Month March 2020

How Covid 19 is fought in the Saharawi refugee camps

PUSL – Jornal Tornado.- Exiled since 1975 in the Algerian desert, in the hamada (desert of death) of Tindouf, the Saharawi people have survived the most diverse adversities, bombing with Napalm and white phosphorus, epidemics,  hunger and thirst and extreme…

Hundreds of Moroccan settlers leave Western Sahara

PUSL.- According to online media, hundreds of Moroccans are heading to airports, bus stations and collective taxis to leavethe occupied territory and return to their home cities in Morocco due to the COVID-19. At the same time, we were informed…

Communiqué of SADR Virus Prevention Committee

PUSL.- Ministry of Public Health of the Saharawi Arabe Democratic Republic Corona Virus Prevention Committee – Statement No. 01 – Due to the health situation the world is witnessing due to the spread of Corona Covid 19 virus – Given…

Polisario Front takes NZ Super Fund to court

stuff.co.nz.- The Western Sahara freedom movement has filed papers in the High Court to stop the New Zealand Superannuation Fund from investing in the disputed North African territory claimed by Morocco. The Polisario Front has warned ​the investments prejudice New…

Young Saharawi activist sentenced to 20 years in prison

PUSL.- Young Faraji Dada was today sentenced to 20 years in prison in the court of first instance in El Aaiun, occupied Western Sahara. Moroccan occupation authorities accused the young man of “setting fire to a Moroccan police vehicle and…

RASD promotes prevention campaign against Covid-19

PUSL.- The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic has already established health prevention protocols in the refugee camps to prevent possible contagion from Covid-19. So far there is no suspicion of contagion. A coordination committee was created in conjunction with the Algerian…