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1816 July 9: Argentina Independence Day
2011 July 9: South Sudan Independence Day
1973 July 10: Bahamas Independence Day
1979 July 12: Kiribati Independence Day
1975 July 12: São Tomé and Príncipe Independence Day
1992 July 17: Slovak National Council’s Declaration of Independence of the Slovak Nation
1810 July 20: Colombian Declaration of Independence
1831 July 21: Belgian National Day
July 25: National Day of Galicia
1847 July 26: Liberia Independence Day
1965 July 26: Maldives Independence Day
1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru
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Latvia will host new NATO northern headquarters from 2019
Swaziland’s First Ever Pride March
Sindhi spiritual leader Dada Vaswani dead
Iranian forces executed one Baloch in Saravan prison
PkMAP urges Baloch, Pashtuns to launch joint rights movement
Polynesian Leaders Group grows
Bulldozing Palestine, one village at a time
Israel freezes funds for Palestinian prisoners’ families
Protests erupt at Bedouin village Israel plans to demolish
Benin’s start-ups overcome ‘scammer’ stigma and hit global market
For Yazidi Woman Abducted by IS, a Tearful Homecoming
Yazidi genocide survivor to international community: verbal support is not enough
Court blocks electoral bid of Kurdistan Freedom Movement
Fires and armed conflict take toll on Kurdish flora, fauna
PKK ‘occupation’ of Kurdistan causing civilian casualties: PM Barzani
Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Party Seeks to Redraw Political Borders
What’s behind nationalist gains in Turkey’s Kurdish regions?
No change expected in Kurdish policies
Turkey arrests two Britons over Kurdish ‘terror propaganda’
Ghassemlou’s assassins still at-large 29 years after his death
Kurmanji or Sorani? Why not both in the Kurdistan Region?
Iranian guards seize livestock, detain shepherds, families in Kurdistan
Syrian Kurds continue resistance in Afrin
Parliament votes to suspend Kurdistan presidency, postpone election
Lawmakers call for Kurdistan Region constitution
Eight casualties, 76 ‘neutralized’ in week-long anti-PKK operations: Turkish official
Airstrikes kill 54 in Syria’s Deir al-Zour: Monitor
Iran bombards Kurdistan border, forcing civilians to flee
Catalonia’s Roma: Fighting stereotypes 600 years after migration
The only district in Europe where Roma are the majority: a day in Šuto Orizari
The Importance of Educating Roma Girls: a message to my 16-year-old self
Gypsy children cannot become scouts in Hungary
Kate Kennally: Cornwall will control its own destiny
Gonzaga professor contributes to business book for Native Americans, by Native Americans
Indigenous Bowl gives American Indians a chance to play football, meet peers
Facebook launches Inuktut translation option to ease access for Inuit users
Mexican Presidential Election and Perspectives for the Country’s Indigenous Population
Prisons ‘pulverizing’ Indigenous people
AFN candidates tell Yukon First Nations to ‘exert your sovereignty’
Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru
Interpreter trial ensures hospitals are no longer places where Aboriginal people ‘go to die’
Australian police chief apologizes to indigenous people
Indigenous leaders gather for First Nations summit at Old Parliament House in Canberra
Armed villagers attack neighbouring Batwa community in southern Rwanda
Watch how easy it is for companies to take indigenous land
Why conservation must include indigenous rights
Three reasons why we should all care about Indigenous Peoples
Reinforcing efforts to include indigenous peoples
Global Sikh community called to unite for independence referendum
Guinea capital paralysed by fuel price strike
Dvořák Prague Festival: Piano Chords of the “Russian World”
How the World Cup exposed Russian chauvinism
Most of searches in Crimea conducted among Crimean Tatars, – Dzhemilev
Eight members of Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people stay outside Crimea – Jemilev
FSB torture Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev’s family driver
Russia hides imprisoned Ukrainian human rights activist on hunger strike
How the Russian authorities fabricated criminal charges against Crimean farmer Volodymyr Balukh
Satellite imagery confirms environmental disaster in Crimea
US non-recognition policy and Crimea – Russian misrepresentations and Baltic truths
Liechtenstein leads the change towards sustainable finance
Azerbaijan’s sabre-rattling grows louder
Two Police Killed In Clash With Protesters In Azerbaijan’s Second-Largest City
Moldova Remembers Victims of Stalin’s Deportations
Northern Ireland ‘unsupportive’ of ‘no deal’ Brexit, study shows
Ireland to hold referendum to remove ‘women’s place is the home’ clause from constitution
Irish senate backs bill banning trade with Israeli settlements
Tech-savvy Estonia wants you to know it has 1.3m people — and 4 unicorns
100 hot air balloons fly for Lithuania’s 100th birthday
Lithuania introduces ‘cultural passport’ for schoolchildren
Indonesian security forces shoot into Papuan village from helicopters
Indonesian police raid student dormitory to prevent Bloody Biak screening
Monday Extract: New Zealand’s disgraceful role in the ‘slow genocide’ of West Papua
West Papua National Army is constitutionally obliged to defend the territory and people
PNG PM urges Pacific countries to take Papua issue to UN
Uighur children fall victim to China anti-terror drive
The Uighur Muslim crisis is worse than you think
Risky Recoil? Xinjiang relocates 460k residents
Interview: Witness Recalls ‘The Smell of Innocent Blood’ From July 5, 2009
Spy For Us — Or Never Speak To Your Family Again
Taiwan braces for Chinese meddling ahead of election
Taiwan isolation pays off for Panama as China opens free trade talks
Beijing hits out at Washington for ‘playing Taiwan card’ after US warships sail through strait
‘We will not give up self-determination,’ says Torra after meeting with Sánchez
‘Thaw’ but long way to go: papers have their say on Torra-Sánchez meeting
Sánchez government comes in for criticism over tweets in Catalan
Court orders suspension of six jailed and exiled leaders as MPs
Remaining jailed leaders transferred to Catalan prison
Removal of Francoist symbols from public places to be obligatory
PP leadership candidates take aim at Catalan pro-independence parties
‘Fictitious narrative’ from Spain on rebellion has collapsed, says Catalan president
Court sides with ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont on rebellion charge
Spanish judge might withdraw extradition request for Puigdemont, say reports
Representative in Brussels Serret ready to push ‘interests of Catalans’ before EU institutions
Major audiovisual trade fair to move to Barcelona in 2021
Catalan economy rises to 19.2% of Spain
Between 110k and 200k in protest to demand freedom for jailed leaders
How much does it cost to have a baby in Finland? Yle does the maths
Sturgeon meets Catalan president Quim Torra
Quim Torra: Scotland and Catalonia are nations with the same goal
Yes DIY: We must reframe the narrative of Scottish independence
Latest poll shows rising support for Scottish independence
Forget football, it’s independence that’s really coming home
Poland and Baltic States Reduce Reliance on Russian Energy
Trump’s attacks on NATO are a matter of life and death for Baltic countries
This is How Russia Could Test NATO, Warns Former US Army Europe Commander
Niue joins growing Pacific movement to ban plastics
Pro-Biafra groups move to unite Igbo leaders on secession
Igbo Independence And Biafran Identity
Lesotho: No Justice Two Years After Lesotho Editor’s Shooting
Plaque in honour of Basque refugees who sought refuge in Newport unveiled
Myanmar opens peace conference with ethnic rebels
China plays peace broker for Myanmar talks with ethnic groups
New Caledonia: decolonisation in conversation
Tajikistan: Monopoly practices send fuel prices soaring
Tajikistan: Journalist’s Conviction a Mockery of Rights
How the War on Drugs Is Making Tajikistan More Authoritarian
What Can an Ancient Language Teach Us About The Future of Language Learning?
Head of Ingush ‘torture centre’ claims to be victim of political intrigue
Russian rights activist goes on trial in Chechnya
Power in Chechnya: Ramzan Kadyrov’s family business
Kalmykia Buddhists Demand Russia to Issue Visa for Dalai Lama Visit
How social media users in Kyrgyzstan are turned into “extremists”
Time for Bolivia to Join Safe Schools Declaration
Grenada tourism on a hot streak
Public workers in Guinea-Bissau march for higher wages
Reuters Reporters To Face Trial In Myanmar After Covering Rohingya Massacre
Bangladesh Begins Registering Rohingya Refugees
‘We are always missing you’: Torn apart by violence, Rohingya families connect through letters
U.N. readies to send experts to Myanmar’s Rakhine after Rohingya return deal
Cuba to prune back private sector as new rules start in Dec
US Slaps Terror Designation On Iran-linked Group In Bahrain
CAR rejects Russia mediation bid with rebels
Timor-Leste spy case referred for investigation
Turkmenistan’s Economy—Half Empty or Half Full?
Turkmenistan: Keep the family close, and keep the population closer
At least 45 Houthis killed in failed attempts to restore various lost posts
Amnesty calls for probe of torture claims at Yemen detention centers
Betraying Justice for Rwanda’s Genocide Survivors
After shuttering 700 churches, Rwanda proposes stricter clergy guidelines
Constitutional reforms expected in Vanuatu parliament this year
El Salvador’s hidden tragedy: ‘I can’t take the agony any more’
El Salvador Gangs Influence Local Politics in the Capital: Report
El Salvador government rejects court ruling over disappearance of a diplomat
The story behind why Paraguay followed the US and moved its embassy to Jerusalem
Paraguay’s #MeToo: ‘He likes you, so he will rape you.’
In Mauritania, a Female Dance of Freedom
Belarus gains from Russia’s political disputes to grow big in fuel re-export
Belarusian Journalist Is Tried On Charge Of Assaulting Police Officer
Belarus citizens shifting away from under Moscow influence
New Togo fishing port stokes coastal erosion fears
Liberia Takes Small Step Toward Justice for War Crimes
EU backs Bulgaria’s first step towards joining euro
Tonga to start repaying Chinese loan
Crypto Investors Try Forming First Regulated Bank, in Malta
Mauritius financial centre ‘booming’
Pink Coconuts takes action in Barbados to promote inclusivity
South Sudan cancels Independence Day celebrations amid war
South Sudan: Voices of Independence past
South Sudan rebels reject peace deal reinstating Machar
South Sudan government forces, allies killed hundreds of civilians: U.N.
South Sudan parliament extends president’s term until 2021
UN Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan
Macedonia celebrates the invitation to join NATO
Russia complains Macedonia being sucked into NATO by force
Greece expels Russian diplomats over interference in Macedonia dispute
Namibia: former refugees return
Namibia: Pro-Secession Activists Charged in Zambezi
Ethiopia And Eritrea Declare End Of War
Confronting Horror at the Jordan-Syria Border
Why Kashmir is still reeling from rebel Burhan Wani’s death
The importance of having an Afro-feminist activist in Costa Rica’s government
Switzerland launches WTO action over U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs
Huge iceberg drifts close to Greenland village, causing fears of a tsunami
The Faroe Islands’ 500-year-old fight to save its language
Ethiopian rebel group OLF declares ceasefire in wake of reforms
Gambia authorities identify exhumed bodies
Four shot dead in another PNG prison break
Taiwan helping bankroll Pacific Forum in Nauru
Bid to make Polynesian languages official languages rejected
India’s rising soft power in Greece, Suriname & Cuba
Nauru’s ABC ban will leave Islanders in the dark: Palau media
India to ‘educate and advise’ Maldives on China
Machakos DG, Maliti speaks on colonial injustices
Jammu & Kashmir Governor Meets the Dalai Lama
Chinese Police Brutally Assaults Tibetan Villagers
Young Tibetan Monks Forced to Leave Monastery to Join Chinese Schools
United States Taking Action to Ensure Reciprocal Access to Tibet
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