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March 5: St Piran’s Day, the national day in Cornwall
1991 March 5: Kurdish National Uprising in Iraq
1957 March 6: Ghana, 1st sub-Saharan African country to become independent from colonial rule
1944 March 8: Mass deportation of the Balkar people by Stalin’s Soviet Union
1959 March 10: Tibetan National Uprising Day
1990 March 11: Day of Re-Establishment of Lithuania’s Independence
1968 March 12: Independence Day in Mauritius
2005 March 13: Tunisian National Day of Internet Freedom
1855 March 14: International Circassian Language Day
1801 March 14: Mother Tongue Day in Estonia
461 March 17: Saint Patrick’s Day, Ireland
1956 March 20: Tunisia Independence day
1990 March 21: Namibia Independence Day
1992 March 21: Tatarstan Sovereignty Referendum
1918 March 25: Belarus Freedom Day (Dzen Voli)
1821 March 25: Greek Independence Day
March 25: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
1949 March 25–28: Operation Priboi, Soviet Mass Deportations from the Baltic States
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Australia could look to New Zealand to increase the number of Indigenous academics and students
The pain of hearing: Australia’s parliament recognises Yazidi genocide
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UN: Some Rape Victims of Islamic State ‘Like Living Corpses’
Ethnic groups oppose Rohingya resettlement in Rakhine
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Mauritanian Authorities Crackdown on Anti-slavery Activists
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Somalia Deems Its Own Generation To Generation Fabrications As Facts
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Belgium has scandal brewing over rapper’s World Cup song
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Tuva, amazing art of throat singing
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Pretrial Detention For Human Rights Defender Oyub Titiyev Extended In Chechnya
Chechens Seek Ways To Circumvent Ban on Commemorating 1944 Deportation
KBR marks 74th anniversary of Balkars’ deportation
Balkars In North Caucasus Mark Anniversary Of Stalin-Era Deportation
How Americans Took Down a Latvian Laundromat
Vatican Magazine Condemns Misuse of Nuns in the Church
Austria plans to put immigration and borders at heart of EU presidency
South Sudan’s media regulator suspends U.N.-owned radio
Gaza: Facebook is ‘complicit’ with Israel
Israel’s ‘creeping annexation’ of West Bank continues
Israel passes law to strip residency of Jerusalem’s Palestinians
Palestine in Pictures: February 2018
Two arrested after Burundi president ‘roughed up’ on football field
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In Xinjiang, China’s ‘Neo-Totalitarian’ Turn Is Already a Reality
Exiled Uyghur Leader Says ‘Red Notice’ Demonstrates China’s Harassment of Critics Abroad
Beijing is spending its way to ‘an experiment of what is possible’ to police Xinjiang’s Uyghurs
Lithuania to mint world’s first digital collector coins
China Belt-Road Plan May Create Debt Problems From Djibouti to Laos
NATO officially gives Ukraine aspiring member status; membership action plan is next ambition
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Russia’s Gas War on Ukraine Flames Out
Organizers of Russian elections in Crimea might face up to 15 years in jail
Russia condemned for launching ‘machine of wholesale persecution’ in occupied Crimea
Amid a thousand and one stars: the Crimean Tatar language
Thousands of women march in Guinea over police violence
Guinea leader vows ‘major cabinet reshuffle’ after unrest
West Papua’s fight for independence
Greenland mulls independence from Denmark during election campaign
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Snap election in Antigua puts Barbuda’s communal land ownership on the ballot
Albania to vet police to clean ranks of crime and corruption
EU tax haven blacklist set to shrink further, causing outcry
EU set to add three Caribbean islands to tax haven blacklist
Baloch Culture Day being marked across Balochistan
Pakistani security forces abducted more than a dozen Baloch in past four days
How the Banjar people of Borneo became ancestors of the Malagasy and Comorian people
Belfast council Irish Language Act debate annoys DUP
Poll suggests attitudes towards Irish language act more entrenched after collapse of talks
Councillors in Belfast pass motion calling for Irish Language Act
30 ways to support returning Irish emigrants recommended to Government
Irish speakers say language connects us to the landscape
Clondalkin area in the running to receive Irish language recognition
Irish government approves wording of abortion referendum
UK Government tables budget for Northern Ireland amid powersharing impasse
Unionism politicised the Irish language
Irish language studies thriving locally
Botswana – Police Clampdown Over Intelligence Report
How to save Botswana’s sparkling reputation
A short oral history of Ghana’s legendary Soul to Soul independence day concert
Paris ‘dragging feet’ on Algerian independence war compensation
Calls for Malawi martyrs compensation from Britain renewed
Pacific people still stigmatized for living with HIV
French Polynesia govt drops pension plans in face of protests
Switzerland first to test integrating drones into its air traffic control
Moldova’s Conflict: Unfreezing, In a Good Way?
Moldova: Stepping Out of Europe’s Grey Zone
Major Social Network in Moldova Spreading Russian Propaganda
Nigel Owens column: What being Welsh means to me and why we should all cherish it
Refugees are being offered free Welsh lessons to help them feel at home
10 great liberals everyone in Wales should know about
A tax on workers to pay for retirees won’t solve Wales’ ‘brain drain’ problem
As Western banks leave, China adds Brunei to new silk road
‘Weaponizing capital’: US worries over China’s expanding role in Africa
U.S. Consulate General donates science books to University of Curaçao
How To Start a New Country … Independence: Preparation
Wings over Scotland smashes fundraiser target in less than 24 hours
Small is better when it comes to growing Scotland’s economy
Public Finances in Independent Scotland
Keith Brown stresses importance of positive case for independence
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Swaziland receives $642m to fight lung cancer
Swaziland: Budget Gives PM New House
Growing the Solomon Islands’ Economy – One Woman at a Time
Uruguay’s cannabis law: Pioneering a new paradigm
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Former Kiribati president is worried that his country is sinking into the ocean
Czechs protest Communist-era cop getting police oversight job in parliament
Former President Mohamed Nasheed: ‘Maldives government selling oil to North Korea’
Kremlin ‘Guru’ Rouses Anti-Western Feeling in Macedonia
Russia Builds Cultural Centre to Boost Influence in Bosnia
Kosovo Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Armed Resistance
Milosevic The Musical: New Play About Serbian Strongman Opens In Kosovo
Serbian president says ‘open to solutions’ on Kosovo
Georgia, Serbia Sign Visa-Free Agreement
Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia show new will to solve disputes
How the war in Iraq unintentionally helped stabilise Bosnia
U.S., Baltic States Discuss Russian ‘Threat’ To European Security
Russia has military advantage over NATO in Baltic Sea region
A take on career aspirations of women leaders in Singapore
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How Porlwi Festival lights up Mauritius
Mauritius President to resign following expenses scandal
Guyana to ask Japan to fund economic studies based on “Oil and Gas Master Plan”
Glaciers in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert actually shrank during the last ice age
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Tunisia prolongs state of emergency for 7 more months
Tunisia central bank can’t defend dinar, governor says
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The inconvenient truths about Greece
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Trans refugees fled to Greece for a better life. They found intolerance.
World Sikh Parliament goes to UNHRC
Anger among Sikhs in Britain raises the heat on UK-India ties
Nearly 50% of workers in Luxembourg in professional training
Italian Police Tell Roma: Leave now or we will take away your kids
Bahrain conducts large-scale roundup of Shiite ‘militants’
China warns Taiwan it won’t tolerate separatist activities
China issues war alert to Taiwan over US Bill
Video surfaces of KMT Youth League members ransacking Taiwan independence camp
Spain’s Galicia seeks to mobilise EUR 3bn in green investments
Turkey renews threat against Cyprus offshore gas exploration
Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé Freed from Prison in Equatorial Guinea
Dominican Republic to Join Caribbean Energy Exploration Rush
Fallout from journalist’s murder sends Slovakia into political crisis
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia after journalist’s death
Grenada Tourism Continues Boom into 2018
Liechtenstein: The Country Where Cryptocurrency Thrives Freely
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Kurds say Syrian city of Afrin is being ‘ethnically cleansed’ by Turkish military
Lawmakers attacked at Turkey Parliament for accusing gov of ethnically cleansing Afrin
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Western Sahara calls for independence in historic symbolic referendum
Western Sahara conflict resolution: Morocco is afraid of negotiation
Court in confusion – the EU and Western Sahara
Gabon put GPS trackers on its elephants to fight illegal poaching
Civil society groups in Gabon want unconditional release of all political detainees
Party Pooper: Turkmen President A No-Show For Central Asian Summit
Pacific people thrive in their own languages
Gambia apologizes to Thailand over minister’s sex tourism destination comment
Rape of men and boys in Central African Republic is ‘ignored’ crime
Militia commits mass rape in Central African Republic: MSF
In Central African Republic, Muslim child brides fight for daughters’ rights
Protests Rock Kashmir After Deadly Shooting By Indian Troops
El Salvador’s Gangs Are Targeting Young Girls
Violent crime in El Salvador has taken a damaging toll on the country’s economy
Transgender activist runs in El Salvador national elections
Record number of women register to run in Lebanon election
French PM calls for renewed dialogue in New Caledonia
New Caledonia Congress set to announce independence referendum date
Sensitivities flare in New Caledonia
Tibetan President Urged UNESCO to Investigate Jokhang Fire
Tsekho Tukchak dies in self-immolation protest ahead of 59th Tibetan anniversary of uprising
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Amazigh awakening: Libya’s largest minority wants recognition
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Spanish Tax Office investigates Catalan journalists, businesses and pro-independence associations
Pre-trial detention is measure of last resort, says UN Human Rights Commission
Rajoy warns France, Italy to watch out for independence movements
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Prosecutor asks about involvement of mayors in independence referendum
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Jordi Sànchez to take Spanish judge to human rights court
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Top Latin American film festival kicks off with Catalonia as guest of honor
Deposed education minister Clara Ponsatí leaves Belgium for Scotland
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Former Bolivian President Faces US Trial for 2003 Killings