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22 Jun 2004 - The Frente POLISARIO announced on 21 June 2004 its decision to release 100 Moroccan prisoners of war. The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) welcomes this announcement, and expresses its hope for an early release of all remaining prisoners of war in full compliance with international humanitarian law. The Mission also calls on the parties to continue to cooperate with the efforts of the ICRC to resolve the fate of all those unaccounted for since the beginn
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05 Mar 2004 - Two groups of Saharans will today see their relatives for the first time in 25 years after the United Nations mission for Western Sahara organized two flights to mark the start of its family visits programme in the disputed territory.
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05 Mar 2004 - LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara, March 5 (UNHCR) – Forty Western Saharans joyfully embraced their loved ones for the first time in decades as UN agencies today started family visits through weekly shuttle flights between Algeria and Western Sahara.
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05 Mar 2004 - This morning [09:10GMT] a MINURSO plane left Tindouf carrying a group of Saharan refugees for a five-day visit to Laayoune, in the Territory of Western Sahara. The same plane will later depart Laayoune [12:00 GMT] taking another group of Saharans to Tindouf. Both groups are travelling for the first time in over 25 years to visit their relatives on the other side.
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13 Feb 2004 - The Frente POLISARIO announced on 13 February 2004 its decision to release 100 Moroccan prisoners of war. The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) welcomes this announcement, and expresses its hope for an early release of all remaining prisoners of war in full compliance with international humanitarian law. The Mission also calls on the parties to continue to cooperate with the efforts of the ICRC to resolve the fate of all those unaccounted for since the be