Creation of Tunisian-Saharawi Solidarity Committee

Tunisian Committee of Solidarity with Saharawi People formed today, Saturday, in Tunes in the presence of a number of Tunisia’s representatives of civil society and students, as well as sympathizers from Algeria, Mauritania and Europe, in addition to the Saharawi delegation taking part at the World Social Forum. Speaking during the event, the President of the European Coordination of Committees in Support of Western Sahara and President of the International Committee of the Support to Palestinian People Mr. Pierre Galand said that the participants at 2013 World Social Forum have sent this time a strong message of support to the Saharawi people...

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World social movements for Saharawi people’s right to self-determination

The World social movements, present at the 2013 World Social Forum in Tunisia, has expressed support to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, in a statement concluded their workshops. The statement announced that the leftist forces and International Socialist Movement “strongly” support the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination, a thing drove Moroccan delegation to withdraw from the workshop in a provocative way, as usually did in such occasions. To recall, Secretary General of Tunisian Workers’ Party received Friday at the Party’s HQ the presidency of the Saharawi delegation, where he announced his party’s...

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Walls of colonialism in the world: case of Western Sahara (workshop)

The Saharawi Khaima (tent), erected on the sidelines of the World Social Forum taking place in the Tunisian capital, hosted a workshop under the title “the Walls of Colonialism in the World: case of Western Sahara”, in the presence of Saharawi and foreign specialists and researchers. The workshop opened by the screening of two documentaries; one by the Canadian writer Marcio de Santos, author of the book “journeys through the blockade”, featuring a comprehensive comparison of the walls built across the world, including the Moroccan wall of shame in Western Sahara, the other documentary by the well-known Uruguayan writer Galliano, in which...

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Seeking solutions in line with Security Council resolutions

United Nations Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher said Tuesday that his visit to the Sahrawi refugee camps as part of his news tour to the region "aims at seeking solutions to the Western Sahara issue in line with the Security Council’s resolutions." "The serious situation in the Sahel region requires, now more than ever, an urgent solution," Ross said, adding that he had discussions with the leaders of the Polisario Front and Sahrawi President Mohamed Abdelaziz, as well as with representatives of the civil society in order examine ways and means to boost the negotiation process." "The outcomes of my trip,...

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