#SaltWaterChallenge: Palestinian solidarity goes viral
April 24, 1915: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
April 24, 1916: Proclamation of the Irish Republic
April 25, 1974: Carnation Revolution in Portugal
April 25, 1989, Tibet: Birthday of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the abducted 11th Panchen Lama
April 26, 1937: Bombing of Guernica, Basque Country
April 27, 1961: Sierra Leone Independence Day
April 27, 1994: Freedom Day in South Africa, first post-apartheid elections
April 27, 1960: Togo Independence Day
May 1, 1707: shameful dying days of Scotland’s independence before the Act of Union
May 3: World Press Freedom Day
May 4, 1990: Independence Restoration Day in Latvia
Austria investigates Airbus CEO over suspected fraud
You Think Google Search Is Free? Austria Seeks to Tax It Anyway
EU challenges Austrian minimum wage law for truck drivers
Belgium’s Shame: PM “sorry” for helping get Saudi Arabia on UN women’s rights panel
Thousands stage ANZAC Day memorials in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
Indigenous Anzacs: Letters home from Aboriginal WWI diggers reveal humour, sadness
Victoria to fund new elected Aboriginal body to advance treaty talks
Aboriginal WA Police cadet seeks to break cycle, make a difference in community
No Aboriginal flags at Anzac services
Australian ANZAC’s who were treated like second class citizens upon their return home
Two generations talk about the impact of the 1967 Referendum and the 1992 Mabo Decision
New Zealand restricts teenage viewing of Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why
Ripple effects of New Zealand 2016 earthquake continue to this day
New figures confirm trend of record migration to NZ
Report highlights major concern over seclusion and restraint practices in NZ
$30 million kiwifruit investment to pave the way for Maori landowners
Police charge two lawmakers from Slovak far-right party with extremism
Brexit ‘Slap’ Is Helping Turn Anti-EU Tide, Slovak Leader Says
Portugal Basks In Post-Bailout Economic Revival
Freed Kuwait opposition leader: Reforms needed to avert ‘catastrophe’
Daesh militant confesses plotting Kuwait attacks
Compulsory Military Service Returns to Kuwait
Evo Morales: Bolivia Built a Real Alternative to Capitalism
Bolivia to Lead Regional Economic Growth
Athens Declaration on the Establishment of the Ancient Civilizations Forum
Bolivia to Hold Presidency of 2nd Forum of Ancient Civilizations
Pope decorates Bolivian for translating church texts into Aymara
Norway Sounds Alarm on Oil-Industry Safety
Norwegian pension giant Storebrand launches €1.1bn Fossil Free Fund
Norwegian regulator wants domestic control of mobile networks
Hungary completes 2nd border fence meant to stop migrants
Czech mining industry pins hopes of revival on lithium
Turkey Condemns Czech Parliament for Recognizing Armenian Genocide
Serbia’s police arrest 16 customs officers for tax evasion
Serbian Leaders Tell Brussels Top Goal Of Vucic Presidency Is Joining EU
Shoigu: Russia, Serbia Confirm Interest in Developing Military Cooperation
Albania opposition blocks roads, wants technocrat government
French Court Refuses To Extradite Ex-Kosovo PM Haradinaj To Serbia
Albania grants citizenship to Kosovo’s ex-premier Haradinaj
Serbia’s Vučić: Talk of Greater Albania a coordinated action
Albanian parliamentary speaker picked as new president
Albanian split deepens as Socialists force through election of president
EU steps up pressure on #Albania opposition to take part in upcoming election
Macedonian Protesters Storm Parliament After Ethnic Albanian Elected Speaker
A look at Macedonia’s deepening political turmoil
What Happened in Macedonia, and Why
Croatia anti-fascists, Serbs gather at WWII death camp site
Croatian police prevent nationalists from disrupting play
Croatia’s Junior Government Partner Quits, Snap Election Possible
Luxury hotels spring up as tourism hits new record in Slovenia and Croatia
European court orders Slovenia to pay €85,000 to man who lost home over utility debt
Slovenian leader wants talks on EU systematic border checks
Montenegro approves Nato membership as Russia protests
Montenegro Coup Suspect Linked to Russian-backed “Ultranationalist” Organisation
Russia bans wine from Montenegro in apparent retaliation for joining NATO
Moscow Bad-Mouths Montenegro, But Russians Still Flocking To Its Beaches
Montenegro Opposition Vows to Freeze NATO Membership
We Need to Putin-Proof the Balkans Now
Guinea: Conakry officially becomes World Book Capital 2017
Press Freedom: Namibia tops Africa in 2017 RSF Index
Namibia’s defence spending shrouded in secrecy
Zimbabwe, Namibia Sign Three MOUs
Namibia on anti-doping campaign
Namibians urged to name babies before birth
Rwanda to build 500 smart classrooms nationwide by end of 2017
Family of Jailed Eritrean Journalist Renews Calls for His Release
Eritrea: International Malaria Day Observed
Ethiopia’s Oromo leader objects to terrorism charge, case adjourned
Oromo Night Will Celebrate Culture And Diversity At SCSU
Ethiopian Commission Blames Excessive Force for Some Casualties in Oromia and Amhara
ECOWAS threatens politically-tensed Guinea-Bissau with sanctions
Somalia executes four suspected al Shabaab fighters behind 2016 blasts
Somaliland: ‘Things are worse now than two months ago’
Somaliland president urges populace to collect voting cards in preparation for elections
Somaliland: paving way for higher education
Wall Streeter turned Somaliland school headmaster speaks in Greenwich
CAR conflicts and rebellions documented
Gambians fight to save heritage site
Gambian President visits mediators who helped kick out Jammeh
Major bauxite mining hub hit by riots in Guinea
World’s first malaria vaccine: Kenya, Ghana, Malawi chosen for trials
Malawi joins list of African countries that legally banned child marriage
In Malawi, at least 115 people with albinism have been attacked over the past two years
Burkina Faso coup victims cry foul
Court delays trial of Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaore to May 4
I remember Gaddafi; Africa is suffering due to egoism – Obiang Nguema
Controversy looms over leadership of newly formed alliance in Liberia
Charles Taylor ally jailed by Dutch court for war crimes in Liberia
Liberia mystery deaths linked to funeral of religious leader
Surge of violence in Congo’s pool area
Congo-Brazzaville’s new oil pipeline
Chad’s Hissene Habre gets appeal verdict for war crimes
ICC unseals arrest warrant for Gaddafi’s chief of internal security
Libyan forces capture two oil-smuggling tankers after firefight
Libya’s warring sides reach diplomatic breakthrough in Rome
A European deal with Libya could leave migrants facing beatings, rape and slavery
Libya asks EU for motorboats, helicopters to patrol coast
Russia ‘plays games for fun’ in Libya
Libyan PM asks Russia to end current military escalation in southern region
Zimbabwe state media to broadcast news in five more local languages
Zimbabwean minister suspends mayor, 24 councillors over state land theft
Sudan cautions South Sudan president against meeting with rebels
S. Sudan gov’t benefiting from division on UN Security Council – US envoy
South Sudan activists approach AU to end crisis
South Sudan: 25,000 displaced in fresh violence
South Sudan: East African states, South Africa oppose Machar’s return
S. Sudan army floods the streets of Juba after taking control of rebel HQ
Nigeria: Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu released on bail
IPOB celebrates as Israel ‘recognizes Biafra’
Biafra: Court frees 44 IPOB members, dismisses charges against them in Bayelsa
Biafra: IPOB alleges illegal arrest of Africa coordinator, George Onyeibe others
Fever grips Abia state, as pro-Biafrans celebrate Kanu in Aba
Hopes are high for cartoon business in Togo
Burundi: ‘Poor Internet connectivity caused fuel scarcity’-gov’t official says
Mali extends state of emergency by six months
UN Security Council backs new Western Sahara talks push
Moroccan presenter to sue over ‘Western Sahara slip’ suspension
‘The oppression is brutal’: Morocco breaks up Western Sahara protest ahead of UN talks
Extension of MINURSO mandate is “diplomatic success” for Sahrawi cause
Meet the Sahrawi refugee building homes from plastic bottles in the desert
‘Morocco not reflecting needs of Amazigh’
Algeria: Desperately seeking voters: Berbers continue to fight for their rights
China bans list of Islamic names in Xinjiang region
China diplomat in Pakistan changes Twitter name after ‘Muhammad ban’
Belarus march against nuclear power on Chernobyl anniversary
U.S. renews Belarus sanctions relief
Education in Belarus: between the Bologna process and the USSR
Explaining Belarus’ Sudden Protest Repression
Protests in Belarus Test Its Resilient Status Quo
Journey deep into the Finnish caverns where nuclear waste will be buried for millenia
Austerity Nears End of the Line in Finland as Economy Surprises
Poll: Over half of Finns think a terrorist attack likely within a year
Luxembourg families envy of Western world on disposable income
Tackling Lebanon’s blushes about sex
Organ trafficking ‘booming’ in Lebanon as desperate Syrians sell kidneys, eyes
Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon deported for having children – rights group
Three Australian ISIS fighters captured in Lebanon
Cyprus urges India to ask Turkey to end “status quo” in the island nation
Cyprus activists protest Turkey’s planned nuclear plant
Malta proposes cash-for-refugees EU scheme
Knights of Malta draw battle lines after clash with pope
European defence ministers meet in Malta to thrash out next step in creation of EU army
Malta will not join EU army, but will not block proposal
#China territorial claims cause unease in #Tajikistan
President Of Tajikistan Insists On Long Title
Disqualified Hong Kong pro-independence lawmakers arrested
Hong Kong’s autonomy agreement could be scrapped if it threatens China, Beijing warns
The global economy isn’t like your country’s economy—it’s like Azerbaijan’s
Azerbaijan government seeks order to permanently block news websites
Azerbaijan: Creationist Textbooks Stir Controversy, Public Action
Azerbaijan former minister sentenced to 3 more years
U.S. Sanctions on Russia Won’t Be Lifted Until Crimea Is Returned to Ukraine: Rex Tillerson
Sanctions short-circuit Russia’s electricity plans for annexed Crimea
Russian Court Sentences Crimean Tatar To 12 Years In Prison
Who is Zeytullaev, the Crimean Tatar Russia just sentenced to 12 years without a crime?
Russia is sending weapons to Taliban, top U.S. general confirms
Mogherini Says EU Sanctions To Stay, Criticizes Russia Over Chechnya Reports
Russian paper feels backlash over Chechnya gay torture story
US Holocaust Memorial Museum condemns reported persecution of gay men in Chechnya
LGBT survivors of torture in Chechnya speak out
Those who want more, do more? A view from Bulgaria
Bulgaria opts for Swedish Gripen combat jets
Bulgaria’s GERB receives mandate to form government and signs coalition agreement
The Stock That’s as Safe as Switzerland
Catalonia celebrates St Jordi’s Day with books, roses and signatures for the referendum
Catalan Parliament President to face court on May 8 for allowing debate on independence
Spanish diplomats warned French journalist against moderating an event about Catalonia
Spain’s ‘systematic’ failure to address historical memory denounced at EU-Parliament
Spanish diplomats uneasy with Catalan debate group at Westminster
UN critical about Spain’s inactivity on historical memory, sees progress in Catalonia
Catalan Ombudsman warns separation of powers in Spain is “deteriorating”
Catalonia and Flanders cancel joint trip to Morocco due to Spanish pressure
Puigdemont to send “last” referendum proposal to Spain
EU prepares for post-Brexit membership for united Ireland
Theresa May “indifferent” towards Northern Ireland
Don’t deny us our global Celtic identity says Grand Bard of Cornwall
Hebrew was the only language ever to be revived from extinction. There may soon be another
Plaid Cymru will demand formal role for nations in Brexit talks
Hundreds of Scottish independence supporters turn out for international rally at the Hague
8 is the magic number that could finish off the Independence Referendum dream
UK Conservatives resurge as Scots shun new referendum on independence: poll
SNP MP Tommy Sheppard calls on Greens to avoid splitting pro-independence vote in marginal seats
Plea to indy parties: Manifestos should insist votes mean support for #ScotRef
Forfar town centre locked down after anti-independence anthrax threat
Return to Arms: Hadaka, Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Fighters in Syria
Turkey on a ‘Collision Course’ With the U.S. After Striking Kurdish Militias
Kurdistan: Baghdad should compensate victims of 1974 Qaladiza atrocities
Raising Kurdish Armenia: Kurdish Children’s Books from Soviet Armenia
Turkey’s bombing of Yazidis wrecks group’s only medical clinic
After long trek to Armenia, Iraq’s Yazidi families struggle to fit in
Yazidi refugees fleeing ISIS captured in Somerset photographer’s incredible pictures
Yazidis in Turkey on the verge of extinction
36 Yezidis, their Arab protectors rescued after three years in captivity
Years after US Iraq intervention, Yazidis are still seeking safety on a mountain
Yezidi Leader Mir Dasin Bag warns PKK to leave Sinjar
Yazidis rescued by Jewish sponsors hold first New Year celebration in Canada
Will the US try to send 50,000 people back to Haiti?
Haiti leader pleads guilty to money laundering in drug case
Downpours ruin spring harvest in beleaguered southwest Haiti
Tibet’s Valley of the Kings: What Hidden Treasures Lie Within This Imperial Tibetan Graveyard?
Turning all of Tibet into a national park
Tibetan Journalist Releases Documentary on his Father’s Escape from Tibet
Tibetan Doctor Rearrested in Kanlho County
Five reportedly detained in Tibet after two separate burning protests
Tibetan NGOs call for 11th Panchen Lama’s release on his 28th birthday
Panchen Gedhun Choekyi Nyima remembered in Washington, D.C
Tibetan PM Speaks with Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on His Vision For Tibet
Tibetan Prime Minister On First New Zealand Tour
Sikyong Calls On Minister Of Culture, Government of India
China will have to think about Tibet before going to war with India, says Dalai Lama
Students slam Beijing for anti-India campaigns, urge India to support free Tibet movement
Assam’s PPFA Slams Beijing for Anti-India Campaigns
Man who led mining protests in Amchok County of eastern Tibet dies
Woman freed after four years in prison over a self-immolation in Tibet
Will Indian citizenship weaken the Tibetan struggle?
Man who set himself on fire in Karze County of eastern Tibet dies
Tibetan Monk Freed One Year Early From Prison Term Served For Protest Role
China revises mapping law to bolster territorial claims
Dalai Lama Awarded M L Sondhi Prize International Politics 2016
Snow Leopard Trust Collaborates With Chinese Regime In Eradicating Tibet From The Map
Hong Kong vs. Singapore: Weighing Asia’s financial hubs
Hong Kong and Singapore compete for the tourist dollar, and there’s a stand-out winner
Singapore’s automation incentives draw tech firms, boost economy
Singapore ranked world’s top maritime capital, but another city is quickly on the ascent
Russia hacked Danish defence for two years, minister tells newspaper
Pressed into silence: West Papua, Indonesia & World Press Freedom Day
Company threatens workers over plans to strike at West Papua mine
Activists, media freedom advocates plan ‘global action’ for West Papua
Princes Freeway walk highlights West Papua abuses
Walk for West Papuan freedom and independence
The West Papuan Warriors Are A Rugby League Team Trying To Stop A Genocide
Trump says he would consult with China’s Xi before speaking to Taiwan
Israel strikes Iran-supplied arms depot near Damascus airport
US-Israeli man, 18, in court over threats against Jewish centres
Siren wails as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day
Palestinian Authority ‘stops paying Israel for Gaza electricity’
Sweden lorry attack claims fifth victim
Sweden arrests second suspect over deadly truck attack
UN rights expert urges Swiss not to extradite Basque woman
Escaping the horror of Guernica – An Irishman’s Diary on Basque child refugees in 1937
Basque town of Guernica marks 80th anniversary of bombings
Spain’s ‘systematic’ failure to address historical memory denounced at EU-Parliament
Multicoloured houses of Greenland are a sight to behold
Power struggle in Greenland: Three reasons why the EU should care
Greenland, Victim Of Denmark’s Linguistic Colonialism
Indigenous peoples are working towards permanent UN representation
Greenlanders in Denmark: Internally displaced
Democracy and academic freedom in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary
Hungary’s Orban fights back after EU case over Soros university
Hungarian opposition struggles to build on anti-Orban sentiment
Viktor Orbán defends his regime in the European Parliament
Viktor Orbán agrees to amend anti-CEU law after threat from European People’s Party
Geothermal district heating system planned for city in Galicia
Galicia Parliament reiterates commitment to Saharawi cause
Northern Exposure: A foodie guide to Galicia
American Indian Festival in Algonac celebrates culture
Resource Extraction and American Indians: The Invisible History of America
‘Good Friday on the Rez’ offers a clear-eyed look at racism, resilience and American Indian reality
For Your Information: American Indian Week At The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Remembering the LA Riots and the Tribalism That Saved Communities
Passamaquoddy Tribe Named Project Developer of the Year
UN Marks Tenth Anniversary of Indigenous Rights Declaration
Our Mother Language and the Survival of Native Language As a Whole
Daghestan’s long-haul truckers detail their grievances in appeal to Putin
Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution: remembering stories of Heavenly Hundred
Chornobyl: the secret tragedy which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union
Syrian President’s Kids Are Reportedly Learning Russian
100 Years of Communism’s Bloody Legacy
Central Europe Raises Military Spending Amid Russia Fears
Chhatra Union activists attacked over ‘adivasi’ term
Adivasi Gramotsav begins on Sunday
Odisha: Dharmendra Pradhan felicitates Adivasi girl for passing matriculation
Amid the tea plantations of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, what drives the hunt for ‘witches’
Turkmenistan’s Ongoing Gas Quandary
OSCE helps Turkmenistan take advantage of its solar potential
Landslide buries village in Kyrgystan’s Osh: 24 missing
Kyrgyzstan Bolsters Protections Against Domestic Violence
New EU project against drugs and organized crime launched in Kyrgyzstan
Climate-stressed Mongolia urged to put yaks before mines
Heading into the depths of western Mongolia in search of the last eagle hunters
Mongolian media goes dark to protest press freedom threat
Sokhumi Begins Issuing Residence Permits to Ethnic Georgians
Officials, troops and citizens mark Georgian Armed Forces Day
Freedom House report: Georgia the country with most free media in region
Georgia submits draft resolution on occupied territories to PACE
Georgian kidnapped by Russian troops near occupied Tskhinvali
After defeating Russia Georgia crowned best European judo team for 9th time
South Ossetia Government Resigns
Moldova detains officials suspected of embezzling EU money
Representatives of #Moldova opposition search for justice in Council of Europe
The case of Renato Usatii as a symbol of a ‘captured state’ in #Moldova
Belarus eager to advance mutually beneficial cooperation with Moldova
Moldova’s President Bars Military from NATO Exercise
Armenia Has Spent Over A Century Re-Building, And Its Future Looks Hopeful
Look out Colbert, Armenia’s got funnymen with a few jokes for America
Charges filed against rectors of three private universities in Armenia
Woman wins fight to speak Circassian in Adygea supermarket
Tatarstan: FSB purges local Russian Federal Penitentiary Service Department
Cooperation on eyelashes: how Tatarstan needed Confucius
New entity for Islamic banking to be set up in Tatarstan
Nowruz 2017: theatre of the absurd, classic and folklore at 6 million rubles
SE Asian summit ends in uncertainty over South China Sea stance
China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid South China Sea tension
Wives wanted in the Faroe Islands
Fish farming boosts Faroes population
Court arrested property of Mari El Republic ex-Head
“It cracks me up!” – ex-Head of Mari El on SIZO conditions
Former Udmurt Head confesses he broke law to get out of jail
Ingush Prosecutor’s Office opposes Stalin ban
Indigenous protesters in Brazil shoot arrows at police in response to tear gas
The indigenous and afro-Colombian communities risk to fall out of the peace agreement implementation
Status of declaration on indigenous peoples’ rights in spotlight as UN forum opens in New York
Indigenous peoples are ‘moral compass of humanity,’ special UN General Assembly meeting told
The first Indigenous Media Zone led by indigenous women at the UN
Balochistan: Pakistani forces are targeting unarmed civilians in Barkhan
Balochistan: Pakistani forces kill five abducted Baloch in fake encounter
Iranian Kurdistan: Tehran Executes 27 Kurds in 2016 Alone
Barotseland: PASSIVE RESISTANCE: A very powerful weapon for Self-determination