Western Sahara

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INFORMATION

Capital: Aaúin Government: Legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved Current President: President in Exile, Brahim Ghali Economy: Small market-based economy whose main industries are fishing, phosphate mining, and pastoral nomadism. Population: 619,551 (2018) Land Size: 266,000 sq km (102,703 sq miles) Major Ethnic Groups: Arab Berber

Religions: Muslim Language(s): Hassaniya Arabic Moroccan Arabic Links: CIA World Fact Book: Western Sahara BBC News: Western Sahara

RECENT NEWS

• Thu - Apr 9, 2020: Amnesty International Should Urge the EU Council and Commission to to Intervene Immediately to Guarantee the Safety of All Sahrawi Political Prisoners in Moroccan Jails - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
  [SPS] Brussels -The Representation of Frente POLISARIO to Europe has called upon the NGO amnesty international office in Brussels to urge the council and commission of the European Union to intervene to protect the safety of all Saharawi political prisoners held illegally in Moroccan jails, outlining that Beyond the immediate release of them, these prisoners need urgent protection from the COVID-19 virus.
• Wed - Apr 8, 2020: Sandblast UK Offers Condolences On Passing of Emhamad Khadad - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
  [SPS] London -The Sandblast UK has offered condolences on the passing of Emhamad Khadad, a member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Coordinator with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), on last Tuesday after long illness.
• Wed - Apr 8, 2020: Western Sahara Campaign UK Sends Condolence Message to President of Republic - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
  [SPS] London -The Western Sahara Campaign UK has mourned the passing of Emhamad Khadad, a member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Coordinator with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), on last Tuesday after long illness.
• Wed - Apr 8, 2020: Saharawi Government Suspends 2020 Peace Vacations Program Due to COVID 19 Spread in the World - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
  [SPS] Chahid El Hafed -The Saharawi National Commission that oversees Holidays in Peace announced on Monday the suspension of the program for the summer of 2020.
• Mon - Apr 6, 2020: Frente Polisario Alerts HRW to the Situation of the Saharawi Civilian Prisoners Held in Moroccan Jails - AllAfrica News: Western Sahara
  [SPS] Brussels -In a letter addressed to Human Rights Watch's Brussels office, the Frente POLISARIO Representation to the EU expresses its deep concern about the appalling situation afflicting the Sahrawi political prisoners held illegally in Morocco jails amidst the growing COVID-19 pandemic.