The 14th Summer University for cadres of the Polisario Front and the Sahrawi State convened at M'hamed Bougara University in Boumerd\u00e8s from August 11 to 22. The event provided a platform for a human rights delegation from the occupied territories to detail the suffering of the Sahrawi people in Western Sahara, including experiences of detention and the harsh conditions endured in prisons. Testimonies from former prisoners underscored continued persecution, besieged homes, and deliberate attempts by authorities to undermine their resolve to defend their rights and the freedom of their people.<\/p>\n
Algerian academics delivered several conferences addressing various facets of the Sahrawi cause. Dr. Naima Bournane discussed the geopolitical power and biases in international conflicts, advocating for the strategic use of technology to promote the cause and counteract disinformation. Further sessions by Dr. Farida Ben Othmane and Dr. Wardia Hanoush explored the natural resources of Western Sahara in relation to international power dynamics, and the inalienable right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination under international law. Researchers Karim Regaouli and Mohamed Benkherouf criticized the persistent occupation of Western Sahara and the alleged pillaging of its natural resources, reportedly with the complicity of suspicious international parties.<\/p>\n
Throughout the university, academics and researchers called for increased scrutiny of violations against the Sahrawi people by occupation authorities. They urged expanded cooperation with international bodies and organizations, advocating for a strategic adaptation of the Sahrawi cause to evolving geopolitical demands. Notably, a member of the Algerian National Committee of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (CNASPS), Boudjemaa Souilah, and Sahrawi researcher Malainin Lakhal, asserted that the conflict is a decolonization issue, not an internal matter, emphasizing the necessity to firmly counter narratives from colonial authorities. Nafa\u00e2 Mustapha Dadi, Director of External Relations at the Sahrawi Ministry of Defense, affirmed that developments on the ground reflect important gains against the occupier, reinforcing the right to self-determination as a binding principle within international law under the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 14th Summer University for Polisario Front and Sahrawi State cadres, held in Boumerd\u00e8s, addressed human rights violations against the Sahrawi people and emphasized the importance of countering Moroccan narratives regarding Western Sahara. Algerian academics and solidarity committee members reiterated support for the Sahrawi cause and called for greater international awareness of the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}