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Democracy brings an end to Polisario recognition in Latin America. All democracies in the region ended the anomaly of recognizing the self-proclaimed Polisario state known as SADR, including Salvador which braces to open an embassy in Rabat. The announcement was made in Rabat following a visit by Salvador’s Foreign Minister Juana Alexandra Hill Tinoco, who […]
Few weeks after being rebuked in a UN Secretary General’s report for obstructing the functioning of the UN mission in the Sahara, the Polisario prepares for yet another blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement east of the berm putting the peace process in front of a new test. Antonio Guterres urged in a report on […]
A look at the turnout of the Algerian Presidential elections shows the scale of the boycott in most Algerian regions except Tindouf, home to the Polisario militias and some 22,000 Sahraouis they hold hostage in inhumane conditions. Turnout in Tindouf was 57% compared to Bejaia where many towns registered zero participation. By the past, Algerian […]
Algeria’s foreign ministry obstinately denied the veracity of the reports warning of imminent terrorist attacks and kidnappings in the Polisario-administered camps of Tindouf in southwestern Algeria. Spain, Canada and the UN mission in the Sahara MINURSO have all warned of the unsafety of visiting Tindouf due to risks of terrorist attacks. The same area in […]
As uncertainty continues to hover over the presidential elections in Algeria, slated for Dec.12, due to the massive popular opposition to this disputed vote, the polisario leadership are deeply worried that the contested presidential poll takes a dramatic turn. The polisario leaders have been in a “wait-and-see” mode for several months, as their mentor is […]
Morocco has removed and destroyed 96,272 landmines since the launch of a demining process in 1975. These included 49,325 anti-personnel mines and 20,543 bomb remnants, Morocco’s Ambassador to Norway Lamia Radi said. The Ambassador made the statement while speaking at the Fourth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of […]
The death of Iván Roberto Duque, aka Ernesto Baez, a Colombian warlord with links to drug trafficking networks, exposed deals between the Polisario separatist group and drug barons in Medellin worth millions of dollars. After the passing away of Ernesto Baez, some of his companions could finally freely express their minds. A relative of Baez […]
Moroccan security services have announced the arrest of five drug traffickers near the southern city of Tan-Tan and the seizure of 2 Kalashnikovs, 48 bullets, 2 hunting rifles loaded with 8 rounds, as well as 3 bikes. According to a press release issued by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the preliminary investigation showed […]
The Speaker and Members of the Regional Parliament of the Basque Country have vigorously denounced, Wednesday in Vitoria Gasteiz, the serious violations of human rights perpetrated by the Polisario against the Sahrawi populations sequestered in the Tindouf camps. This came at a meeting held at the headquarters of the Basque Regional Parliament with visiting civil […]
The polisario leaders must feel cornered, completely isolated and crushed as their Algerian masters are fighting for their own survival while their international allies are falling and crumbling one after another. The latest of these allies is Evo Morales, the former president of Bolivia who fled on Tuesday to Mexico after stepping down under pressure […]