Seven Facing Charges in Military Court After Visiting Tindouf Refugee Camps
August 2, 2010
(New York) - Moroccan authorities should release three well-known Sahrawi activists held since October 8, 2009, on charges of “harming state security,” or provide them with a prompt and transparent trial, Human Rights Watch said today.
A lecture delivered by Professor Stephen Zunes during an event that took place on 7 July 2010 as part of the Fringe Program of The International Peace Research Association (IPRA) conference 2010 which was held in Sydney (Australia) on 6-10 July 2010.
The event was under the title: “Self-determination, 50 years on: Conflict Resolution in the Struggle for Self-Determination” The theme for the event was the issue of self-determination with Western Sahara as an example of where peace perspectives are urgently needed.
Professor Stephen Zunes is Professor of Politics & International Studies and Chair of Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of San Francisco.
13 July 2010
Press Release
The Embassy of the Saharawi Republic to the United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the decision by Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), to remove the so-called “Stolen” film from the program of its 13th Festival which is taking place in Zanzibar on 10-18 July 2010.
ZIFF’s Board decided not to screen “Stolen” during the Festival after close and thorough consideration of all the information and representations made by the Saharawis affected by the film including the family of Fetim Sellami a key figure in the film.
Authors: Hanga Sántha Swedish Section of the International Commission of Jurists; Ylva Lennartsson Hartmann Swedish Section of the International Commission of Jurists; Mark Klamberg Stockholm University - Faculty of Law
May 24, 2010
The authors of this report argue that the violations against the Saharawis by Morocco may constitute crimes against humanity. Moreover they suggest that the international community should act as soon as possible to end Moroccan impunity and to make greater efforts for a just and lasting solution of the question of Western Sahara.
Sydney Customs House, Circular Quay
MFPA, CPACS (University of Sydney) and the Sydney Peace Foundation present: “Conflict Resolution in the Struggle for Self-Determination” – Western Sahara and Tamil (LTTE) Case Studies.
Workshop led by Prof. Johan Galtung, & Prof. Stephen Zunes
Intro Prof. Stuart Rees.
Venue: Barnet Long Room, Customs House Circular Quay Sydney
Time: 1800 -2000
Fee $30 includes refreshments All welcome.
More information and bookings at http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/peace_conflict/news/ipra2010.shtml Note: go to page for full conference booking. Here you can select to book for this single event at Customs House.
The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9732, Pages 2135 - 2136, 19 June 2010
Stefan Simonowitz (Free Sahara Network) reports on health care in the Saharawi refugee camps in south west Algeria
Read his report >>
The Sydney Centre for International Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney organised on 9 June 2010 an important public Seminar. The Seminar was fully booked. It was well attended by students, academics and the public in general.
The seminar explored the unfinished business of decolonisation, by considering the legal, political and historical aspects of two territories which raise questions about the international right to self-determination and the enduring legacies of colonialism and occupation.
Freedom House’s annual “Worst of the Worst” report still includes Western Sahara. Consult the original document via this link, and browse to page 24.
“The appeals court in Sale has accepted the bail demand of three of these six activists, after it was rejected last Thursday by the military court,” Mohammed Sebbar said.
All six men were arrested in the coastal town of Casablanca after their trip to Tindouf, which is the headquarters of the Polisario Front movement that wants independence of the Western Sahara from Morocco.
The military tribunal in Rabat accused the six of “treason and intelligence with the enemy”, but none of them have yet been tried.
Statement, 27 April 2010 :
After Forty-one days the six Sahrawi prisoners of conscience in Sale, Morocco ended their hunger strike.
We want to announce to the public that we have decided to suspend our open hunger strike on the evening of Tuesday, April 27th, 2010, after we have received pledges from the Moroccan authorities following many dialogues and meetings during the last two weeks of the strike regarding our case.
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