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1898 June 12: Day of Freedom in Philippines
1941 June 14: Soviet Mass Deportations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
2012 June 14: Assassination of West Papuan Independist Mako Tabuni
June 15: International Uyghur Language Day
1944 June 17: Icelandic National Day
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canada
1975 June 25: Mozambique Independence Day
June 26: Crimean Tatars National Flag Day
1960 June 26: Madagascar Independence Day
1977 June 27: Djibouti Independence Day
1976 June 29: Seychelles Independence Day
1960 June 30: Democratic Republic of Congo Independence Day
1962 July 1: Independence Day of Burundi
1997 July 1: Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
1962 July 1: Rwanda Independence Day
1960 July 1: Somalia Independence Day
1971 July 1: West Papua Day of Resistance
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WHO certifies Paraguay malaria-free
Storm-battered Dominica braces for new hurricane season
Qatar takes UAE to U.N. human rights court over boycott
Comoros opposition leader jailed for 6 months for demos
Former Vatican diplomat indicted on child pornography charges
Latvia commemorates victims of 1941 deportations
Te Tauihu policy first step towards Wellington becoming te reo Māori capital
Committee of 24: Participants call to speed up Western Sahara decolonization
Exiled as a child, Sahrawi grandmother still longs for home
The history behind Morocco’s “Africa” World Cup not being fully embraced by all Africans
World Cup 2018: Can Iceland stun the world again?
Carefully, Kazakhstan Confronts China About Kazakhs in Xinjiang Re-Education Camps
Players Group Demands Release of Uyghur Pro Footballer Detained For ‘Visiting Foreign Countries’
Nearly Half of Xinjiang Village’s Residents Sent to ‘Political Re-Education Camps’: Official
Uyghur pop star detained in China
‘Trump is ours!’: Russian state TV celebrates Trump’s suggestion that Crimea is part of Russia
US to double number of Marines in Norway amid Russia tensions
New hub reflects NZ grassroots support for West Papua
Green co-leader slams human rights ‘obscenity’ over West Papua
Barbara Dreaver: Why is NZ and the world turning its back on human rights abuses in West Papua?
Finland’s first terror attack: Life sentence for Turku stabber
Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto is healing and resurgence in action
Correctional Service’s psychological tests fail Indigenous prisoners, Supreme Court rules
Ancient Native American King’s House Rediscovered in Florida
One Of The Last Living Navajo Code Talkers From WWII Passed Away
Sprawling comedy features American Indian family
Is this the last chance for Honduras to protect indigenous consultation rights?
Video Shows Border Patrol SUV Hitting Native American Man, Then Driving Away
Indigenous treaties are meaningless without addressing the issue of sovereignty
How flexischools could help close the gap in Indigenous education
Self-rule by Adivasis could end Maoism
U.S. extradites former Panama president to home country
Spain’s Basques form 200km human chain calling for independence vote
‘Melting Away’ — Climate change and Greenland’s Inuits
Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung jailed for six years
Why Are Hong Kong’s ‘Localists’ on Their Own?
Impact of Chinese money on independence of Hong Kong media
15 schools in Cornwall teach youngsters Cornish and keep ‘critically endangered’ language alive
Rare ancient writing found on medieval Cornish stone
People could identify as Cornish on the next census and this is what people in Cornwall have to say
Kuwait and Oman Are Stuck in Arab No Man’s Land
RFE/RL Correspondent Roughed Up — Again — In Turkmenistan
Student In Turkey ‘Tricked Back’ To Turkmenistan And Imprisoned
‘We need the king!’ Lesotho fed up with politicians’ mistakes
Cuba ‘sonic attack’: US tests two more Havana embassy staff
Anti-Chinese protesters take to Vietnam’s streets
Chinese missile launchers reappear on disputed South China Sea island
US urges regional governments to block South Sudan war money
Mass movement against enforced disappearances grips Pak’s Sindh
Baloch leader says fight for Baloch independence will continue
Boakai Slams Liberia’s Reliance On Donor Money
Tajikistan’s Banned Islamic Party Claims Former Members Hit By ‘Wave Of Arrests’
Guiana: France ‘flooded’ with cocaine as traffickers exploit ‘back door to Europe’
Belarus Passes Legislation Against ‘Fake News’ Media
EU issues encouraging messages ahead of 10th anniversary of Russia-Georgia war
Russia conducts drills in Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali region
Honduras Anti-Corruption Probe Implicates President, Opposition
Moldova Struggles to Escape Russia’s Energy Embrace
Turnaround in Moldova’s separatist Transnistria region as it boasts 15% GDP growth in Q1
El Salvador’s former first lady arrested in corruption case
The Withdrawal Bill shows that Westminster will never work for Wales
In Brexit Britain, Scots are starting to believe that independence is worth the risks
‘Independence it must be’: Mastermind behind ‘The Vow’ switches from No to Yes
Haiti bans Oxfam GB over sexual misconduct scandal
‘Velvet revolution’ makes Armenia a nation of smiles
Macedonia seeks new direction with name change
Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Graveyard Mafia’
Saint Lucia wins social media marketing award
Climate Change and the Disappearing Islands of Kiribati
Maldives’ Slide Toward One Party Rule
When an Indigenous Land Defender Becomes an Enemy of the State
Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency over riots
Baltics know truth is more powerful than guns – Dalai Lama in Vilnius
Over thousand people took part in deportee name readings across Lithuania
Greece passes fast-track reform package to unlock bailout cash
Sikhs abroad feel Khalistan narrative meant to marginalise
Leaders open TANAP pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan to Europe
Azerbaijan acquires new missiles in escalating arms race with Armenia
Jonathan Lee: Antigypsyism is a cancer at the heart of Europe
Young Gypsies and Travellers launch activist network at Appleby fair
Clinging to Power Amid Violent Protests, Nicaragua’s President Faces a Crisis Point
Nicaragua Protests Take a New Turn: Empty Streets
What are the reasons behind low wages in Slovakia?
US State Department reaffirms protections for Iraq’s religious minorities
Erdogan threatens Kurdish rival with death sentence, Demirtas responds
Six months after receiving death threats, Miss Iraq reunites with Miss Israel
Turkey Coordinating With Iran on Possible Military Incursion Into Kurdish Iraq
Top Syrian Kurd hopes Assad serious about talks
KRG announces 20 Kurdish studies scholarships for foreigners
KRG officials mark first Eid since IS defeat, referendum
Christians in Kurdistan join Muslim neighbors to celebrate Eid al-Fitr
New Caledonia anti-independence coalition collapses
UN Committee Set to Examine Civil and Political Rights in Laos
Journalist shot dead in Kashmir
UN calls for international probe into Kashmir rights violations
China Restricts Tibetan Observances in Lhasa During Buddhist Holy Month
Sweden jails man for spying on exiled Tibetans for China
This delegation truly represents Tibet: President to Canada
Denmark widens probe into police and pro-Tibet protesters
New airports on Tibetan border may test Sino-Indian détente
Ingush man detained by FSB turns up dead
‘Children’s friend’: The dark story behind Stalin’s popular photo with a Soviet girl
Russia reinstates political trial of historian of the Terror Yuri Dmitriev
Spanish minister calls for constitutional reform in wake of Catalan separatist push
Catalan ex-minister not too optimistic about talks with Spain government
Catalan vice president says he doesn’t have ‘much hope’ in Spanish government
King of Spain’s brother-in-law sentenced to almost 6 years in jail
Ponsatí’s lawyer considers summoning former Spanish ministers to Scotland court
Spain’s New Government and the Catalan Crisis
Foreign minister to reopen Catalonia’s main offices abroad
Catalan president hopes for more meetings with Spanish counterpart
Catalan parliament speaker takes judges to court for ‘violating rights’ of jailed MPs
Catalonia diplomats back in action abroad
Germany ‘should’ promote mediation in Catalonia, says Bundestag Human Rights committee chair
Trump-Kim summit in Singapore highlights city’s global ties
Small fry: Faroe Islands seek fish export pledge with Russia trade deal
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