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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
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1992 June 3: Mabo Day, Australia
1989 June 4: Tiananmen Square protests/June 4th Incident
1970 June 4: Tonga Emancipation and Independence Day
1523 June 6: National Day of Sweden
1905 June 7, Norway: Independence Day/Union Dissolution Day
1898 June 12: Day of Freedom in Philippines
1941 June 14: Soviet Mass Deportations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
June 15: International Uyghur Language Day
1944 June 17: Icelandic National Day
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canada
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Equatorial Guinea Sentences 112 to Jail for Plot to Kill President
Chad jails 11 mercenaries over Equatorial Guinea coup bid
Deportations and the prevailing truth
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Lithuanian Railways pays millions to ex-Latvian KGB officer’s company
Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union celebrates 100th anniversary
History behind Estonia’s flag as it turns 135
Estonian FM: EU cannot stand idly by as Russia’s actions in Ukraine continue
Berlin takes a new approach to the Three Seas Initiative
Russian gas pipeline divides the West and ‘punishes’ Ukraine
Lithuania’s new leader: We would like Belarus to be independent and capable-to-act neighbour
Latvia sends 20 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas
Soviet crimes against Crimean Tatars is genocide, rules Lithuanian parliament
Estonia gains a seat at the UN Security Council
How Lithuania Destroyed the Soviet Union
NATO’s BALTOPS 2019: Russian warships to track drill
Thousands turn out to see event in Lielvarde marking Latvian Air Force’s 100th anniversary
Baltic Pride attracts record number of people in Vilnius
Delo says Catalonia should become EU issue
Rene Catalan puts up local promotion for young, up-and-coming Filipinos
Jailed Catalan leader Jordi Sànchez barred from meeting Spanish king
Europe’s most modern dinosaur site found in Catalan Pyrenees
Computer Platform Gives Visibility to Catalonia’s Small Villages
76 Catalan MPs call for EU Parliament to recognize pro-independence leaders as MEPs
Unemployment in Catalonia falls by 2.7% in May
Spain’s Supreme Court suspends dictator Franco exhumation
The Catalan who made D-Day possible
European Parliament cannot shut door to Catalan MEPs
Torra requests ‘urgent meeting’ with Spain’s Sánchez over Catalan trial and UN report
Catalan trial: Torra seeks ‘urgent’ talks with Sanchez over concerns
VP of Catalonia to Kick Off Barcelona Trading Conference with Keynote Speech
Catalan politicians’ suspension ‘won’t affect number of seats’
MEPs seek clarification over ‘Catalan MEP ban at European Parliament’
Three EU parliament vice presidents question access denial to Puigdemont
It Will Be Hard for Catalans to Accept Supreme Court Verdict
Putin on Catalan conflict: ‘We’re not interested in seeing European countries disintegrate’
Barcelona chosen to run one of Europe’s most powerful supercomputers
EU institutions pull out of award event because prize features yellow ribbon
Sagrada Família finally gets building permit 134 years since applying
Defense takes stand for last time in Catalan independence trial
Small States Matter: An African Perspective
Alaska provides Veteran Recognition to Hmong and Lao Veterans
Idel-Ural Movement Seeks Backing of Free Russia Forum, Urals One Ready to Go It Alone
Russian school children interrogated by FSB for writing truthful history essays about Soviet past
Russian company to launch Stalin inspired sausages, in Mari El
Volga, Volga! Low-Water Crisis Raises Questions About Managing Russia’s Main Artery
Tatarstan and Bashkortostan sign a road map on implementation of cooperation agreement
Russia Ordered to Pay $1.8M Over Chechen Abductions
How journalists and activists get prison time for drug charges
Raiders target Chechen LGBT activist
Mass arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Dagestan
The spirit of Genghis Khan conquers Siberia
‘We Don’t Need Them’: Chuvash Village Rejects Chinese Investment
Closest-known ancestor of today’s Native Americans found in Siberia
Matariki: what to know about the Māori New Year, and how to celebrate it in 2019
Manus Island, Nauru refugees appeal for help
Enver Niyaz, an Uyghur school teacher, detained and disappeared
Harassed, detained, vanished: Life as a Uighur in Xinjiang
Uighur Activists Lobby for US Bill on Xinjiang Crackdown
On Eve of Tiananmen Square Anniversary, Chinese Detention Camp Whistleblower Seeks Asylum in Europe
A memorial to Uyghur civil rights and the legacy of Tiananmen
Nur-Sultan Court Extends House Arrest For Kazakh Xinjiang Activist
Russia detains & prosecutes Crimean Solidarity rights activist for being tagged on Facebook
Ukrainian political prisoner driven crazy by Russian torture declares hunger strike in despair
Zelenskiy Calls For Referendum On Ukraine’s NATO Membership
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe agreed to lift sanctions on the aggressor
Lithuania calls for solidarity regarding non-recognition of illegal annexation of Crimea
Russia comes for Jehovah’s Witnesses in occupied Crimea
What are Ukraine’s chances of winning against Russia in the International Court of Justice?
Russia sentences Ukrainian seized in Crimea to 10.5 years for ‘spying’ on the FSB
FSB witness in trial of Crimean Tatar rights activist told by prosecutor what to ‘not remember’
England fans throw bottles at police during clashes in Portugal
Papuan activists dispute Indonesia’s poll numbers, claim boycott success
Vanuatu minister wants stronger West Papua stance
Secretary General in North Macedonia: We are ready to welcome you into the NATO family
Kosovo Charges Ethnic Serb With War Crimes
Kosovo president says deal on ties with Serbia possible this year
Russian troops join forces with Belarus and Serbia for Slavic Brotherhood war-games
Lukashenka’s Electorate Does Not Exist Anymore
World Rugby Sevens Series: Fiji win in Paris and claim fourth series title
For the First Time Ever, Finland Picks a Female EU Commissioner
Finland pledges carbon neutrality on eve of EU presidency
Pre-Inca, myth-generating funerary towers restored in Bolivia
William Tully Brown, one of the last Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 96
Cherokee Wes Studi first Native American to receive Oscar
On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans’ Service and Sacrifices
‘We are not just a small bit player’: National Inuit organization launches climate change strategy
‘Genocide’ Has Been Committed Against Indigenous Women And Girls, Canadian Panel Says
Arizona’s first Native American Day is recognized June 2
Aboriginal rugby players snub Australian national anthem
Tony Birch on The White Girl: ‘No Aboriginal person I know is intact’
Double Bind of Discrimination: Payal Tadvi’s Death a Chilling Reminder of Adivasi Muslims’ Struggle
Tribespeople herald rainy season with Kambalam
Libya: Haftar forces launch airstrike near Tripoli
US politicians ask Pompeo to clarify policy on Libya
Shutting up shop: Libyan conflict squeezes southern Tunisia
Abortions are legal in Guam, but doctors won’t perform them
EBRD urges privatisation, red tape cuts in Slovenia
China withdraws bid for Greenland airport projects – Sermitsiaq newspaper
‘The last fight for Hong Kong’: activists gear up over extradition law
South China Sea: Entire South East Asia under THREAT from Chinese colonisation says expert
2 Hazara tourists from Quetta killed in blast in Balochistan’s Ziarat
Sindh: Worrying HIV Outbreak Hits Town in Pakistan
Tajikistan: The missing bodies of Kirpichniy prison
Qatar expresses doubts over Gulf states’ hawkish approach to Iran
Protesters return to streets in Honduras, despite president’s concessions
One Year After Bride-Kidnapping Death, Are Kyrgyzstan’s Women Safer?
Bulgaria buys first US gas as it breaks away from dependence on Russia
Bulgaria Sees F-16 Jet Deal With US at $1.2 Billion
Putin: South Stream cancellation will cost Bulgaria $400 million a year
Brexit: Welsh Assembly backs further EU referendum
85-yr-old Western Togoland leader, 8 others granted bail
Pope Francis To Receive Putin At Vatican Next Month
Georgian LGBTQI+: Story of the Wrong Tactic
Sweden has invented a word to encourage people not to fly. And it’s working
Togo vows to tap debt markets after ‘game-changing’ credit rating
Gabon’s economic woes arouse nostalgia for Omar Bongo
Moldovan president suspended, snap elections called amid deepening crisis
With Moldova in crisis, two rival governments hold meetings
Will the last person leaving Turkmenistan turn out the lights?
Curaçao stayover arrivals increased significantly
SNP surge in European elections has major implications for a second independence referendum
POLL RESULTS: More folk want Scottish independence since Brexit referendum
EWAN GURR: Momentum for Scottish independence is growing
Scottish independence offers escape from Brexit crucifixion – Helen Martin
We’ll win the next indyref because Britain is out of step with our values
Independent Scotland will be a bridge to Europe for what is left of UK
Unicorn, Comeback Symbol of Scottish Independence, Is a Hit With Little Girls
SNP to take independence message on the road ahead of indyref2
Thousands gather for Borders indy march
Yes Bikers victims of ‘sabotage bid’ at All Under One Banner march
Pete Wishart warns of dangers of SNP of losing next indyref
Spain: We will not block independent Scotland’s EU membership
Spain fires Edinburgh consul who said that Spain would not block Scotland’s EU membership
BBC’s misleading SNP graph complaint escalated by Keith Brown
Do the BBC’s political editors view new parties as equal to SNP?
SNP may report BBC to Ofcom over Tory bias in political shows
Michael Russell: Scotland is ignored as ever in bizarre Tory leadership race
Outcry as ASEAN predicts ‘smooth’ Rohingya return to Myanmar
Europe’s smallest country San Marino bans anti-gay discrimination
Australia pledges $250m to Solomon Islands as China’s influence in Pacific grows
FIFA welcomes Sierra Leone back into the family in time for Paris gathering
Russia proposes Slovakia join Nord Stream-2 and Turkstream
Biden Swipes Trump Over Brunei LGBT Abuses, But Obama Administration Embraced the Sultanate
Bhutan moves to decriminalise homosexuality
Biafra sit-at-home protest took place in 100 countries — IPOB
555 Biafra flags, car insignia seized
Czech PM Andrej Babis tested by swelling street protests
Fatal frontline shootings heighten tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Why Armenia sides with Assad in Syria’s civil war
Northern Ireland police discover bomb under officer’s car
Police drop case against Northern Ireland documentary makers
Irish archbishop wants ‘show funerals’ for gang members to end
Reflections on Irishness, from Brooklyn to Belfast
Don’t fret, Trump tells nervous Ireland, Brexit will work out ‘very well’
Police arrest suspect in murder of Northern Ireland journalist
How an Irish Bog Got a Second Life as a Sculpture Garden
A new festival will celebrate Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween
Human remains on Canadian beach are Irish famine victims say scientists
Trinidad and Tobago can be a digital nation in months
New Caledonia anti-independence parties fear losing hold on government
Some 200 Cuban Intelligence Advisers Operate in Nicaragua
Political Risk in Nicaragua is “Extremely High”, says the Economist
Nicaragua amnesty law sparks fear of whitewash over protest crackdown
US bans cruise ship travel to Cuba amid new restrictions
After 4 Months, Venezuela’s Border With Colombia Reopens
Marshall Islands Sets Up Non-Profit to Oversee National Digital Currency
Will Startups Push Tokenization in the Bahamas?
You Want Peace? Don’t Block Our Arms Shipments, South Sudan Says
South Sudan: Government Forces Abusing Civilians
Mass civil disobedience campaign shuts down Sudanese capital as death toll rises
After 35 years, Amritsar’s Ex-DC Ramesh Inder says he didn’t give permission for Operation Blue Star
Thousands march in London to mark 35th anniversary of Operation Bluestar
Family fear for Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal’s life with Hindu nationalists in Delhi prison
Thousands of Sikhs mark 35th anniversary of 1984 Holocaust at Sri Akal Takht Sahib
In Amritsar pro-Khalistan Sikhs announce support for ‘freedom of Kashmir’
Indian forces kill four rebels in Kashmir
Jamaica, Bob Marley and football: a family love affair
Thousands protest in Liberia against President Weah
Road to 2022 World Cup begins in Mongolia
Austria elects FIRST female chancellor after scandal that RIPPED Austrian politics apart
We know about Catalonia … but what about the Basque indy movement?
The Surprising Story of the Basque Language
1984, Glasgow: Basque dancers get folk festival under way
Retrials set for former ETA leader arrested in France
Belgium received its own planet
Incidents involving American tourists raise safety concerns about Dominican Republic
Violence Flares in Albania Opposition Protest
Militant kills two police, two soldiers in Lebanon’s Tripoli
Tunnel crossing between Lebanon and Israel went 22 storeys deep
The Kushner Bahrain ordeal: Why are the Palestinians boycotting?
Jared Kushner: ‘I’m not here to be trusted by Palestinian leaders’
Commodity firms push to meet new Papua New Guinea PM as he sets out agenda
Papua New Guinea appoints reformer to crucial petroleum portfolio
As new Istanbul election approaches, Kurdish voters emerge as kingmakers
13 Yezidi families returned from Syria to Shingal
Renewed Kurdish peace process in Turkey?
Iraq to begin DNA tests to identify remains of Yezidi victims in mass graves
In Syria, An Orphanage Cares For Children Born To Yazidi Mothers Enslaved By ISIS
ISIS ‘alive and well’ in Iraq and other regions, Canadian general warns
PKK-Turkey armed conflict left 6 casualties in Kurdistan last month: MP
Could Hollywood’s next big blockbuster be filmed in Kurdistan?
Kurdistan Region swears in Nechirvan Barzani as new president
Displaced Yezidis in Kurdistan Region camps call for long-term solutions
Can Cape Verde keep drug traffickers out?
How Iceland Recreated a Viking Age Religion
Frente POLISARIO seizes UN bodies in response to brutal repression Smara
China Offers Money to Tibetans to Display Portraits of Xi Jinping
China Resumes Expulsions From Sichuan’s Yachen Gar Buddhist Center
‘Sacred day’: Chinese remember Tiananmen killings by fasting
Here is the news… in Latin: Vatican launches news bulletin in language of Cicero
Moroccan Parliament Confirms Tamazight to be Written With The Tifinagh Alphabet
Welsh language choice scheme to improve patient care at Glan Clwyd, Holywell and Llandudno Hospitals
The very different Chaucer connection in Ireland and England
Iceland is inventing a new vocabulary for a high-tech future
Consensus building for official status for #Asturian following the elections
#Valencian as an economic engine: language generates at least 2,000 million euros and 56,000 jobs
Sardinia (Limba Sarda) – The Closest Language to Latin
Anne of Green Gables to be translated into Gaelic as Anna Ruadh
India: language discrimination
Ancestral languages are essential to Indigenous identities in Canada
Irish language tech hub for young people launches in Galway city
Apple iOS 13 features Kurdish-language keyboard
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