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‘Very, very shocking’: UN on detention of asylum seekers on Nauru
Mountains: Timor Leste’s Blessing and Curse
Sun setting on Timor-Leste’s Greater Sunrise plan
Namibia drops into recession as construction, retail slump
Gambia arrests senior spy in political activist murder case
Gambia’s Migration Paradox: The Horror and Promise of the Back Way
Gospel of Luke published in Siberian Chukchi language
Memorial’s Daghestani head Sirazhudin Datsiyev attacked in Makhachkala
Russia and the west’s moral bankruptcy
Fewer Tatarstan Voters Took Part In 2018 Election Than In 2012, And Fewer Voted For Putin
How Hmong Christians navigate the border tensions between China and Vietnam
As Vatican and China Talk, Taiwan Looks on Nervously
Activist walks to raise awareness on the occupation of Palestine
At Security Council, UN Middle East peace envoy reports on Israel’s troubling settlement expansion
For first time in 70 years, Palestinians return to their villages
Gaza death toll reaches 18, Israel rejects excessive force claims
Working age Māori earn $140 less per week than average
Iceland is bringing geothermal heating to China
Iceland government suspends high-level contacts with Russia and decides to boycott Russia World Cup
Russia’s security targets ex-KGB agents in Lithuania who haven’t come forward
Xinjiang Authorities Detain Uyghurs ‘Wanting to Travel Abroad’
Gareth Jones, journalist from Wales, 1st to tell the world about horrors of Holodomor in Ukraine
The forgotten tragedy of Koryukivka: How the Nazis exterminated a town of 7,000 souls
Poisoned ex-Ukraine leader warns of Russia’s “medieval policy”
Russia hurts political prisoners in revenge for Ukraine’s expulsion of diplomats
Hate speech in the media of occupied Crimea
Russia refuses to investigate the abduction of prominent Crimean Tatar activist Ervin Ibragimov
UNESCO notes worsening of situation in occupied Crimea
Turkey to keep Crimean issue on int’l agenda
Ukraine to seek arrest of Russian planes abroad for flying to Crimea
Russia hurts political prisoners in revenge for Ukraine’s expulsion of diplomats
Tajikistan, Russia in Fresh Airlines Battle
West Papuans cry out for freedom
Inside Albania’s notorious gulag: Spac’s legacy of terror
North Dakotan is first Native American contemporary dress designer to have gown worn at Oscars
HRW reports judicial abuse of Ecuador indigenous and environmental activists
Tech and collaboration are putting indigenous land rights on the map
Cherokee tribes gather for language consortium
Native American Traditions Help Former Soldiers
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami will have say in how some federal money for Inuit is spent
Exoneration of 6 Indigenous Tsilhqot’in Chiefs Wrongfully Executed in 1864
“Red Indian” ice cream has sparked a small-town debate that perfectly sums up America
Pope Rejects Call for Apology to Canada’s Indigenous People
Native American imagery is everywhere but understanding lags behind
Participants announced for annual “Remember the Removal” bike ride
Indigenous Brazilians educate children in their native language
Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’
States Inch Closer to Better Reporting on Violence Against Native Women
The oldest footprints in North America are right where native historians said they should be
Letter to an Emerging Indigenous Writer
Bid to fly Aboriginal flag in town that inspired it passes after more than a decade of debate
Surprising root of 250 Aboriginal languages discovered
Pathhargarhi: Inside India’s Adivasistan
Why the rest of India should read Wayanad adivasis’ retelling of the Ramayana
Will This Dictionary Do What Rifles Cannot? India’s Gonds Will Soon Find Out
Hong Kong government ‘shocked’ by Occupy leader Benny Tai’s independence comments at Taiwan seminar
In China, sympathy for treatment of ethnic minority prompts death threats
Persecuted on Land, a Minority in Cambodia Takes Shelter on the Water
Haiti installs leaders of reborn army
How the King of Lesotho was mistreated at the South African border
Trump fights Rwanda over second-hand clothing ban
Rwanda auctions assets belonging to jailed critic of President Kagame
How Russia and China Could Come Unhinged
Why the South China Sea is critical to security
The Islands and the Whales review – a community poisoned
The sovereign state of Balochistan lost its independence on 27 March 1948
70th anniversary of Pakistani occupation of Balochistan observed in Canada
Baloch activists want support from India without ‘Kashmir lens’
Pakistan’s Pashtuns Find New ‘Frontier Gandhi’, Manzoor Pashteen
Malala Yousafzai Returns to Pakistan for First Time Since Attack
‘Translations’ is a deep dive into Ireland’s love of language
Motion calling on London to remedy breach of faith over Irish language
Ireland’s Taoiseach on the challenge of Brexit and the power of small countries
Increasing IP onshoring is Ireland’s ‘Brexit dividend’
Ireland announces date for abortion referendum
What are the best novels in Irish? Here’s a liosta
Kok Boru and Nowruz in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Former presidential candidate Omurbek Babanov accused of coup-plotting
Possible sanctions for the Russia-Armenia-Iran axis
It happened so quietly, you may have missed it: Botswana has a new president
Gender equality push picks up pace in Tunisia
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected its first ethnic Oromo to lead the country
How Winston Churchill stole from India for Britain’s war
Shashi Tharoor: the writer who believes Britain should pay colonial reparations
Nandi County on process to seek compensation from British government
When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity?
Turkmenistan votes for rubber-stamp parliament
Google Maps learns 39 new languages
UK, US, Switzerland and Australia condemn human rights violations in Georgian occupied regions
Georgian Government Insists on Direct Talk With Moscow-Backed Separatists
Russia Employs New ‘Hybrid War’ Methods Against Georgia
Russia bans agricultural imports from Abkhazia, accuses Georgia of ‘biological sabotage
25 years later, Abkhazia remains haunted by the missing
More than 10,000 people rally to unify Romania and Moldova
Sexual harassment drives out Cook Islands tourism workers
A new Wales can only be nurtured by bold ambition – Leanne Wood
Bangor homes plan rejected over negative impact on Welsh language
Devolution of broadcasting ‘the only answer’ as UK Gov pulls S4C funding
We need to unite behind a vision of a radical new Wales
Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland needs independence to realise full potential
National Gaelic Language Plan 2018-2023 is launched
Gaelic ‘not dead’ says Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes
SNP MSP Kate Forbes delivers entire Holyrood speech in Gaelic
Why it’s going to be a good year for Yes campaigners
Large ash falls and acid rain from Vanuatu volcano
UAE-backed forces accused of arbitrary arrests, torture in Yemen
What you need to know about the latest Houthi attack on Riyadh
Why did the Houthis attack Riyadh?
Samoa PM threatens to ban social media
Timeline of the Ogoni Struggle
Biafra: ICC to investigate alleged killings during ‘Operation Python Dance’
Biafra: Deal with herdsmen same way you treated IPOB – Anglican Bishop, Nwokolo tells Buhari
Chronology of recorded killings of Biafrans in Nigeria From June 22, 1945 to September 28, 2013
Which is the legal way to independence; is Barotseland independent?
Kiribati’s Unrelenting Sea Level Rise
Czech president at centre of fresh controversy over nerve agent row with Russia
Libya won’t stabilize unless shadow economy smashed
Mohamed Nasheed on the Maldives Crisis
India is a brother, but China a long lost cousin found: Maldives envoy
Mauritania: Where Security Trumps Democracy
Mauritania Expels Moroccan Journalist for Researching Slavery
Mauritania Jails Slave-Owner for 20 Years in Country’s Harshest Ruling
Superjumbo Flight to Lebanon Brings Hope of Tourism Revival
Separatist Conflict Halts Cameroon-Nigeria Business
UNPO Welcomes Its Newest Member: Southern Cameroons
Greece could create new market shocks as banks face critical test
Khalistan: “A terrible beauty is born”
For Sikhs in Britain and Canada to move on, India must address 1984 first
Shiv Sena Hindustan activists burn effigies of Sikh leaders
Luxembourg aims for success in space
Gunman shoots exiled Azeri journalist in southern France
Multinational mining firms in Eritrea complicit over govt repression, Meron Estefanos
Dozens arrested in Belarus as opposition celebrates Freedom Day
Hungary sued for taking away too many Roma children from their families due to poverty
In Slovakia, the killing of a journalist inspires a new wave of people power
In Slovakia, children of the Velvet Revolution lead fight to be ‘normal’
IACHR Calls on Nicaragua to Eradicate Violence Against Women, Girls and Adolescents
Taiwan scrambles jets as China’s air force holds drill near island
China bans Taiwanese film Missing Johnny over ‘pro-independence’ actor
Fury as Man Booker bows to pressure to list Taiwan as Chinese province
Would Trump back an independence bid by Taiwan?
How Estonia—Became One of the Wealthiest Countries in Eastern Europe
Rebels in the Central African Republic Are Filling the Void of an Absent Government
In Central African Republic, natural wealth so near and yet so far for most
Belgian Literature: Some Classic Authors and Works You Might Wish to Know
Trump fundraiser sues Qatar over hacked emails
Landmine clearing near Jordan River baptism site begins before Easter
Not All Kosovar Women Raped During War With Serbia Apply For Compensation
Kosovo rings changes, stops using Serbia’s international phone code
Kosovo Deports Turks Linked To Erdogan Foe Gulen
Kosovo PM sacks security chief, interior minister over Turkish arrests
Kosovo police expel Serb official amid surge in tensions
Serb party quits the Kosovo government
Serbia-Kosovo tensions heighten as Russia wades into dispute
Serbia president asks Putin for advice on Kosovo
Montenegro to expel Russian diplomat over UK nerve gas attack
List of countries and others expelling Russian diplomats
New Zealand says it would expel Russian spies … but it can’t find any
OECD says Switzerland needs to step up the fight against ‘foreign bribery’
Same-Sex Marriage Supporter Easily Wins Costa Rica Elections
Panama puts Venezuela’s president on money laundering watch
Panama and Costa Rica Prepare for Venezuelan Exodus
Iran arrests 30 Kurds in Rojhilat for organizing Newroz celebrations
IS documents reveal systematic enslavement of Ezidi women
IS and Erdogan ‘two sides of the same coin,’ says Iraqi MP, urging action against Turkey
Turkish attack on Afrin ‘unjustified,’ ‘ethnic cleansing,’ says Swedish party leader
Yazidi Massacre in Afrin: Children Killed, Villages Bombed, Temples Destroyed
Yazidis Left Vulnerable As Kurdish Forces Pull Out Of Northern Iraq
Sinjar’s Yazidi forces gear up for threatened Turkish invasion
The West has shamefully abandoned its Kurdish allies
French Special Forces to be deployed in Manbij
US boosting presence in northern Syria in response to Turkish threats
Sole Kurdish newspaper in Turkey prevented from printing, goes online
IS activities on the rise near Makhmour, south of Erbil
Amir Ahmedi, third Kurdish party member opposed to Tehran, killed in Kurdistan
Turkey now occupies 28 villages in Kurdistan Region
Kurds in Iraq and Syria: What Went Wrong?
UK expresses support to Western Sahara people’s self-determination
Serbia supports UN process in Western Sahara
Sahrawi political prisoners continue their unlimited hunger strikes in several Moroccan prisons
No alternative to referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara
Human rights in occupied Western Sahara: Kohler on visit to region
Polisario front will counter any attempt by Morocco to change reality in liberated territories
e-Agribusiness: A vital resource for Togo’s agriculture sector
Outrage as BJP leader sells Kashmir ‘human shield’ T-shirt
New Caledonia referendum question formulated after hours of deliberation
Compromise yields New Caledonia referendum question
France reconstitutes New Caledonian consultation group
Kanaks to attend Non-Aligned Movement summit in Baku
Sierra Leone opposition says wins presidential poll, ruling party disputes
Sierra Leone NEC resumes tallying after parties agree on system of compiling final results
Why Sierra Leone temporarily shut down internet after runoff vote
World parliamentarians’ meet on Tibet in New Delhi put off
US Senator slams ‘long arm of China’ after US Marriott staffer fired for ‘liking’ pro-Tibet tweet
‘Tibet will set the litmus test for China’s rise’
Dalai Lama Scheduled to Visit Switzerland in September
Dalai Lama’s Last Surviving Escort Guard Naren Chandra Das Invited to ‘Thank You India’ Event
Is India Isolating the Dalai lama to Calm China Ties?
Photo with Tibetan flag led to Tibetan activist Adak’s 10-day detention in Nepal
Dalai Lama calls on Tibetans to remain united as India drifts toward China
Tibetan Monk Lobsang Sangye Jailed Five Years on Charges ‘Related to Self-Immolation’ Protest
As Tibetans Thank India, India Thanked the Dalai Lama
Group Marches the Track of Dalai Lama’s Journey to Exile 60 Years Ago
Former Catalan leader Puigdemont arrested in Germany at Spain’s request
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon “strongly opposes” imprisonment of Catalan leaders
VP of German parliament Wolfgang Kubicki rules out extraditing Puigdemont for rebellion
Catalan leader’s detention in German prison leads to fresh calls for independence from Spain
Catalan ex-president Puigdemont’s capture in Germany sparks mass protests in Barcelona
Protests leave nearly 100 injured and 9 arrested across Catalonia
German court orders Catalan separatist Puigdemont held in custody
Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Scotland to decide on extradition of Catalan leaders
Finnish MPs call on Germany not to extradite Puigdemont
UN accepts Puigdemont’s appeal for protection of his political rights
Protesters block Catalan highways to demand Puigdemont’s release
#Bretons demonstrate in support of #Catalonia in Kemper
Decision on Puigdemont in next few days “unlikely”, says German prosecutor
Scots protest in suppport of exiled Catalan minister Clara Ponsati
Oldest Scottish university backs Catalan separatist academic fighting extradition
Puigdemont remains “firm” in prison, says his lawyer
Defiant Catalan academic Ponsati granted bail in fight to avoid Spanish extradition
Many German commentators against extraditing Puigdemont
Catalan parliament passes resolution protecting jailed MP’s rights
Spain arrests Puigdemont’s traveling companions
Prison officer José Ángel Hidalgo critical of Catalan leaders’ incarceration faces backlash
50 Flemish politicians call on Spain to drop ‘all charges’ against Catalan leaders
Puigdemont from prison: “I won’t give up”
Yellow crosses to protest against ‘the death of freedoms’
Calls to invoke EU Treaty Article 7 over Spanish repression against Catalans
Bahrain says if will ‘hunt down’ online dissidents
U.N. envoy says difficulties remain in Macedonia name dispute
Idriss Deby could rule Chad till 2033, opposition decries ‘monarchical’ reforms
Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?
Far-right German arrested in Hungary for ‘selling guns to use against migrants’
Here lies danger. Hungary is on the verge of full-blown autocracy
Singapore Invites Rights Group to Fake News Hearing as Dispute Grows
Belize – Guatemala’s Referendum on ICJ
Bulgaria should press Turkey over historic compensation claim – president
Bulgaria says will not expel Russian diplomats over spy poisoning
Denmark expels two Russian diplomats over spy attack in Britain
Denmark faces dilemma over Russian gas pipeline
Becoming the Baltics: Novelist Rein Raud Reflects on the Literary Life of His Region
Sylvie Charrière compares teaching ‘regional’ languages to terrorism
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