On 17 February, when the revolution broke out in Libya, the Sahara also shook. Over 7,000 students are studying Saharawi university students, secondary school and scholarships from the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, who has signed a collaboration agreement with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
All children have only secured his primary education in the camps, says Ali Mokhtar, the delegate in Madrid Polisario Front. Only the best will become part of the diaspora and continue after their training in countries like Spain and Cuba, if they are fluent in Spanish, or Tunisia, Algeria and Libya-should be more adept with the Arab.
Najat (19 years) and Babmba (17 years), and high school journalism students, two students who left Tindouf at 12 years and have lived in Libya throughout his teens, including the riots of recent days. His sister Nana Ahmed (16 years), secondary studies at the International College of the Moral Spain (Madrid), note that a week ago (22 February) the "stranded" at boarding school in Benghazi where they study and reside .
"The staff at the center Libyan facilities abandoned when fighting erupted between security forces and demonstrators. There were no cooks. The left there without food until the people of the street began to feed them for charity" says. The two girls lived more than a week glued to the window listening to the claims and the cries of young people during the protests.
"Our people also yearn for freedom, so they encouraged people from inside the building, but did not dare to go out and join the demonstrations. The regime has been responsible for their support all these years and suddenly met in no man's land. They were not part of either one side or the other, "says Ahmed.
The three sisters have kept in touch with difficulty these weeks as a boarder in Benghazi, one of the two that have the Polisario in Libya "has no connection to internet and phones for a couple of hours a day due to blocking communications. "They were very scared. The few times I got to talk to them early, I did it in code.
I do not dare to mention or say something Gaddafi problem and it will pass something," says still concerned. No news for students Polisario Front has not confirmed that there was no evacuation plan. "We have focused on safety and we are waiting to see how progress in the negotiations to decide," Mokhtar admitted to this newspaper last week.
However, Nana says Babmba Najat and communicate with the Polisario achieved on 23, and they reported that they had reached agreement "unofficially" with Algeria to evacuate. His only chance of escape from Libya was embarking on the adventure of Tripoli airport road and hope that the country fulfill its commitment to host one of its flights in the event that on any vacancy among those to the Algerians.
They did not dare. A few days later, Benghazi was released and on Sunday they were informed that classes would resume Monday as normal, but the Polisario Front also confirmed this information. At the headquarters in Madrid claim that carry two days without contact with the boarding school and therefore have no news of what may be happening to children who remain there.
In Tripoli, the nightmare continues for another 40 children and five monitors were Sahrawi until three days ago at boarding school in the Libyan capital, under the control of militias. Shortly before the outbreak of violence was moved there, the Polisario Front regrouped all students scattered throughout the center, to keep them localized.
Hamoudi (12 years) is one of the Saharawi Laayoune studying there. Managed to speak with him the morning of 26 Mario Calleja, President of the NGO Albacete Your grain of sand and godfather of small thanks to the holidays in peace: "No to to mourn, are dead scared. He says in the middle have moved night.
He is now in a house Zuara, a city of Libya released, "although I have not been able to explain whether temporary or refugee will stay there until this is over." Hamoudi The pilgrimage did not end that night. Yesterday, this newspaper talked to him on the phone and explained in a nervous and hit Spanish-who have returned to Tripoli, but did not specify which area.
There they sleep in the open about 1,300, between adults and children. "Do not go hungry. Men dressed alike come to bring us food, but want to go home, I'm afraid. I have seen three soldiers beat a man lying on the floor, "says Hamoudi terrified. Tonight may be the last in Libya for the Saharawi or at least until the revolution succeed." We have said an Algerian ship coming for us, "said the youngest hopeful.
In Sha'a Allah. 
All children have only secured his primary education in the camps, says Ali Mokhtar, the delegate in Madrid Polisario Front. Only the best will become part of the diaspora and continue after their training in countries like Spain and Cuba, if they are fluent in Spanish, or Tunisia, Algeria and Libya-should be more adept with the Arab.
Najat (19 years) and Babmba (17 years), and high school journalism students, two students who left Tindouf at 12 years and have lived in Libya throughout his teens, including the riots of recent days. His sister Nana Ahmed (16 years), secondary studies at the International College of the Moral Spain (Madrid), note that a week ago (22 February) the "stranded" at boarding school in Benghazi where they study and reside .
"The staff at the center Libyan facilities abandoned when fighting erupted between security forces and demonstrators. There were no cooks. The left there without food until the people of the street began to feed them for charity" says. The two girls lived more than a week glued to the window listening to the claims and the cries of young people during the protests.
"Our people also yearn for freedom, so they encouraged people from inside the building, but did not dare to go out and join the demonstrations. The regime has been responsible for their support all these years and suddenly met in no man's land. They were not part of either one side or the other, "says Ahmed.
The three sisters have kept in touch with difficulty these weeks as a boarder in Benghazi, one of the two that have the Polisario in Libya "has no connection to internet and phones for a couple of hours a day due to blocking communications. "They were very scared. The few times I got to talk to them early, I did it in code.
I do not dare to mention or say something Gaddafi problem and it will pass something," says still concerned. No news for students Polisario Front has not confirmed that there was no evacuation plan. "We have focused on safety and we are waiting to see how progress in the negotiations to decide," Mokhtar admitted to this newspaper last week.
However, Nana says Babmba Najat and communicate with the Polisario achieved on 23, and they reported that they had reached agreement "unofficially" with Algeria to evacuate. His only chance of escape from Libya was embarking on the adventure of Tripoli airport road and hope that the country fulfill its commitment to host one of its flights in the event that on any vacancy among those to the Algerians.
They did not dare. A few days later, Benghazi was released and on Sunday they were informed that classes would resume Monday as normal, but the Polisario Front also confirmed this information. At the headquarters in Madrid claim that carry two days without contact with the boarding school and therefore have no news of what may be happening to children who remain there.
In Tripoli, the nightmare continues for another 40 children and five monitors were Sahrawi until three days ago at boarding school in the Libyan capital, under the control of militias. Shortly before the outbreak of violence was moved there, the Polisario Front regrouped all students scattered throughout the center, to keep them localized.
Hamoudi (12 years) is one of the Saharawi Laayoune studying there. Managed to speak with him the morning of 26 Mario Calleja, President of the NGO Albacete Your grain of sand and godfather of small thanks to the holidays in peace: "No to to mourn, are dead scared. He says in the middle have moved night.
He is now in a house Zuara, a city of Libya released, "although I have not been able to explain whether temporary or refugee will stay there until this is over." Hamoudi The pilgrimage did not end that night. Yesterday, this newspaper talked to him on the phone and explained in a nervous and hit Spanish-who have returned to Tripoli, but did not specify which area.
There they sleep in the open about 1,300, between adults and children. "Do not go hungry. Men dressed alike come to bring us food, but want to go home, I'm afraid. I have seen three soldiers beat a man lying on the floor, "says Hamoudi terrified. Tonight may be the last in Libya for the Saharawi or at least until the revolution succeed." We have said an Algerian ship coming for us, "said the youngest hopeful.
In Sha'a Allah.
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