Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 10/20/2003
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of October 20, 2003
- The polisario was born in Rabat, not in the Sahara, says ex-member
The separatist movement "Polisario Front" claiming independence of the Moroccan Sahara, was born in Rabat and not in the then Spanish colony, a former Polisario member revealed on Friday. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/25/2003 - Morocco holds Algeria responsible for violations against Moroccan POWs
Morocco is holding Algeria responsible for the serious breaches of the international humanitarian law against Moroccan servicemen held on its territory by the "Polisario" separatists. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/23/2003 - Tragic situation of Moroccan POWs in Tindouf exposed to Amnesty International and HCR
A group of Human Rights advocacy associations in the Sahara held, here Tuesday, meetings with officials from Amnesty International and the High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) to discuss the tragic situation of Moroccan prisoners of war (POWs), persons sequestered in Tindouf (southern Algeria) and the problems of Sahrawis who disappeared in the camps of the Polisario separatist group. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/23/2003 - Polisario leadership exploits Sahara issue to gather wealth, former Polisario official
The leadership of the Polisario secessionist group are using the Sahara issue to obtain from Spain and the European Union (EU) aid that they are embezzling at the detriment of the people who should benefit from it, said Kaltoum Khayat, former Polisario official. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/21/2003