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Moroccan court of appeal postpones trial of Saharawi students
The court of appeal of the Moroccan city of Marrakesh decided Thursday to postpone the trial of the Saharawi students until July 6, after their appearance in the court. The Sahrawi students entered the courtroom wearing the Sahrawi national...
Statement of the Saharawi government following the decision of the High Court of South Africa
Statement of the Saharawi government following the decision of the High Court of South Africa in the continuing detention of a cargo of phosphate rock for New Zealand from occupied Western Sahara Bir Lehlu, June 15, 2017 (SPS) - On May 1 the government of...
Moroccan forces brutally repress peaceful Sahrawi protest in occupied El-Aaiun
El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories), June 12, 2017 (SPS) - Moroccan occupying forces brutally dispersed protesters, who staged a peaceful demonstration in the occupied city of El-Aaiun on Saturday to express their solidarity with Sahrawi political prisoners...
U.N. chief to name ex-German president as Western Sahara envoy
The head of the United Nations will name former German president Horst Koehler as his new envoy for Western Sahara, in charge of restarting talks between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement over the disputed territory. The United Nations...
15 questions that Atlas Copco does not want to answer
The Swedish company Atlas Copco this week amended its statement on the company's involvement in occupied Western Sahara, but it refuses to further clarify its plans. In 2013, it was revealed that the Swedish industrial company Atlas Copco had supplied key drilling...
Protests in Palma de Mallorca against sand imports
June 3, 2017 | About thirty persons gathered at the docks of Palma de Mallorca to protest the unloading of sand from occupied Western Sahara. The Regional Government seized the Spanish authorities requesting a thorough inspection of both the vessel and the cargo, to...
Secretary-General ‘Deeply Concerned’ about Plight of Sahrawi Refugees Facing Sharp Food Ration Cuts in Algeria Due to Funding Gap
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned over the plight of tens of thousands of Sahrawi refugees in Algeria, who will have their food rations cut due to lack of...
President expresses his condolences to Prime Minister Theresa May following the tragic attack in Manchester city
Bir Lehlou, May 24, 2017 - the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr Brahim Ghali has addressed a message of condolences to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,...
The Desert Rock That Feeds the World
A dispute over Western Sahara’s phosphate reserves could disrupt food production around the globe . A vehicle carries untreated phosphate at a phosphate mine in Western Sahara.Youssef Boudlal / Reuters Aided by the longest conveyor belt in the world, a steady stream...
New Zealand conflict cargo judgment set for 9 June
The South African court that is deciding on the ownership of a detained phosphate rock shipment from occupied Western Sahara, has set a date for its judgment. Published: 18.05 - 2017 20:35Printer version On 18 May, a hearing took place in the High Court in Port...