Petition: Help to END THE GENOCIDE in West Papua
May 30, 1967: Declaration of Independence of Republic of Biafra
June 4, 1970: Tonga Independence Day
June 6, 1523: National Day of Sweden
West Papua National Committee Chairperson in Timika, Yanto Awerkion arrested by Indonesian police
77 West Papuans arrested in Merauke for attending a peaceful prayer gathering for self-determination
Benny Wenda accuses Indonesian police of torturing human rights commissioner Nareki Kogoya
Definitely West Papua will gain its independence like East Timor did, Vanuatu ex-PM Barak Sope
West Papua issue a key issue in Papua New Guinea politics
New Zealand support for West Papua grows
West Papua: Right to Self-Determination Recognised By New Zealand
China Extends Ban on ‘Extreme’ Uyghur Baby Names to Children Under 16
Silk Road: China looks to resurrect road of past — minus the freedom
Putin Vows Military Response to ‘Eliminate NATO Threat’ If Sweden Joins U.S.-Led Alliance
Russia is a major problem for the Baltic states, president of Lithuania
Russia orders two Estonian diplomats to leave country
NATO deterrent presence in Baltics is not of a size to really deter Russia
Baltic states: Russia waging fake news war
‘Both Estonia and Israel know what works to maintain identity’
Lithuania raises legal drinking age to 20 to curb alcohol consumption
Music festivals with less alcohol? Lithuania leads the way
EU to work with Baltic states on decoupling from Russian power grid
The Task of Securing Freedom in The Baltics Is Not Over: Ambassador Daniel Fried
Catalonia, pioneer in the struggle for transsexuals rights
Andorra to investigate Spanish “coercion” to frame Catalan officials
Spain’s government in desperate attempt to BLOCK Catalonia’s independence referendum plans
Catalan Independence Referendum: “We are not afraid,” says ballot box manufacturer
FilmInCat responds to demand for international cinema in Catalan
China Claims They Gave Dalai Lama Title
Tibetan Social Media Draw Chinese Police Attention After Self-Immolations
Top US lawmaker criticises China’s ‘negative and silly Tibet obsession’
Gerogia: Refugees In Their Own Country
Montenegro bans entrance to 149 Russians and Ukrainians over Russian aggression in Ukraine
Montenegro official prevented from traveling through Moscow
U.S. To Host Ceremony Welcoming Montenegro To NATO
Montenegro has full support of neighbouring Italy on its way to EU
Russian provocations test Georgia
US Senators Propose Stronger Sanctions Against Russia
How Putin Accidentally United Ukraine
Stalin’s Holodomor in Kazakhstan, or a very brief guide to “The Goloshchekin genocide”
Russian Disinformation War Turns Into Physical Harassment Against OSCE
Russian Military Convoys are the Lifeblood of the Occupation of Donbas
Symbolic expansion: how Putin annexes history, not only territories
McCain: Putin a greater threat than ISIS
Moldova expels 5 Russian diplomats
Russia expels five Moldovan diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Young people in Moldova dance away their frustrations as a threatening Russia lurks
President of Moldova says his country cannot join EU in current form
Corruption arrests rock Moldova’s pro-EU coalition
Moldova’s odd couple: Plahotniuc and Dodon
80 years ago, Stalin’s NKVD began to arrest and shoot the deaf and dumb
Massacre in Workers Paradise: Novocherkassk
Russia begins trial of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov by removing his defence lawyer
Crimean Tatar activist prosecuted for Facebook birthday greeting to Mustafa Dzhemilev
Russian leaders have ‘discussed Moscow’s willingness’ to use nukes if the US or NATO enters Crimea
US inspectors to work in Ukraine’s east, Crimea under Vienna Document 2011
Could Crimea Return to Ukraine?
Ukrainian economy lost 20.4% of GDP due to war in Donbas last year
Leo Varadkar: Born to an Indian father, a historic gay PM for Ireland
Irish school plan for former Derry army base turned down
General Election will be a ‘barometer on Irish unity’ – Sinn Fein
US begins arming Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkey Arrests Kurdish Activist for Armenian Genocide Posts
Norway Bolsters Oil-Industry Defenses Against Foreign Takeovers
A simpler way of life in early 20th-century Norway
Factbox: Norway’s $960 billion sovereign wealth fund
The Country Adopting Electric Vehicles Faster Than Anywhere Else
Finland introduces Europe’s first hybrid power system for heavy duty trucks
Finland Goes From Sick Man to Nordic Tiger as Growth Returns
Finland marks centenary with Nordic royals, presidents
Could subjects soon be a thing of the past in Finland?
Finland is by far the most metal country in Europe
Finland Can Teach the World How to Stand Up to Russia
Finnish donor gives UNICEF largest-ever private cash gift
If SNP wins election in Scotland, PM May will have to grant independence vote -Sturgeon
SNP’s first steps towards political success
New poll confirms SNP are set for General Election victory in Scotland with 43 per cent support
Thousands take to Glasgow streets for ‘biggest ever’ Scottish independence rally
Kern County Basque Club celebrates 45th memorial day celebration
As Idaho ties to Basque Country grow, could a transoceanic campus be next?
Welsh Government must ‘move quickly and further’ to reach one million Welsh speaker target
Wales: Bridgend Urdd Eisteddfod festival begins in Pencoed
The only Welsh school in Wrexham let down by council “on purpose”
Serbia’s new president calls for ‘dialogue’ over Kosovo
Ex-Kosovo president banned from book promotion in Serbia
The Enduring Agony of Wartime Rape in Kosovo
Kosovo: 34 night clubs shut down for human trafficking
Armenia, Azerbaijan closer to war over Nagorno-Karabakh than at any time since 1994
Croatia in talks to save country’s biggest private company
Thousands march for education reform in Croatia
WFP Tajikistan School Meals Recipe Book Named Best In The World
Tajikistan: Authorities File Charges Against Jailed Lawyer’s Relatives
Moscow’s Presence in Libya Is a New Challenge for the West
Kremlin Seemingly Deaf To Calls To Replace Republic of Ingushetia Head
Socialisation through sports: how Ingush politicians used MMA as an optical illusion
Singapore’s Gay Pride Rally Attracts Record Sponsorship Despite Curbs
Singapore defense talks focus on online terror fight
Sean Paul slams pop stars who use dancehall without crediting Jamaica
Jamaican beaches lure tourists but calls to also make locals welcome
Jamaica can earn more from brand, says IMF official
Rare executions set for Kuwait
Kuwait: the posh Arabian playground
Hungary seeks talks with New York state on Soros school
Decisiveness with Hungary is also about EU survival
George Soros Accuses Viktor Orban of Turning Hungary Into ‘Mafia State’
Hungary must pass law on ‘mafia-like’ Soros-funded NGOs, PM Orban says
All hands on deck for a global Malta
What kind of Malta do we want to live in?
Maltese athletes win five other medals at the Small Nations Games
Albania opposition supporters ‘poisoned’ by white powder
Albania wants euro to play second fiddle to the lek
Albania authorities stop sale of a bear cub on the internet
Living With Giants film raises concern among Inuit over treatment of suicide
Cyprus to establish Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts
Serbia adopts Remembrance Day for domestic violence victims
World’s First Facility to Extract Carbon from Air Opens in Switzerland
Swiss court convicts man for ‘liking’ defamatory Facebook post in landmark ruling
Is the IT sector Belarus’s most successful industry?
Belarus nuclear plant: A disaster waiting to happen
Fading Russian electronic warfare dominance seen in Belarus ‘modular’ systems
Fez to Host 13th International Festival of Amazigh Culture
Int’l Rights Watchdogs Slam Algeria for Discriminating against Amazigh Minority
Social unrest in northern Morocco
As U.S. targets Hezbollah, Lebanon lobbies against more sanctions
‘Wonder Woman’ banned in Lebanon because lead actress is Israeli
Isle of Man: world’s oldest continuous parliament (Tynwald) needs more women
U.N. Chief to Name Ex-German President as Western Sahara Envoy
Macedonia Has New Government, but Rocky Road Ahead
The old problems facing Macedonia’s new government
50 years after Six-Day War, Israeli-Palestinian divide widens
U.S. Mulls Formulating a Principles Paper on Core Issues of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Walking a path of resistance in Palestine
Europe’s last “sherpas” race up Slovak peak
Slovakia’s Lajcak elected UN General Assembly president
Slovakia re-opens probe into kidnapping of leader’s son
‘Who wants to go for holiday to see large clear-cuts?’: Slovakia turns against its national parks
Haiti Wants The World To Meet Its New Generation Of Entrepreneurs
Development expert: ‘Haiti would be better off without international aid’
Zhang Dejiang lectures Hong Kong ahead of Xi visit
Tiananmen survivor Rose Tang: Be separatists, be proud, and let the revolution begin in Hong Kong
Denmark Electric Vehicle Sales Plummet With Tax Break Elimination
Denmark Revokes 334-Year-Old Blasphemy Law
White House accused of homophobia after Luxembourg PM’s husband omitted from photo caption
Health of Māori and Pasifika men in dire state
How Miranda Harcourt inspired Find Me A Maori Bride star Te Kohe Tuhaka
Research aims to harness growing Māori econom
Why New Zealand’s Maori got a treaty, and Australia’s Indigenous peoples didn’t
More Māori officers needed for Māori prisoners
Dagestani policeman beat and robbed detainee, extorted bribe
Israel set to approve 2,500 settlement housing units
Billions spent on settlements since Israel captured West Bank
1968 poll shows what Jewish Jerusalemites thought of Palestinians
UN ‘wrongly singling out Israel for criticism’ says US ambassador Nikki Haley on eve of visit
Radiohead defends upcoming Israel concert amid boycott campaign
Only 13% UK Jews support Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party
Atambaev Says Kyrgyzstan To Hold Presidential Vote On October 15
Kyrgyzstan: Lawmaker Proposes Stripping Reporter of Citizenship
Report reveals the full brutality of anti-gay purges in Chechnya
Speaker of Chechen parliament oversaw persecution of gay men
Aboriginal Australians Press For Constitutional Recognition
Bringing them Home: Aboriginal children in out of home care still increasing
Report: renewed crackdown on Christians in Eritrea
Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad weeps as she returns to village where Isil killed her family
Adult baptisms and selfie sticks: Yazidis becoming newly religious following Isil atrocities
Last Yazidi villages freed as Islamic State pushed out
Shia liberators hand back Yazidi land divided and ruined
More than $5 million paid in ransom for release of Yezidis
Nestlé Competition for the Guarani Aquifer Threatens Guarani Land Rights
Landmark Victory for the Ogiek delivered by the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights
Mexico has its first indigenous woman candidate for president
Indigenous newsroom in Canada nears ‘total shutdown’
Indigenous culture not protected in Canadian law, lawyers and academics say
Trudeau invites pope to Canada for Church apology to indigenous peoples
Rare Footage Captures Sentinelese Tribe in India’s Andaman Islands, Banned to Outsiders
Amid Life and Death Risks, Brazil’s Land Defenders Stand Firm
Mohawk Networks Awarded $6.4M Grant Via NY Broadband Initiative
Bosnia Honours Prijedor Victims With White Ribbon Day
“Shooting has stopped, but war in Bosnia is not over”
Court seizes Mari El ex-Head’s property worth $16.6m
China created a new terrorist threat by repressing secessionist fervor in its western frontier
Exiled journalist abducted in Georgia to face prosecution in Azerbaijan
Christians face fines in Azerbaijan for distributing literature
Bangladesh: Adivasi villages torched following death of local leader
50 Years After Biafra By Ahanonu Kingsley
Nigeria’s Biafra separatist backers mark 50 years after war
50 years on: Nigeria’s Biafra secessionist movement
Shutdown for 50th anniversary of Biafra declaration
Biafra’s military veterans: no regrets, 50 years on
Tension as Biafra marks 50 years since independence bid
Balochistan: Understanding China Pakistan Economic Corridor from the Inside
Ahwazi: Cultural Activists are Handed Prison Sentences
Southern Mongolia: Quiet Resurgence of Mongol Identity Amidst Cultural Assimilation
Somaliland: Lack of Recognition Slows Down International Response to Food Crisis