May 10, marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario), the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people in their struggle for self-determination. Likewise, this coming May 20 people will commemorate half a century since the beginning of the armed struggle against the Spanish colonial power. ...
By Ali Riza Tasdelen * One of the most prominent international guests of the Vatan Party 11th National Congress dedicated to Admiral Soner Polat was from the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, commonly referred as Western Sahara. The Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali has sent a greeting message to the Congress. So, what is Western Sahara and why would their struggle for ...
By Prof. Dr. Belkacem Iratni (CNASPS member) Introduction This article is based on excerpts drawn from my two publications on the Western Sahara issue.[1] The Western Sahara has been considered as Africa’s last colony and as the ″longest, most protracted conflict in the history of the United Nations″, to use the terms of former US State Secretary John Bolton.[2] If the ...