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Rebel Queen an Unwanted Friend: China to build more preschools for mandarin fluency


Native American Lacrosse Teams Reported Racial Abuse. Then Their League Expelled Them.

Where U.S. Unemployment Is Still Sky-High: Indian Reservations

Alaska Native Youth Find Strength, Resilience in Ancient Traditions

Lack of Inuktitut customer service in Iqaluit hotel ‘odd and wrong,’ man says

Cherokee Nation, RSU offering Cherokee language classes online

Daniel Akaka, first Native Hawaiian in Congress, dies at 93

April 19, 1940: Indian Day in Brazil

Aboriginal activists target ‘Stolenwealth Games’ opening ceremony

Aboriginal children need loving, safe and culturally appropriate homes

Colourful health bus provides medical services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in remote areas

Moldova: Six Sentenced For Plotting Plahotniuc’s Assassination

Son Of Moldovan Ex-President Lucinschi Convicted Of Money Laundering, Sentenced To Prison

From the little prison to the big prison, finally Yanto Awerkion has been released

Arrests in Papua capital seen as diversion tactic

Meeting with United Liberation Movement for West Papua held in Dutch Parliament

One person killed and 3 others shot by Indonesian military at West Papuan church

Achehnese Hold Peaceful Demonstration to Commemorate 145th Anniversary of Dutch Declaration of War Against Acheh

Irish is beyond weaponisation

Hanged After a Trial He Couldn’t Understand, and Pardoned 136 Years Later

Electric Cars = 37% of New Car Sales in Norway in March

Georgia unveils ‘unprecedented’ peace initiative for Abkhazia, South Ossetia

China to build more preschools for mandarin fluency in Xinjiang

Uyghur Official Pezilet Bekri Arrested For Sympathizing With Political ‘Re-Education Camp’ Detainees

Uyghur Reporters’ Families Face Tremendous Pressure Back At Home

Thousands of Uyghurs to Protest Against ‘Re-education’ Camps on April 27th in Brussels

Balochs-in-exile take to streets in Europe against Pakistani occupation

Pro-Pakistan Baloch outfit formed in Moscow

From Aruba to Iceland, these 36 nations have no standing military

Antigua and Barbuda to Set Up a Cryptocurrency Exchange

Russia tests missiles in the Baltic Sea, a day after Baltic leaders met with Trump

A New Fortress To Defend Estonian & Baltic History Against Kremlin Disinformation

Tuareg alliance reports more clashes with Islamic State-loyal militants

French forces confirm joint operation against Islamic State-loyal militants

Paul Hutcheon: Salmond’s Russia Today show is discrediting the independence movement

Scottish Labour slammed over ‘anti-Gaelic agenda’

Chvrches on how ‘fear’ was used to sway people on Brexit and Scottish Independence

Independence march will ‘bring Glasgow to a standstill’

A Scotland where all can truly flourish is not just a dream

Doing it OURselves is the way forward for Yes DIY

The naysayers are wrong, marching can change the world

Our politicians should be doing more for Gaelic

Russia uses hate speech to stir up fear and hatred of Ukrainians in occupied Crimea

Russia recruits children for ‘Youth Army’ & now plans to use kids for propaganda about Crimea

Saudi crown prince says Israelis have right to their own land

Palestinian journalist killed in Israel-Gaza protests

Israel Rejects Calls for an Inquiry Into Gaza Violence

UN fails to condemn Israel’s use force on unarmed Palestinians

Netanyahu praises Israeli army after killings of Palestinians

Benny Tai faces Hong Kong court action to revoke passport in independence remarks row

Vietnam Surrenders to Chinese Pressure in South China Sea

Chinese media call for arrest warrant for Taiwan Premier over remarks on independence

Bosnia is in Vladimir Putin’s Crosshairs. Chaos and Conflict to Return to the Balkans?

Welsh language Duolingo course hits 1 million learners

Want to make Wales rich? Just follow the Basque Country’s lead

More than 27,000 people sign petition to stop Severn Crossing being renamed Prince of Wales Bridge

Portugal breaks 100% renewables mark but remains isolated

Dasserghyans: Gwenno’s ‘Le Kov’ and the Cornish Revival

Morocco threatens UN buffer zones in disputed Western Sahara

UN denies Morocco’s accusations of Frente POLISARIO soldiers’ presence in Guerguerat

Catalan parliament accepts Puigdemont voting by proxy

Catalan protest group to face rebellion charges, says prosecutor

International tourists visiting Catalonia last February up 2.8% from 2017

Campaign launched calling on Europe to act on Catalan situation

Spain will fight to bitter end over Clara Ponsati

Independence campaigners speak out from Catalonia about Spanish political repression

Clara Ponsatí ‘never committed any criminal offence,’ says her lawyer

Puigdemont backs jailed Sànchez as presidential candidate after UN calls to protect his political rights

Scotland Should Put Spanish Judiciary ‘On Trial’ in Catalan Case: Lawyer

Puigdemont Cannot Be Extradited on Rebellion Charge, German Court Rules

Germany frees Puigdemont on bail and rejects charges of rebellion

Spanish court charges former Catalan police chief Josep Lluis Trapero with sedition

Former Catalan police chief charged with criminal organization and sedition

World’s largest cruise ship docked at Barcelona port

Catalonia’s ex-president freed from German jail, calls for dialogue with Madrid

Decision on Puigdemont ‘absolutely right,’ says German justice minister Katarina Barley

Jailed activist Jordi Sànchez proposed as presidential candidate

Clara Ponsati: Spain’s human rights abuses get ‘worse by the day’

Protests greet King Felipe on his return to Barcelona

Investiture debate for Jordi Sànchez set for Friday

Russia slams Czech Republic for extradition of suspected hacker to US

Northern Mariana Islands to host 23rd Micronesian Islands Forum

Azerbaijan Released Wrongly Jailed Journalist

Peshmerga, Kurdish security forces to return to Kirkuk under US auspices

HDP delegation visits Kurdistan Region to meet with Barzani

Turkey or Kurdish YPG militia? Pick a side, Turkish minister tells France

In 24 hours, Turkey stations troops atop 8 mountains in Kurdistan Region

Yezidi Girl’s Freedom Opens Door to Justice in Iraq

Over 3,000 Yazidi Women Abducted by ISIS Still Missing

Syrian Government Accused Of Killing Dozens In Chemical Attack

Trump tweets condemnation of Syria chemical attack, saying Putin shares the blame

The Terrible Cost of Obama’s Failure in Syria

Libyan Amazigh-speaking cities to give their language legal status

Fez to Host 14th International Festival of Amazigh Culture on May 11-13

Many Roma in the EU live like people in the world’s poorer countries

For Serbia’s Roma, just getting a roof over their heads is a start

Tibetan leader urges efforts to enable Dalai Lama’s return

Fired for Liking a Tweet on Tibet, US Worker Feels China’s Reach

Police in Tibet Offer Cash Rewards For Tips on Crime, Disloyal Behavior

US Congressional Delegation visits Dharamsala, meets Dalai Lama and Tibetan leadership

New Report to the United Nations Unveils Systematic Violation of Human Rights in Tibet

What you can’t miss in Niue, one of the world’s smallest nations

Words that count: New Caledonia’s referendum question

Macron to visit scene of 1980s hostage crisis on New Caledonia visit

New Caledonia’s referendum question agreed—but further questions remain

ETA seeks international backing before announcing dissolution

From midwife to MP – Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

Review: In ‘Good Luck,’ Miners in Serbia and Suriname Share a Cinematic Link

A Surinamese Non-Profit Becomes the Voice for Animals Losing Their Habitats

Austria’s government aims to ban headscarves in kindergarten

Andorra hosts first ever electric vehicle snow race

Guinea Bissau plans its first big solar-plus-storage project

São Tomé and Príncipe wants more benefit from oil sector revenues

Pacific Island of Nauru scraps link to Australian appeal court

China’s rebuke for Taiwan visit hits Palau tourism hard

Batwa: “Agari hamwe nigo agata eigufa”

Namibia president says China not colonizing Africa -China state media

Fiji PM warns of ‘frightening new era’ as he blames deadly cyclone on climate change

Towards a new Gambia National Troupe

China says it has made real efforts toward establishing Vatican relations

Iceland to support Liberia’s fisheries and aquaculture development

Trump threatens Honduras’ foreign aid over migrant caravan

Tourists and exports return to storm-hit island of Dominica

Remains of US Flier Shot Down Over Laos in 1968 Return Home

Laos seeks to unlock its potential with Chinese rail project

Laos Fights to Protect Endangered Asiatic Black Bears

Tradition and Changing Ideals Collide in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Central Asianist Podcast: Of politics and patronage in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Atambayev Returns, Opening Up Front Against President

Denmark gets statue of a ‘rebel queen’ who led fiery revolt against colonialism

Bahrain makes largest oil discovery in its history

Armenia Gears Up for ‘Future Wars’

Will Armenia’s Transition Bring Change?

Washington experts take rare look at Armenia

Botswana president does something African leaders rarely do: quits

New president looks to wean Botswana off dependence on diamonds

Botswana’s 30 year old minister becomes internet sensation across Africa

Albanian opposition blocks roads in anti-government protest

Ethiopia’s parliament swears in new prime minister

Ethiopia dissidents hopeful but wary over new PM

In Montenegro, car bomb explodes outside journalist’s home

Cyprus to protest Turkey’s planned nuclear power plant

US Ambassador Calls on Slovenia to Decide Between Russia and America

Diplomatic Storm Strikes When Trinidad and Tobago Refuses Hurricane-Hit Dominica an Ease on OAS Contributions

‘Our fight is a just fight’: Mauritania’s slave descendants push for equality

In the Maldives, ‘total regression’ of women’s rights, environmental protection, activists say

Uruguay condemns Israeli killing of 16 Palestinians along Gaza border

Trump’s Military Escalation in Somalia Is Spurring Hope and Fear

Russia’s Caspian Flotilla to relocate headquarter to Dagestan

Ex-head of Udmurtia faces final corruption charges

Over 100 gay people have fled Chechnya since the violent LGBT+ purge

Even The Buddhists Are Becoming Restive In Putin’s Russia

Yamal gas plant threatens native peoples

Parents Group Urges Tatarstan To Revive Tatar Classes

Meet the 7 Russian Oligarchs Hit by the New U.S. Sanctions

Belarus: stifled freedoms and glimmers of hope

Belarus: an unwanted friend of ‘Great China’?

Burundi: Security Council urges dialogue amid deteriorating political and humanitarian situation

Slovakia: Thousands rally to demand police chief step down over journalist’s murder

Slovakia tops cyber security index

Switzerland: where five-year-olds can learn to shoot

Militias kill U.N. peacekeeper in Central African Republic; 21 others dead

Venezuela halts commercial ties with Panama, suspends Copa flights

Panama pulls ambassador from Venezuela amid rising tensions

12 April 1973, the Day Democracy Died in Swaziland

Problems Faced By Young People In Swaziland

LGBT Heroes Fighting to Hold the First Ever Pride in Swaziland

Israel Athletes Banned From Taekwondo Event in Tunisia

Tunisia must increase investment and push through reforms, says OECD

Tunisia’s Dinar Must Weaken Further to Boost Economy, IMF Says

Turkmenistan places public sector workers on unpaid leave amid economic crisis

Togo records highest performance on maritime connectivity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa

The systematic use of rape as a weapon of war in Kashmir

Restrictions in parts of Kashmir as separatists call for protest over civilian deaths

Deported American gang members make El Salvador murder rate soar

How A Guatemalan Village’s Fortunes Rose And Fell With U.S. Migration And Deportation

Cuba will soon be without a Castro as leader for first time in nearly 60 years

Sierra Leone losing party intends to challenge vote results

Sweden is apparently full of ‘latte dads’ carrying toddlers — and it’s a sign of critical social change

Collective Security without an Alliance: Finland’s Defense Relationship with Sweden

Moscow threatens sanctions against Latvia over removal of Russian from secondary schools

Russian missile tests force Latvia to close part of its airspace

Macedonia apologises to Khaled el-Masri over CIA rendition

Hungary’s Viktor Orban wins ‘supermajority’ for third consecutive term in office

Chad’s president Idriss Deby says postponed legislative elections to be held in November

Serbia faces up to huge hazardous waste problem to meet EU environment standards

Serbia a ‘dumping ground’ for migrants blocked by EU states

Somaliland National Day Celebration in the Heart of Silicon Valley