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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
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1940 July 23: Welles Declaration
July 25: National Day of Galicia
1847 July 26: Liberia Independence Day
1965 July 26: Maldives Independence Day
1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru
2014 July 28: Yarkand Massacre, Xinjiang
1980 July 30: Vanuatu Independence Day
1960 August 1: Benin Independence Day
1291 August 1: Swiss National Day
1969 August 2: Act of Free Choice/Act of No Choice, West Papua
1944 August 2: Roma Genocide Remembrance Day
1960 August 3: Niger Independence Day
1960 August 5: Burkina Faso Independence Day
1825 August 6: Bolivia Independence Day
1962 August 6: Jamaica Independence Day
1960 August 7: Ivory Coast Independence Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1965 August 9: Singapore National Day
1809 August 10: Ecuador Independence Day
1960 August 11: Chad Independence Day
1960 August 13: Central African Republic Independence Day
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‘We Are the Baltic Way’ – Lithuania prepares to celebrate 30th anniversary of landmark protest
Every fifth child under the age of three in Estonia uses smartphone daily
25 years since remaining Russian forces left Estonia
World’s largest concert piano strikes chord in Latvia
Gypsy Den café changes its name out of respect for Romani people, who find ‘G-word’ offensive
Journalists shot with rubber bullets, groped while covering Paraguay protest
Journalist detained in Baku on National Press Day
Inside Monaco: The ultimate playground for the rich
Tajikistan panhandles for money, resists reforms
Crackdown, separatist uprising inflame Cameroon prisons
Suffering of the Hmong Highlighted During Captive Nations Summit
Armenia and Karabakh announce construction of third connecting highway
Ethnic Armenian In Russian Border Guard Service Found Hanged In Armenia
Russia, Suriname are drafting military-technical cooperation agreements – Lavrov
Tunisia’s Essebsi, leading figure in shift to democracy, dies at 92
Bhutan’s neighbors ‘undermining’ elite tourism strategy
Botswana puts young people at the centre of its AIDS response
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica tourism plunging
tahiti fashion week pays homage to the island’s rich culture
The limits to French grandeur in the Indo-Pacific
Members of European Parliament urge Trump to intervene in Balochistan
Baloch people urge US president to help end human rights abuses by Pakistan
Balochistan: Three dead bodies recovered in Washuk and Dera Bugti, six abducted from different areas
Balochistan: Four including two girls injured in acid attack
A Baloch sister’s open letter to UN
A ship carrying 55.000 Tons of Saharawi blood phosphate finally docks at Tauranga in New Zealand
Morocco under fire after deadly crackdown on football fans in Western Sahara
Gabonese timber linked to illegal logging seized in Antwerp
Anguilla named Best Caribbean Island
Mexico to help create 20,000 jobs in Honduras to curb migration
From Benin to Canada: An incredible chain of events
Irish PM says hard Brexit would raise issue of Irish unification
Boos from Scots force Boris out the back door after Sturgeon meeting
Welsh independence movement given ‘momentous’ boost by Caernarfon rally
Plaid Cymru tops Assembly poll for the first time in party’s history
“A Pattern of Executions in Rural Areas” of Nicaragua
Zambian Constitution Amendment Bill explicitly refuses to acknowledge any role for Barotseland
We will never repeat mistakes of the past – Indigenous People of Biafra
Vanuatu declares state of emergency over coconut beetle
Namibia Announces $338 Million, 5-Year Renewable-Energy Strategy
Sixteen Black Rhinos Successfully Relocated to eSwatini
India denies that Trump was invited to mediate Kashmir conflict after social media firestorm
Is India Preparing To Unleash “Weapons Of Mass Migration” In Kashmir?
Adviser to Zelensky: New power supports autonomy for Crimean Tatars
Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in occupied Crimea plundered and destroyed
CRIMEA: Prisoner sent to Russia, more awaiting trial
Proposal to call 2021 year of Tatar history and culture in Lithuania
10 minutes per ‘trial’ in Russia’s conveyor belt of repression against Crimean Tatars
Russia blocks quarter of Black Sea until Aug 19
In Burundi, fears that next year’s vote will be bloody again
Khalistan struggle is indigenous India needs to change its perception
Khalistan Is A Pro-Sikh, Not “Pro-Pakistan”, Movement
Khalistan Isn’t About “Sikh Supremacy”, But Challenging Hindu Supremacy
Referendum 2020 lacks mass support by Sikhs says former Indian diplomat
Centre confers powers on 8 states to act against Sikhs For Justice
Eight Indian States Are Getting Ready To Crack Down On the Sikh Community
Guy Fawkes makes cameo appearance on hacked Trinidad and Tobago government websites
Romania Says It Blocked A Russian Arms Shipment To Serbia
Kosovo Gone, Serbia Faces ‘Separatist’ Tensions Elsewhere
Dialogue in Barbados: will it yield results?
Where are the Native American doctors? Oregon med school tries to solve crisis
Call to respect Adivasi value for coexistence with wildlife
Scholar Alpa Shah on her book Nightmarch, Adivasi society, and how the Maoist promise fell apart
Thousands occupy disputed land in New Zealand in Māori rights protest
We must wake up and, together, take positive action
Castro unveils plan to bolster relationship between federal government and indigenous communities
Photographs of ‘Climbing Cholitas’, the Aymara indigenous women who are breaking stereotypes
Native American women keep disappearing. Here are 4 of their stories.
7 States Step Up Efforts To Fight Violence Against Indigenous Women
Indigenous leader murdered in northern Amazon
Turkey sends combat boats, submarines to accompany its drillships near Cyprus
Iraq Unearths Mass Graves Believed to Contain Kurds Slain in 1987-88
Four-day festival of culture resurges in the Kurdish city of Dersim
Foreign lobbyists at the center of conflict between Turkey and Iraqi Kurds
Iraqi Kurds accuse PKK of Turkish diplomat’s murder
New leader of Yezidis sworn in
After Defeat of ISIS, Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis Adjust to Uneasy Peace
Could Baghdad and Erbil end Iraq’s protacted oil dispute?
Plans for Kurdistan Region railway network get into gear
Joint EU-Kurdistan project helps disabled Peshmerga veterans find employment
Turkey-PKK clashes result in evacuation of 400 villages on Kurdistan Region border
UN team probing ISIS crimes in Iraq calls for Nuremberg-style international tribunal: report
American Airlines Ending Bolivia Flights
US looks to Greece for more military rotations in Mediterranean
TNV TV Channel of Tatarstan joins #Аbai175 challenge
Bridging centuries-old traditions
More than two million hectares on fire in Siberia, with turndra on fire destroying the permafrost
Left Behind in Russia’s Far East
Somaliland Political Parties Reach Landmark Accord on Elections
New partnership agreement with Liberia, shows ‘clear positive impact of UN peacekeeping’
Dominica Directs $26 Million From Citizenship by Investment Funds Towards Education
Multinational “Agile Spirit” Drills Kick Off in Georgia
Kyrgyzstan: Ex-president returns triumphant with Putin’s support
British Lords call for strong stand on press freedom in West Papua
West Papua’s Quest for Independence
Pacific Islands Forum to keep on West Papua case
Mental health issues dominate Nauru and Manus asylum seekers medical admissions
African Swine Fever Hits Slovakia
North Macedonia must reform judiciary before accession talks can start, Hahn says
Europe’s record heatwave threatens Greenland ice sheet
Mali’s ‘Guitar Gods’ Tinariwen Receive Racist Threats Ahead Of U.S. Tour
Saharan rocker Moctar expands on his roots in Tuareg tradition
Despite China’s denials, its treatment of the Uyghurs should be called what it is: cultural genocide
Xi deploys heavyweights to Xinjiang and Hong Kong before Beidaihe conclave
Child Separation & Prison Camps: China’s Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is “Cultural Genocide”
High-Tech Repression of the Uyghurs: What Democratic States Can Do
Educating Uyghur Children in Xinjiang: Han Teacher’s Experience
“Girls in Tech” launches Guyana chapter
In Guinea-Bissau, breaking a vicious cycle
Palau president supports same-sex marriage, but there’s a catch
How Eduardo Chillida carved out a place for himself
Tiny island nation St. Kitts and Nevis recognizes Palestinian state
Israel Begins Demolishing Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem
Hatari Pro-Palestine Protest to be Cut from Eurovision DVD
Israel’s Top Court Denies Revealing Government Files on Human Rights in Eritrea
Israeli Embassy in Finland attacked for 15th time in past 18 months
Iran’s harsh treatment of ethnic minorities
Assyria: Christians Barred from Worshipping in Hundred-Year Old Church
Austria Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Man Suspected Of Spying
Cold War–Era Bunker Mania Forever Altered Albania
Ebola vaccine hampered by deep distrust in eastern Congo
Beijing suggests it could mobilize troops in Hong Kong if necessary
China warns of war in case of move toward Taiwan independence
US ship sails through Taiwan Strait after threat of force from China against independence
What’s happening in Xinjiang is also happening in Tibet
China’s conspiracy to instal its puppet as Tibet’s next Dalai Lama
Ex-Chinese premier Li Peng: One of Tibet and Beijing mass murderers dies at 90
UK Lawmaker Proposes Bill For Reciprocal Access to Tibet
Large-Scale Demolition Begins at Sichuan’s Yachen Gar Tibetan Buddhist Center
Haiti’s president nominates a new prime minister, his fourth in less than three years
State Department yanks data on U.S. tourists harmed in Jamaica
Myanmar Fails to Convince Rohingya It Is Safe to Return
How the rumour mill ‘killed off’ Turkmenistan’s president
EU takes Hungary to court for criminalizing help for asylum seekers
Lebanon ups pressure on Syrian refugees to return
In Lebanon, Palestinians Protest New Employment Restrictions
Singapore Is Spending Big to Future-Proof Its Slowing Economy
UN gives Kuwait another $270 million in Iraq war compensation
Empowering women living with HIV in Djibouti to live dignified lives
Rwanda church seeks agreement with state on contraception, abortion
Opposition members keep going ‘missing’ in Rwanda. Few expect them to return
In 21st century, threats ‘from all sides’ for Latin America’s original languages
Why Is The Cherokee Language In A State Of Emergency?
Molly of Denali and the Power of Indigenous Representation
Cranachan and Black & White scoop Scots language grants
Gaelic teacher tells of feeling ‘like a terrorist’
Lost language of the Susquehannocks: Do you know what Codorus means? How about Accomac?
Aberystwyth-based Syrian refugee wins Welsh learner award
Morocco’s Controversial New Education Law Sparks Outrage
Berber language heard but not seen in Siwa Oasis
CARACCIO: Homage to Orwell—The Misinformation Campaign Against Catalonia
Catalan small and medium-sized enterprises grew in 2017
Catalonia ahead of Madrid in attracting foreign investment
Barcelona rises to fifth place in World’s Best Cities ranking
Industrial employment in Catalonia grew for fifth year in a row in 2018
Catalonia receives 66% of allocated public spending compared with Madrid’s 114%
Catalonia in the heart of Madrid: Blanquerna Cultural Center and Bookstore
Three universities in Japan with Catalan as subject
Spanish prosecutor close the case of Puigdemont shooting mockery
Sagrada Familia finally gets building permit after 137 years
Sánchez’s presidential bid fails again – risk of snap Spanish election grows
Last survivors remember Battle of the Ebre 81 years on
Leading Catalan independence figures meet in Puigdemont’s Waterloo residence
US singer Joan Baez expresses support for Catalan independence movement
Spain paid informants in Catalan police to fight independence
Catalan foreign offices will not be closing in spite of Spanish government’s request
Russia Promises More Support for Cuba, Including ‘Military Technical’ in Face of U.S. Pressure
Cuba ‘sonic attacks’ changed people’s brains, study suggests
The top finance jobs on a small island with a big skills shortage
Post-referendum options raised in New Caledonia
El Salvador’s New Leader Inspires High Hopes Amid High Stakes
More Than 200 Reindeer Found Dead in Norway, Starved by Climate Change
Panama is the first Central American country to ban single-use plastic bags
Salvini demands devolution for Lombardy and Veneto
How this quiet region in Guatemala became the epicenter of migration
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