan in 1991. President Ghali highlighted in an interview […]
Morocco, the Western Sahara and democracy
Indigenous Sahrawi people react during the funeral of Western Sahara’s Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz in Tindouf, Algeria June 3, 2016 In a unilateral move, Morocco has decided to withdraw from the Alkrkrat Sahara region, fuelling a conflict that was already on the verge of eruption in the area. For those who do not know […]
Cabinet sets action plan for reconstruction of Liberated Zones of Western Sahara
The Council of Ministers set during a meeting Friday in the liberated town of Bir-Lehlu, an action plan for the reconstruction of the liberated zones of Western Sahara to realize the decisions of the 14th Congress of the Polisario Front and the Government programme for the year 2017. In a statement, the meeting addressed organizational […]
Standoff in Guerguerat should not mask the root of the problem which is the Western Sahara conflict
Deputy Minister for Europe, Mohamed Sidati, has affirmed in an interview with Euronews Chanel “the standoff in Guerguerat occurred because Morocco violated the cease-fire by crossing the wall” and “tensions had been growing, but that should not mask the root of the problem which is the Western Sahara conflict.” Below is the text of the […]
41st anniversary of first Sahrawi government: Four decades of fight for independence
The Sahrawi people are celebrating on Sunday the 41st anniversary of the foundation of the first Sahrawi government, with the resolution of pursuing the fight to recover their land from the Moroccan occupier. In a context marked by legal and diplomatic victories and a large-scale campaign of international solidarity in support to the Sahrawi cause, […]
Washington denounces restrictions on liberties in occupied Sahrawi territories
The Moroccan authorities continued in 2016 imposing restrictions on the civil and political rights of the Sahrawis in the occupied territories, according to the US Department of State in its annual report on human rights practices in the world. “The most significant human rights problems in the territory of Western Sahara were Moroccan government restrictions […]
Polisario Front becomes consultative member of Socialist International association
The Polisario Front, only legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people has become a consultative member of the Socialist International (IS) association after being an observatory member 2008, representation of the Front in London announced. “Despite Morocco’s attempts to put obstacles to this new status, five of the eight members of the IS ethics committee granted […]
