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Monthly Archives: January 2021
January 22
January 20
From EU-China Investment to Uighurs Genocide
Scotland could be ‘top of the list’ to join EU
Tibetan writer and poet detained – whereabouts unknown
China-EU Investment Deal Sparks Backlash Over Rights Concerns
Can Singapore Keep Its Precious Hawker Culture Alive?
Independence generation. Remembering childhood days at the barricades
Rebels attack Central African Republic’s capital
Jailed Catalan pro-indy leaders demand release after Belgium rejects extradition of former minister
Ex-foreign minister among top Tigray officials killed by Ethiopian forces
Tunisia revolution victims plea for recognition
Biden nominates former U.N. ambassador Samantha Power as USAID chief
Climate activist Thunberg to appear on Swedish postal stamp
British Lawmakers Demand ‘Coherent’ Policy Toolkit to Counter China
More than 80 dead in new massacre in Ethiopia
The ‘Last Free Mayor In Putin’s Russia’ Steps Down. The Question Is Why.
The New Old Frontier: Demarcation Sparks Tensions As Azerbaijani Control Returns Along Southern Armenian Border
Israel launches major air strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria
Access to HKChronicles Blocked
European Court of Human Rights accepts Ukraine case against Russia
Tunisia marks revolution’s 10th anniversary in lockdown
Canada’s Trudeau urges unified front against China detentions
Belarusian Blogger Takes Hunger Strike Into Second Month Despite ‘Worsening’ Health
Court of Justice of the European Union gives opinion in first Irish language case
As China cracks down on dissent 1st foreigner arrested under Hong Kong’s national security law
Rare conviction of South Sudan soldiers for rape raises hope
Haiti braces for unrest as opposition demands new president
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in 15 years
Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2M amid vaccine rollout
Nearly a dozen Baloch prisoners executed in one month
Nunavut television network launches Inuit-language channel
Jaialdi postponed again to 2022
Guinea’s President Conde receives Russian COVID vaccine
Belarus Nuclear Plant Taken Offline After ‘Protection System Activated’
China strips license of lawyer for Hong Kong activist
India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive
Sixteen political prisoners from Crimea sentenced to up to 19 years in 2020
Leading Greek Sporting Official Resigns Following Rape Charges
Violent youth protests hit Tunisia amid economic turmoil
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push
Heavy floodings displace thousands from their homes in Burundi
Spanish VP compares Puigdemont with Republican exiles during Franco
Vietnam’s Prisoners of Conscience: ‘Like Fish Under the Blade’
Central African Republic top court confirms Touadera election win
Activist Defending Ethnic Kazakhs In China Explains Why He Had To Flee Kazakhstan
In Laos, Reform Hopes Peter Out Into Business as Usual
Turkmen Journalist Achilova Among Top Rights Prize Finalists
Cambodian Exile Return Bid Crashes Into Visa Hurdle
World Handball Championship, Cape Verde disqualified by Coronavirus
Slovakia wants tests for nearly all in nine days
Chinese-Funded Railway to Link Former US Bases in the Philippines
Lebanon’s bank depositors dread losing life savings
Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz
West Papua in 2021: arrests, abductions and plans for ethnic cleansing
Welsh Government formally starts legal action against UK Government for ‘power grab’
Singaporean University Publisher Accused of Bowing to Political Pressure
How the Soviets stole Ukrainian Christmas
Is a China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Likely in 2021?
“Marshall Plan” for Belarus
Seoul reduces ‘China risk’ by joining trade partnership
Estonia’s first year on the United Nations Security Council
Why are youth protests sweeping Tunisia?
EU lashes Bosnia for failing to properly care for migrants
Serbia Becomes First European Country to Use Chinese COVID Vaccine for Mass Rollout
Death toll from clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 160
In parting shot, Trump administration declares China’s repression of Uighurs ‘genocide’
Rebels amass on outskirts of Central African Republic town
Swiss attorney general investigates Lebanon’s central bank
January 19
January 18
January 13
Holy Wood 2971
Hollywood hero’s support phone message for Corsica
Some Yezidi survivors still fear returning home to Sinjar
Man Held Incommunicado In Turkmenistan For 18 Years Said To Have Died
Die Zeit: Lukashenka’s Losing Ground
Hong Kong arrests 53 for plot to ‘overthrow’ government in latest crackdown on dissent
Kim opens North Korean congress by admitting policy failures
Activist Claims He Helped Get Refugee Status For Ethnic Kazakhs From China
Greek churches open on Epiphany feast despite tight lockdown
Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in Europe
Serbia Starts Inoculations With Russia’s Sputnik-V
Qatar emerges from Gulf spat resolute and largely unscathed
Georgian Billionaire Ex-PM Gets France’s Top Award
Tatar Grandmothers Get Together To Sew Socks And Lift Spirits
Effects From South Ossetia War Linger 30 Years Later
Togolese Startup Develops Africa’s First Solar Sizing Software
CAR: 10 Candidates Call for the Outright Cancellation of the Election
Worrying Geopolitical Implications of Australia’s Antarctic Airport Plan
Mekong Levels Reportedly Plummet Due to Chinese Dam Activity
13 EU members call for vaccine aid for Eastern Partnership countries
Denmark to Boycott World Ice Hockey Championship if It Is Held in Minsk
Belgium upholds ruling refusing to extradite former Catalan minister to Spain
In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces
Ethiopian army official confirms Eritrean troops in Tigray
Uyghurs Wary of Turkey’s Pending Extradition Deal With China
Tunisian Football Federation president banned for 4 years
NATO chief calls for revitalization of alliance in 2021
Kosovo’s Acting President Calls Early Parliamentary Elections For February 14
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong suspected of violating city’s new security law
No diplomatic ties to Qatar yet, but trade, travel resuming, says UAE
Intense discussion at IPKO on St. Maarten decolonisation
Beijing’s megaphone: The return of party propaganda in south-eastern Europe
Lukashenka regime sentenced Belarusians to 227 years in prison
Belfast City Council gives green light to bilingual street signs
Botswana-China Talks Reinforce Bilateral Relations and Cooperation
Top Tigrayan leaders killed by Ethiopian troops
Ex-Security Head of Canadian Mine in Guatemala Convicted of Murdering Indigenous Leader Adolfo Ich
Underlying Politics of Poverty Alleviation in Tibet
Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono arrested
European Powers to Boost Asia Presence to Counter China
Belarusian Protests Continue Using ‘Flash-Mob’ Tactics To Avoid Police Crackdown
French warplanes fly over Central African Republic amid rebel offensives
US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president
Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery
Chaldean Christian woman elected mayor of strategic town in Kurdistan Region
Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
Britain is `gung ho’ about world role after Brexit
Once-jailed nationalist wins Kyrgyzstan presidency
US Consulate a turning point for disputed Western Sahara
Cuban Researchers To Test COVID-19 Vaccine In Iran
From Bashkortostan to Crimea, freedom of expression in Russia’s stateless nations comes at a price
Catalan activist returns from two-year exile in Belgium as charges dropped
Putin Hosts Trilateral Meeting With Armenia, Azerbaijan Leaders
Trump returns Cuba to U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism
50 countries vow to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030
Russian Man Gets 10-Year Jail Term in Sweden for Hammer Attack on Chechen Blogger
Israel unveils plan for 800 more settlements in disputed West Bank
Municipal Elections in Libya See Low Turnout
China Is Making Support for Democracy a Crime in Hong Kong
Beijing’s New Toys in Myanmar
Satellite imagery shows China creating new military logistics hub in Tibet
Official relieved for distributing old and dying cows to adivasi communities in Nilgiris
Meet the Bath woman who swapped Somerset for defusing landmines in Somaliland
Should Australia Buy Papua New Guinea’s Largest Telecom Firm?
Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state
Why Did Kyrgyz Voters Give Up Parliamentarism?
Report reveals grim infant death toll, cruelty at Church-run homes for unwed mothers in Ireland
January 13, 1991. The night when Lithuania faced Soviet troops – through the eyes of ordinary people
Pakistan Continues to Sacrifice Shia Hazaras to Safeguard Jihadist ‘Assets’
Patty Mills Founds Inaugural Season Of Indigenous Community Basketball League
Yennayer 2971: Berber New Year in North Africa
January 8
China Chooses Africa Every Year Since Year 1991
Nicaragua’s “Gag Law” Takes Force
China jails 10 Hong Kong activists who fled to Taiwan
U.N. confirms North Korean defectors at risk of repatriation from China
A pandemic, political instability, and climate change: a look back at a gloomy Catalan 2020
Romania, Moldova’s New President Vow Fresh Start After Pro-Russia Leader’s Exit
Twenty-two killed in attack on Aden airport after new Yemen cabinet lands
Convicted US spy Pollard arrives in Israel, welcomed by PM
Quake aftershocks keep people out of homes in Croatia
Indian troops kill 3 in Kashmir; families deny militant ties
Turkish-PKK clashes have cost the Kurdistan Region’s Amedi district nearly $62 million
U.S. warships travel Taiwan Strait; China warns against show of force
U.S., South Korea turning attention to joint exercises
Migrants In Bosnia Forced Back To Burned-Out Camp After Locals Protest
Azerbaijan Kicks Off Gas Exports To Russia-Dominated European Market
Orban Aide Says Hungary Won’t Use Russia’s Sputnik-V Vaccine
Lesley Riddoch named Scottish Independence Campaigner of the Year
Belarus Charges Leaders Of Independent Press Club With Tax Crimes As Crackdown Continues
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed after bail revoked
Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage
Sociedad beats Bilbao 1-0 in Basque derby to end winless run
New Caledonian protests against Brazilian mining giant Vale
Nilgiris police reach out to Adivasi communities in their own language
Nepal slips toward anarchy as India and China seek Himalayan edge
For Indigenous women, systemic racial bias in prison leaves many worse off than men
Twenty Indigenous stories that shaped 2020 — a year of racism and fear, of fighting and hope
Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms
Why Is The World Allowing Turkmenistan To Deny It Has The Coronavirus?
Australia changes word in anthem to honor Indigenous people
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Fatal Chechnya Knife Attack
Belgian St. Nick party for elderly leads to 27 virus deaths
Serbian President Opens Key Section Of Russia-Led Balkan Pipeline
‘Our children die in our hands’: Floods ravage South Sudan
Moldova’s President Names Acting Prime Minister, Repeats Call For Snap Parliamentary Elections
Ethiopian forces killed scores in June-July unrest
U.S. State Department bans business with Cuban Banco Financiero International
9 Indigenous Leaders Killed by Philippine Police in ‘Massacre’
Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland will be back soon, Europe
‘Independence is normal’ says Charlotte Church in YesCymru’s New Year tune
How the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation ended up in Congress’s $900 billion relief bill
All-time high for Catalan News page views in 2020
Conor McGregor’s fiancee Dee Devlin shares their best moments of 2020 including engagement and family holiday to Corsica
How a walk up a mountain is connecting people to Tasmania’s Aboriginal history
Uyghur forum against genocide established
The many crises of Barça and how the new president can take the club forward
2021: (Hopefully) a year of health, economic growth and political stability in Catalonia
Tibetans in exile vote in India for their political leader
Indigenous Venezuelan man accused of raiding military post dies in jail
Pope accepts resignation of Belarus archbishop who angered Lukashenko
Central African rebels attack and enter town before election results announced
Many Tajiks Forced To Skip Meals As Poverty Deepens
At-least 100 people killed, dozens injured in inter-communal clashes in Niger
Two ‘more’ French soldiers killed in northern Mali during operation
Illustrations to Recall Cuba’s Main Events of 2020
Aboriginal AFL star is repeatedly ‘racially abused and taunted’ at a New Year’s Eve function
Algerian Hirak supporter jailed for political protest memes
50 international figures sign manifesto calling for amnesty for independence leaders
Greece names first openly gay minister
Greek Church tells priests to ignore pandemic closure order
Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election
Breakthrough reached in Gulf dispute with Qatar
Tape Alleges Lukashenka Plot To Murder Opponents In Germany
Central African Republic’s ex-president Bozizé investigated for ‘rebellion’
Tibet should be recognised as an independent nation
China’s secret prisons in spotlight over Canadians held since 2018
India-China standoff: China deploys tanks along LAC opposite Indian posts
Nabiwa Imikendu and others lose their case against the Litunga with costs
Internal and External Challenges Mount for Moscow in the Northeast Caucasus
How Russian Media Tries to Undermine Ukraine
‘Scotland is about to face darkest hours’, independence activist warns
Terrorists abduct, execute 11 coal miners from Shia Hazara community in Balochistan
India Is Targeting Defenders of Indigenous Rights as ‘Terrorists’
Nobel prize laureates join peace campaigners call for Spain-Catalonia dialogue
Relief supplies from Tahiti arrive in Fiji after Cyclone Yasa
Qatar ruler lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade
Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage
3 killed in flooding in southern Bolivian city of Sucre
Rescuers in Norway lose hope of finding landslide survivors
Caribbean hotelier Gordon “Butch” Stewart dies at 79
Tajik Man, 87, Gets Five Years In Prison For ‘Materially Supporting’ Families Of Jailed Politicians
More than 20 killed in militant attack on eastern DRC village
World Bank predicts extreme poverty and depressed economies in Africa
What is at stake as China’s foreign minister chooses Africa each year since 1991?