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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1999 January 15: Račak massacre, Kosovo
1990 January 19-20: Azerbaijan: Black January
1991 January 20: The Barricades in Latvia
1946 January 22: Establisment of the Republic of Kurdistan
1919 January 22: Day of Unity of Ukraine
1759 January 25: Burns Night, Scotland
1788 January 26: Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day
1950 January 26: Republic Day in India
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
1968 January 31: Nauru Independence Day
2004 February 1: Erbil bombings, Kurdistan
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Canadian sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling amid tensions between countries
Indigenous Peoples Stage Solidarity March on Washington
Teens in Make America Great Again hats taunted a Native American elder at the Lincoln Memorial
Native American life front and center in DC with historic march
Trump invokes one of the worst Native American massacres to mock Elizabeth Warren
Disturbing racist note left on elderly Aboriginal woman’s car
Indigenous youth suicide at crisis point
Alfred Newman, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 94
New leader of Navajo Nation delivers message of hope, change
Native writers craft “Molly of Denali” kids TV character
In Chhattisgarh, Adivasi man’s dubious arrest shows police excesses continue under Congress rule
Palestine assumes chairmanship of G77, UN’s largest bloc
Palestine launches bid for full UN membership despite US veto
Biggest overhaul of how Welsh is taught in schools announced
Times criticised for ‘should the Welsh language be taught?’ poll
Why support for Welsh Independence could hit 40% by 2020
Norway is getting its first non-socialist majority government since 1985
Russian Justice Ministry calls for ‘brave’ Crimean lawyer’s expulsion from Bar Association – media
Russia caused one death to try to discredit Crimean Tatars and is now risking new fatalities
Crimea may have same future as “Baltic States in Soviet Union”
Charges against Crimean Tatar activist dropped after he was tortured and jailed for six months
Russia brings mass prosecutions of believers to occupied Crimea
5-year sentence demanded in Russia’s “safari hunt of Muslims” in occupied Crimea
Russia mulls fines for country’s maps without Crimea
Film Based on Holodomor Added to Berlin Film Festival Lineup
Russian court extends detention of Ukrainian sailors until April 24
Russian proxy ‘Luhansk republic’ seizes another woman hostage
Russia seizes bus driver and forces him to ‘confess’ to spying for Ukraine
10-year ‘sentence’ for Ukrainian hostage who openly rejected Russian ‘defence’ of Donbas
Putin agrees to allow access of French, German experts to Kerch Strait area
Russia deploys nuclear-capable ballistic missile launchers near Ukraine border
Russia Says Ukraine May No Longer Be a Country Soon
The West’s failure in 1991 must not be repeated now
Stalin’s NKVD and Hitler’s Gestapo cooperated closely even before Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Maghreb Countries Celebrate Amazigh New Year 2,969
Morocco’s Amazigh want their new year to become official holiday
Algeria: Arab-Amazigh Dispute over Using Arabic Alphabet for Berber Languages
Gunmen kill more than 30 Tuaregs in ongoing Mali violence
HONG KONG: Looking Back on a Rough 2018 for ‘One Country, Two Systems’
US report says rapidly modernizing Chinese military has set sights on Taiwan
Donald Trump warns Turkey of economic devastation if Kurdish forces attacked
Turkey demands life imprisonment for US Consulate employee
Residents of Christian towns in Iraq face another displacement
Search continues for 3,117 Yezidis still missing
Trial starts for Pole accused of links to Papuan rebels
Solomons emphasises diplomacy with Indonesia on Papua
A New Russian View of Ethic Minorities
Deaths and detentions in ‘new wave of persecution’ in Chechnya, say LGBT activists
Renewed gay purge in Chechnya places spotlight on the UFC’s concerning links to Ramzan Kadyrov
Is Chechnya Putin’s blueprint for Syria?
Border Dispute Between Chechnya and Ingushetia Threatens Regional Stability
Ingushetia’s military policemen escorted to Syria
Russian servicemen hold drills in Tuva Region mountains
Under the surface of Russia’s Arctic super-region is a looming disaster
Indigenous languages video tutorials will be released in Yakutia
Georgians, God, and Grapes: Life In South Ossetia
Georgia’s Breakaway Regions: Should We “Forget” about Them?
Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin: Time for an Irish Language Act
‘Derry not in Ireland’ award nominee told
Ireland readies ‘mega’ no-deal Brexit legislation package
Irish economy ‘resilient enough’ to withstand bumps of hard Brexit
Economic assimilation of the Famine Irish in America
Ireland loaded with experience for Six Nations defence
World Bank promises better internet for Tuvalu
Fate of ETA prisoners divides Spain
Idaho’s rich past impossible to examine without recognizing Basque culture
Czech martyr Jan Palach’s enduring legacy, 50 years after his self-immolation
Czechs mark 50 years since Jan Palach’s self-immolation over crushing of Prague Spring
Flames Of Protest: The Wave Of Self-Immolations Against Soviet Tanks
China escalates its military capability in Tibet
Even Tibetan Medicine being taught only in Mandarin Chinese
A senior monk from Tibet calls for resumption of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue
Dramatic increase in Tibetan youths volunteering across CTA
Google Faces Renewed Protests and Criticism Over China Search Project
25 Tibetans Sentenced in Central Tibet in 2018 for “Inciting Separatism”
China uses nationwide anti-crime campaign to denounce Dalai Lama sympathizers
Dalai Lama Advises Tibetans to Uphold Tibetan Culture and Values
Tibetans Forced to Prostrate to Xi Jinping Pictures: Religious Repression in Tibet Accelerates
Catalan president rejects Spanish budget yet again over independence referendum refusal
Jailed Catalan leaders request five international observers to attend their trial
Barcelona’s airport reaches all-time best 50m passengers in 2018
Cuixart denounces ‘suspension of rights’ to ‘protect’ Spanish unity in statement of defense
Catalonia and California strengthen business ties
King Felipe, Puigdemont, and Rajoy among proposed witnesses for independence trial
Two pro-independence mayors arrested over ‘public disorder’ offenses
Carme Forcadell accuses Spanish court of acting ‘politically’ ahead of independence trial
What will defendants in the independence trial argue?
Jordi Alba, winner of Catalan sportsman of the year award
Why focus on Catalonia? Congress must prioritize human rights and democratic values in 2019
Torra warns Catalonia faces ‘gravest’ threat since Franco’s death
Spanish police arrest 16 in connection with pro-independence protests
Democrat and Republican US congressmen meet with Catalan president
Catalan and Spanish governments consider opening new spaces for dialogue
Court reopens case of Puigdemont’s traveling companions at time of his arrest
What is La Masia? Barcelona’s famous youth academy & the star players it produced
Jailed former minister Romeva: ‘I won’t declare myself innocent; I’ll deny having committed a crime’
Catalan minister: “If the death penalty were in force, they would be asking for our execution”
Spanish region’s call for direct rule in Catalonia roundly rejected
Lawyers rubbish legal grounds for Catalan indy trials
Jailed Catalan politicians see independence trial as “opportunity” to reveal truth
Catalan PEN association denounces detention of Cuixart and Sànchez
Ahead of Catalan trial, Òmnium accuses Spain of “violating fundamental rights”
Kosovars Remember 1999 Racak Massacre
Beset by protests, Serb leader stages lavish reception for Putin
Russia, Serbia sign nuclear cooperation agreement
Putin accuses Kosovo of stirring tensions by setting up its own army
Breakaway Moldova Region to Open ‘Embassy’ in Russia
Ahead Of Election, U.S. Calls On Moldova To Ensure Free, Fair Process
‘Counter-Extremism’ in Xinjiang: Understanding China’s Community-Focused Counter-Terrorism Tactics
U.S.: Lawmakers to Introduce Bill To Protect Uighur Minority in China
A New Dystopian Reality Grips Xinjiang
Xinjiang Authorities Detain Uyghur Aspiring Professional Footballer in ‘Political Re-education Camp’
Why the West won’t act on China’s Uighur crisis
Russian ambassador sparks backlash with suggestion Guinea change constitution
Qatar triumphs over Saudi Arabia in ‘blockade derby’ at Asian Cup
Panama paints ‘wall against racism’ to welcome pope
Welcome to Jamaica, Home of the World’s Best-Performing Stock Market
South Sudan pursues fragile peace, but people remain wary
Luxembourg makes all public transport free
Is Turkmenistan Being Pulled Into Russia’s Orbit?
New migrant caravan leaves Honduras as US extends border troop deployment until September
Honduran officials threaten prison time for migrant parents who travel illegally with minors
Togo: Government to soon start biometric census of the population
Lao Migrant Youth Increasingly Looking for Work in China
Toto’s ‘Africa’ to play ‘for eternity’ in Namibia desert
World’s Longest Bridge Nears Completion in Kuwait
Montenegro: Investigative journalist sentenced to 18 months in prison
Croatia nixes F-16 purchase from Israel after US objection
Putin Names New Central African Republic Envoy as Ties Deepen
The Bahamas’ iconic conch could soon disappear
Sierra Leone faces a culture of rape
Guyanese MP flees to Toronto after receiving death threats for voting against his own government
Mauritania: Repressive Laws Restrict Peaceful Speech
Will Russia Save Ortega in Nicaragua?
Nicaragua paper runs blank front page in protest of Ortega government
Equatorial Guinea supports entrepreneurs with one-stop shop
Lithuania’s top court orders recognition of same-sex gay spouses
Baltic states report highest share of pensioners at poverty risk in EU
Cigarette smuggling from Belarus to Lithuania almost doubled in 2018
Stoicescu: Russia seeks integration in Estonia in words alone
Two Domestic Films Top 2018 Box Office in Lithuania
Latvian Diaspora’s Involvement in the Latvian State Independence Renewal Processes 1989–1991
Litvaks, Jews in Lithuania and antisemitism
Latvia marks day of Barricades
Gabon President Bongo back home a week after failed coup
Mass student protests bring down Albania’s science minister
How the United States Can Support Armenia’s Fledgling Democracy
UN Investigating Brutal November Massacre in Haiti
Barbados will lag region in 2019
US to lift Cyprus arms embargo in security boost
Migrants depart from El Salvador as new U.S.-bound caravan forms
El Salvador police: gangs step up killings before election
Tunisia: Socioeconomic injustice persists 8 years after uprising
Tunisia hit by general strike, amid economic tensions
U.S. considering allowing lawsuits over Cuba-confiscated properties
Ethiopia says launches offensive against Oromo rebels
Climate change is rotting away Greenland’s cultural heritage
Kyrgyz police disperse anti-Chinese rally
Lofven tears up Sweden’s political landscape to retain power
Litunga reluctantly accepts Zambian security escort as he retreats to his Winter Palace
The Baloch need a helping hand
Balochistan: Pakistan forces abducted 11 persons in two days
Sindhis Demand Independence From Pakistan on GM Syed’s Birthday
Lawmaker wants to replace Presidents Day with Hawaiian Independence Day
YouGov poll suggests major swing to Scottish National Party
Delay indyref2 and risk another lost generation of Scots
Scottish Government received just two complaints about Gaelic road signs
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