Hinilski (Finland), April 28, 2026 (SPS) – The Spartacus Foundation and the Democratic League for Education and Civic Culture of Finland, in cooperation with the Polisario Representative in Finland, organized, on Tuesday in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, a political event to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the declaration of the Sahrawi Republic, with the participation of political representatives, activists and those interested in the Sahrawi issue, during which they expressed their solidarity with the Sahrawi people and called for finding a settlement. A just and final solution to the Western Sahara issue in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and in harmony with the United Nations Charter.
During the event, Ambarka Hamoudi, representative of the Polisario Front to Finland, gave a speech in which she stressed that five decades of asylum, suffering in refuge, and the forced disintegration of families did not succeed in breaking the will of the Sahrawi people, who still cling – in her words – to their inalienable right to self-determination and independence.
She also expressed her appreciation to the organizers and the attendance of the participants, considering this evidence of the continuation and growth of international solidarity with the Sahrawi issue.
Mrs. Embaraka Hamoudi stressed the necessity of organizing a self-determination referendum as it is the only framework that is consistent with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, noting that obstructing this entitlement constitutes, in the eyes of the Polisario Front, a violation of agreed upon international obligations.
It also called on the international community, especially European countries, to assume its political and moral responsibilities regarding what it described as the continuation of the occupation, and to refuse to link the issue to geopolitical considerations or bilateral agreements.
The program included the presentation of audio-visual materials highlighting the conditions of the Sahrawi people in refugee camps, in addition to calls made by solidarity organizations in Finland to stop marketing products coming from Western Sahara.
A round table was also held entitled “Justice and Peace for the Sahrawi People,” which discussed ways to resolve the conflict peacefully. The event concluded with a presentation documenting the reality of Sahrawi women in the Al-Izza and Al-Karama camps, in an attempt to highlight the human dimension of one of the longest-running asylum and displacement files in the region.
This event, according to its organizers, reflects the growing interest of Finnish civil and political society in the Sahrawi issue, at a time when international calls are renewed to find a political solution that guarantees the right to self-determination for the Sahrawi people in accordance with United Nations resolutions. (SPA)
