Communiqué du Front POLISARIO (représentation pour l'Europe) 17.08.05
Comunicado del Frente POLISARIO (representacion para Europa)17.08.05
Statement of the POLISARIO Front (representation to Europe) 17.08.05

Congressmen J. Pitts: Congressmen commend planned release of Moroccan POWs

CICR- ICRC - CICV
Libération de 404 prisonniers marocains, Communiqué CICR, 18.08.05
404 Moroccan prisoners released, Press Release ICRC, 18.08.05
Liberación de 404 prisioneros marroquíes, CICR, 18.08.05
português: 404 prisioneiros marroquinos libertados CICV, 18.08.05

ONU - UN
Sahara occidental : l'ONU salue la libération des prisonniers marocains par le Front POLISARIO, ONU nouvelles 18-08.05
Kofi Annan salue la libération par le Front POLISARIO des prisonniers marocains
UN mission in Western Sahara welcomes release of Moroccan POWs, UN News, 18.08.05
Annan welcomes release of Moroccan POWs in Western Sahara
Annan aplaude liberación de prisioneros marroquíes por Frente POLISARIO, ONU Noticias, 18.08.05

GERMANY
deutsch: Menschenrechtsbeauftragter begrüßt Freilassung marokkanischer Kriegsgefangener durch die Polisario, AUSWÄRTIGES AMT

EUROPE
EU Presidency Statement on the release of Morrocan POW's by the Polisario Front  (18/08/05)
Bruselas celebra la liberación de los presos marroquíes y reitera su apoyo a la ONU para una solución definitiva, 19.08.05 Terra.es/Europa Press

La Commission se réjouit de la libération de prisonniers de guerre marocains par le Front Polisario , 19.08.05 NEW

NORWAY
norsk: Pressemelding
Det Kongelige Utenriksdepartement Nr.: 132, Dato: 18.08.05 "Positiv utvikling i konflikten om Vest-Sahara" (PDF)
[English heading:: Press Release, The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 18.08.05: "Positive development in the conflict over Western Sahara"]

USA
Members of U.S. Congress Support POW Release, 18.08.05

Congresistas de EEUU piden a Marruecos que libere a sus 150 presos saharauis, 19.08.05 Terra.es/Europa Press

Senator Urges Algeria, Morocco To Resolve Western Sahara Dispute, U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs, 19.08.05.

US urges Morocco, Algeria to talk on Western Sahara, Reuters, 19 Aug 2005

SWEDEN
Minister for Foreign Affairs Freivalds welcomes Polisario's decision to release all Moroccan war prisoners, Statement 19.08.05

ESPANA
Comunicado de la Dirección General de Comunicación Exterior del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación. 18.08.05

FRANCE
Déclaration du Ministère des Affaires étrangères, 19.08.05

AFRICAN UNION
AU calls on Morocco to release all Sahrawi POWs and disappeared. PRESS RELEASE NO. 47/2005

NIGERIA
Obasanjo hails jail release 31/08/2005  (AFP)  

Amnesty international
Amnesty International welcomes the release of Moroccan prisoners of war, public statement, 18.08.05
Amnistía Internacional acoge con satisfacción la liberación de prisioneros de guerra marroquíes, 18.08.05
Amnesty International salue la libération de prisonniers de guerre marocains, 18.08.05

Støttekomiteen for Vest- Sahara, Norway
norsk: Front Polisario løslater krigsfanger, vi gratulerer! [The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara : Press Release: Front Polisario releases prisoners of war, we congratulate!]

US Western Sahara Foundation
US -Western Sahara Foundation Welcomes Release of Moroccan POWs; Calls for Morocco to Release all Sahrawi POWs and Political Prisoners

AUSTRIA
deutsch: Scheele zu Westsahara: Polisario erfüllt alle UN-Forderungen, 19.08.05 NEW

video EURONEWS : français - english - espanol - italiano

Discours de Mohamed Abdelaziz lors de la cérémonie de libération (SPS)
Speach of Mohamed Abdelaziz at the liberation ceremony (SPS)
Alocución de Mohamed Abdelaziz

UK
War on Want welcomes the Polisario Front's release today of all remaining Moroccan prisoners of war. Press release

DES PRISONNIERS QUI NE DOIVENT PAS EN CACHER D'AUTRES, communiqué de l'Association Française d'Amitié et de Solidarité avec les Peuples d'Afrique (AFASPA) 20.08.05

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Prisoner release gives hope for W. Sahara peace, Lisa Abend and Geoff Pingree , The Christian Science Monitor, 22.08.05

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 EUCOM troops aid airlift of Moroccan ex-POWs, By Charlie Coon, Stars and Stripes, European edition, Saturday, August 20, 2005

Liberación de prisioneros de guerra: éxito saharaui, fracaso marroquí, Carlos Ruiz Miguel Libertad Digital, 20.08.05

US praises Algeria, Morocco for facilitating prisoner release by Polisario AFP, 18.08.05
Last 400 Moroccan POWs freed, CNN Aug 18, 2005

El Frente Polisario libera a sus últimos prisioneros marroquíes, El Mundo

La UE celebra la liberación de los prisioneros de guerra y espera que ayude al proceso político, Europa Press, 18.08.05
España-Frente Polisario: gobierno aplaude liberación de 404 prisioneros , ANSA, 18.08.05

russe: Polisario prepustilo zajatcov po 20 rokoch. Pravda

dansk: 404 fanger løsladt i Vestsahara, Dk Nyheder

italiano: Il Polisario libera gli ultimi prigionieri di guerra marocchini, Reuters, 18.08.05

deutsch: Polisario lässt alle marokkanischen Gefangene frei, Der Standard, Wien, 18.08.05
>> Polisario bringt Marokko in Zugzwang - 30 Jahre nach Ausbruch des Krieges um Westsahara entließ Befreiungsbewegung Kriegsgefangene , Abida Semouri, Neues Deutschland, 22.08.05 2

norsk: Friga krigsfanger etter 20 år [Liberated prisoners of war after 20 years], TV2 Nettavisen:
norsk: Polisario løslater alle marokkanske krigsfanger [Polisario releases all the Moroccan prisoners of war], 19.08.05, Aftenposten

Minister for Foreign Affairs Freivalds welcomes Polisario's decision to release all Moroccan war prisoners

"It is very pleasing that Polisario has decided to release all Moroccan prisoners of war," says Minister for Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds.

"I presume the parties are taking advantage of the improved conditions that have now been created to break the deadlock that the conflict has reached. In the peace process that we hope can recommence, the UN and Secretary-General's Personal Envoy play a central role. Sweden is prepared to give the Envoy all the support necessary to ensure that the Saharan people's right to self-determination can be realised."

Facts

The Western Saharan independence movement, Polisario, informed the Swedish Government that it would release all remaining Moroccan war prisoners today. The initial number of prisoners amounted to over 2 000. Many of the 400 or so remaining war prisoners now being released have been imprisoned for over 20 years.

The conflict between Polisario and Morocco over Western Sahara is almost thirty years old. A ceasefire monitored by the UN Mission, MINURSO, has been in effect since 1991. Political talks between the parties are being held today under UN auspices. In July the UN Secretary-General appointed a new Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.

The conflict in Western Sahara has caused serious deprivation for the approximately 150 000 Western Saharan refugees who since 1975 have been in refugee camps in Tindouf in southwestern Algeria. Sweden is one of the largest donors to Western Saharan refugees.

POINT DE PRESSE DU 19 AOUT 2005 - DECLARATIONS DU PORTE-PAROLE -

MAROC/SAHARA OCCIDENTAL

La France salue la libération des 404 prisonniers de guerre marocains, détenus par le Front Polisario. Elle se réjouit de ce geste positif effectué avec l'entremise des Etats-Unis, en liaison avec le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge. La France rappelle à cet égard son appui, avec l'Union européenne, à l'action humanitaire que mènent le HCR et le CICR dans le cadre de ce dossier. Elle rappelle par ailleurs son soutien constant à la recherche d'une solution politique agréée par l'ensemble des parties, dans le cadre des Nations unies.

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