2019 will remain a year of bitter remembrance for the polisario leadership, which suffered a series of worldwide setbacks and was challenged by the sequestered Sahrawis that can no longer tolerate deteriorating living conditions, repression and corruption of the separatist leaders. The secessionist group of Brahim Ghali and his Algerian & South-African supporters close up […]
Tag: Tindouf camps
Algerian regime resorts to Polisario to inflate turnout in Tindouf
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 […]
Imminent terrorist attacks in Tindouf, Algeria refuses to pull head out of sand
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 […]
After Spain & Algeria, Canada warns of “terrorist actions in Tindouf”
The threat of terrorist attacks against foreigners in Tindouf and the risk of unrest in Algeria more generally, were corroborated by a new warning note issued Tuesday (Dec. 3) by the federal government of Canada. After the warning issued on November 27 by the Spanish authorities against any trip in the Tindouf camps, and the […]
Tindouf: Violent Clashes Between Oulad Dlim Tribe & Polisario Militiamen
Unprecedented violent clashes took place lately at the “General Secretariat of the Polisario Front” in Rabouni camp, between members of the Oulad Dlim tribe and armed elements of the separatist group, according to le360 website. These clashes, which left at least eleven polisario militiamen wounded, including two in critical condition, show the deep cracks and […]
Spain Warns of risk of “imminent terror Attacks” against its Nationals in Tindouf Camps
Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, stressed on Thursday that the risk of terror attacks against Spanish nationals in the Tindouf camps in Algeria is “imminent”. “This is a real threat confirmed by the foreign intelligence services operating in the region,” the Spanish minister said in an interview to the private radio station “Cadena Ser”, […]
Spain warns against traveling to Algeria, to Tindouf Camps
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel warning cautioning Spaniards against traveling to Algeria and to the Polisario-run Tindouf Camps. In the updated travel warning, posted on its official website as reported by Europa Press, the Foreign Ministry recommends Spanish travelers to show “extreme caution” throughout Algeria and to avoid trips to […]
Storm still blowing on Tindouf camps following circulation of intimate photos of opponent’s wife
The circulation of intimate photos of Mrs Olaya Saadi, spouse of Polisario’s opponent Fadel Breika, in detention since last June, triggered a crisis within the separatist front’s leadership, torn apart between those who call for an investigation in the scandal and those who oppose such a move. The indignation and anger of Sahrawi tribes, particularly […]
Anger growing in Tindouf camps after circulation of intimate photos of opponent’s wife
Anger is growing among the populations of the Polisario-run Tindouf camps following the circulation by the separatist front’s media of intimate photos of the wife of opponent Fadel Breika, who has been detained since June. In a bid to humiliate the Sahraoui activisit and blogger, Fadel Breika, the Polisario “security services” violated his privacy by […]
Tindouf Camps: NGO IL Cenacolo Decries Extrajudicial Executions of Sahrawis in Algeria
Il Cenacolo, a nongovernmental organization, has denounced the extrajudicial executions, including politically motivated killings of sahrawis in south-west Algeria by state security forces. In a written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, which is convening its 42nd session (Sept.9-27) in Geneva, the Italian NGO expressed deep concern over persistent violations of human rights […]