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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
Demo for #Asturian official status. Saturday April 6th at 18.00, Xixón (Gijón), Asturias
Over 1000 Corsicans call for comprehensive Corsican language education from pre-school to university
Kids store 1.5 megabytes of information to master their native language
Russia has eliminated all classes taught in Ukrainian since its annexation of Crimea
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1918 March 25: Belarus Freedom Day (Dzen Voli)
1821 March 25: Greek Independence Day
March 25: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
1949 March 25: Operation Priboi, Soviet Mass Deportations from the Baltic States
1971 March 26: Bangladesh Independence Day
1948 March 27: Balochinstan Occupation Day
1976 March 30: Land Day, Palestine
1949 April 4: Founding of NATO
1960 April 4: Senegal Independence Day
1320 April 6: Declaration of Arbroath, Scotland and Tartan Day
1994 April 7: Rwandan genocide
April 8: International Romani day
April 9: Day of the Finnish Language
April 9 in Georgia: Day of National Unity (1989) and restoration of independence in 1991
1998 April 10: Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland peace process
April 14: Rememberance day of Al-Anfal genocide campaign against Kurdistan
1978 April 14: Georgian Language Day
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SADC and international community express unwavering solidarity with Western Sahara
African Union urged to act decisively on Western Sahara referendum
Decolonization issue dependent on self-determination
Sahrawi News Agency celebrates its 20th anniversary
His Holiness Pope Francis is called to exhort King of Morocco to respect will of Sahrawi people
How the traditional Maori haka became a central part of New Zealand’s national identity
New Zealand terror attack suspect ‘had financial links to Austria far-right group’
Nord Stream 2 runs aground in Denmark
What an independent Catalan national team would look like
Catalonia are the best non-recognised national team in the world
Montilivi absolutely full for Catalonia clash with Venezuela
Lionel Messi brace guides Barcelona to victory in Catalan derby
Plenty of politics at play in Venezuela-Catalonia friendly
Catalonia claim victory over Venezuela
More Than ‘A Barbecue Team’: The Catalan Football Team’s Long History
Barcelona launches bid to host Europe’s most powerful supercomputer
40 French senators urge dialogue over Catalonia, Paris rejects it
French ambassador to Spain says he ‘regrets’ senators’ declaration supporting pro-Catalan figures
Former French minister Benoît Hamon visits Catalan independence leaders in prison
Full text of the manifesto on Catalonia issued by French senators
Trial of Catalan political prisoners is ignoring key evidence
Jailed Catalan pro-independence candidate Jordi Sànchez calls for election debate from prison
How fair are the trials of Catalan pro-independence politicians?
Spain’s foreign minister storms out of an interview on German TV over Catalonia questions
Key witnesses called for Catalan trial during Sant Jordi Festival
International observers group to report Catalan trial infringements to UN
Group of European politicians criticizes potential ‘lack of impartiality’ in Catalan trial
Exiled Turkish Journalist Wasn’t Allowed to Observe Catalan Independence Trial
Puigdemont orders report to compare German and Spanish legal rulings on referendum case
Ex-Catalonia leader brings books to German prison where he was detained last year
Attitude of voters was ‘calm’ on Catalan referendum day, says German politician
Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament committee investigating king’s ‘criminal activities’
Spanish prosecutor to investigate Catalan president Quim Torra for disobedience
Local authorities take yellow ribbon row to next level
Spanish Court of Auditors to investigate Catalan diplomatic activity
Catalan public media faces sanction over Madrid protest coverage
Catalan president Torra calls for an ‘alliance of Iberian nations’ from Portugal
Occitanie calls for release of Catalan political prisoners
Senior Portuguese Socialist MP to meet imprisoned Catalan activist Cuixart
Catalan media barred from using term ‘political prisoner’
Seven arrested and five injured in anti-fascist demonstration in Barcelona
If almost two-thirds of Catalans wanted independence, a mechanism had to be found to accommodate it
Spanish president publishes 110 election pledges with no direct mention to Catalonia
Spain’s socialists increase their lead ahead of April 28 vote – poll
Pedro Sanchez threatens Catalonia with direct rule
Brunei set to introduce death by stoning for adultery and gay sex
Humanist lawyer becomes Slovakia’s first female president
Congo ebola epidemic becomes second worst outbreak ever
Serbia, Kosovo mark start of NATO intervention 20 years ago
Prince Charles becomes first British royal to visit Cuba
Sakha Bans Employment Of Foreigners In Dozens Of Sectors
RFE/RL broadcasts in Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen under threat
Thousands Rally In Ingushetia To Protest Chechnya Land Swaps
Ingush police battalion disbanded after its members refuse to disperse protestors
Survivors of Chechnya’s homophobic purge reveal what happened to them
Netanyahu says Israel ready for Gaza campaign if needed; Palestinians plan huge march
4 hurt, 10 held in Nicaragua despite govt pledges: opposition
“Hanification”: Uyghur Children Cut off From Their Roots
Chinese officials pressured Canadian university to cancel event with Uighur activist
How China Used the Swedish Ambassador to Threaten Angela Gui
UN: China Responds to Rights Review with Threats
US funds pull out of Chinese companies over Uighur detention in Xinjiang
Founder and staff of Vatican women’s magazine step down, citing pressure over nun abuse stories
On Irish border, anger at Westminster and fears of fresh violence
Irish and Scottish Nationalists Plotting to Break Up U.K. Over Brexit
Unity vital to peace, prosperity in Northern Ireland
No-deal Brexit could cut Irish economic growth by nearly 70%
‘A new conversation about a united Ireland could be a win for all’
Ireland stuck between no-deal Brexit plans and peace deal
Fearing Brexit, protesters gather along Irish border
China contributes US$5 million to São Tomé and Príncipe’s 2019 budget
Crimean journalist arrested hours after saying that Crimea needs to be saved from Russia
Russia arrests 23 Crimean Tatars after largest raid ever in occupied Crimea
New arrests add 55 children to the victims of Russia’s war against Crimean Tatars
23 arrested Crimean Tatar rights activists secretly moved to Russia
Russia uses terror to crush Crimean Solidarity & drive Crimean Tatars from their homeland
Moscow Is Trying to Weaken Crimean Tatar Resistance With the Help of Tatarstan
Russian intelligence plotted terror attack in Ukraine ahead of elections
Why Is John Travolta Palling Around With Putin’s Cronies in Russia?
Russia seizes Ukrainian Church land in Crimea for the FSB and Moscow Patriarchate
The big loser in Ukraine’s presidential election? Vladimir Putin
Norway to return Easter Island artifacts taken by Thor Heyerdahl
West Papuans urged to boycott Indonesian elections
Mauritania jails bloggers Abderrahmane Weddady and Cheikh Ould Jiddou on false news charges
Eritrea failing to account for missing journalists, politicians – UN
Rwanda convicts ISIS, Al-Shabaab suspects
Tunisia says it will coordinate Arab response to U.S. move on Golan
Native American Mascots, Redface, Logos Are Slowly Disappearing
‘We are caribou people’: Gwich’in leaders in Washington to push for ANWR protection
Navajo Nation’s transition beyond coal ‘starts now’
Elisapie Revisits Her Inuit Roots In ‘The Ballad Of The Runaway Girl’
This Library Takes an Indigenous Approach to Categorizing Books
Indigenous groups in Brazil protest health care changes
In battle for Amazon, church officials unite with indigenous communities
Indigenous Legislator Advocates for Minority Political Activism
Sergio Rojas Ortiz, leader of Costa Rica’s indigenous Bribri, slain by gunmen
Cambodia returns land taken from indigenous people in ‘unprecedented’ move
Rock-throwing protesters repel Peru government negotiators in dispute over Chinese copper mine
Mexican president says Spain should ask forgiveness for crimes against indigenous Mexicans
Spain refuses to apologize to Mexico’s indigenous people for colonial abuses
Murdering Gully: settlers killed 35 in Aboriginal camp, and threw bodies into the water
Interview | ‘Adivasi Culture and the Forest Are Linked. PESA Looks After Both’
Hong Kong, Taiwan activists wary of Chinese operatives
The Belarus Dilemma: Fighting Europe’s Last Dictatorship
China’s next phase in the South China Sea
Balochistan: Pakistani forces conducted offensives in Dasht, abducted five persons
Despite punishing history, Haiti remains revolutionary, remarkable
Estonia, Slovenia and Lithuania top new EBRD Knowledge Economy Index
‘Undesirable Elements’: How Stalin Deported Nearly 100,000 From The Baltics In Operation ‘Priboi’
Baltics marks 70th anniversary of major Soviet deportations
Soviet military personnel sentenced over 1991 massacre in Lithuania
Former Soviet Defense Chief Convicted Of War Crimes In 1991 Vilnius Crackdown
Russia calls Lithuania provocative after conviction of former Soviet official
Russia threatens Lithuania over 1991 massacre convictions
Hundreds of Welsh football fans march through Cardiff calling for an independent Wales
French Polynesia’s Temaru pushes for ‘Maohi Nui’ in EU poll
Bishkek, Moscow Agree To Expand Russian Base In Kyrgyzstan
Stoltenberg: Georgia Will Join NATO, And Russia Can Do Nothing About It
With an eye on Iran, U.S. clinches strategic port deal with Oman
Sturgeon says indyref2 is now ‘as inevitable as it’s possible to be’
Scottish independence: Poll finds Brexit is now the biggest factor
Chaos at Westminster: Scottish National Party MP told to go back to her ‘own country’
Senior Scottish Tory confirms talk of split from UK party
Majority of Scots think Scotland should hold another indyref
Gambia ex-president Jammeh stole at least $362 million – govt
Cyprus Backstop? Ireland is not the only island with Brexit muddle
Northern Cyprus: Visiting a country that doesn’t exist
UN chief welcomes establishment of inclusive government in Central African Republic
Chad has now spent a full year without access to social media
Chinese leader visits Monaco amid European 5G tech worries
Facebook bans white nationalism and separatism from its platforms
Public radio in Wallis and Futuna marks 40 years
Pope to visit Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius
Turkmenistan Urged To Stop ‘Systematic Harassment’ Of Independent Journalists
Dominican Republic president meets with delegation from China, deepening ties
Duterte inaugurates Bangsamoro govt
US Upgrades Travel Warning to Comoros After Post-Election Violence
Syria Kurd autonomy under threat after IS ‘caliphate’ falls
Islamic State group: Syria’s Kurds call for international tribunal
4 Kurds commit suicide in Turkish prisons in a week
Turkey arrests over 60 Kurdish politicians on eve of elections
Counting underway in Turkey elections as Kurds try to reclaim their cities
HDP regains control of main Kurdish cities despite state repression
Turkey Elections: HDP retains key cities, loses others as CHP claims Ankara, Istanbul
UN finishes first Ezidi mass grave exhumation in Iraq, starts next operation
China Fumes at Dalai Lama as Trump Signs Tibet Access Bill
Tibet has never been a part of China anywhere in its pre-1949 history
China Marks Tibetan Anniversary with Military Parade
China defends Tibet human rights practices on anniversary of revolt
China defends Tibet policies, bashes exile government
Tibet: 60 years of stalemate awakens young generation
Tibetan protesters develop “severe” health conditions in Chinese prison
China’s White Paper on Tibet: Another Attempt to Whitewash 60 Years of Undemocratic Rule
China tests Tibetan monks, nuns for loyalty to communist party rule
60 years after exile, Tibetans face a fight for survival in a post-Dalai Lama world
China’s engagement with Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguayans turn tough on crime to tackle growing violence
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