The spectacle of Palestine – Taiwan and its South Pacific allies – ‘Confusion’ and ‘frustration’ about Welsh politics – Arab Spring Anniversary – Paris leaves little scope for enhanced Corsican autonomy – Is it really such a crime to be Crimean Tatar? – From Akhriya to All of Eritrea – 10% of Residents of a Xinjiang Township Arrested – Macedonia needs prospect of joining EU to thwart authoritarianism – Papuans want justice, not infrastructure – China gives Tonga huge aid package – A Native American ‘Sesame Street’ could help save dying languages – Child Psychiatrist Calls for US Government Apology to American Indians – How Native Americans Taught Both Assimilation and Resistance at Indian Schools – Equality for Euskara language in Nafarroa – An icy cold war and the fight for Greenland – Russia asks UN for green light to send arms to C. Africa – The Long View: Catalonia and Cornwall – China to attack Taiwan ‘the day a US warship visits’ – Collective Punishment in Balochistan – Fed by greed, Jamaica continues to bleed – Why Bother with a Country Like Swaziland? – Oromia hit by fresh #OromoProtests in response to state-sponsored killings – Moldova backing EU membership at record levels – How school has been used to control sovereignty and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples – Small-scale peace in South Sudan – Barred from Turkish parliament for saying: ‘Kurdistan’ – My father fought the CIA’s secret war in Laos – Irish-Gaelic rebirth has Northern Ireland talking – French senate team to help set up New Caledonia independence referendum – Tibet as ‘core issue’ – Berbers protest for Tamazight language rights – Self-determination, to be free of oppression
1963 December 12: Jamhuri or Republic Day in Kenya
1974 December 13: Malta Republic Day
1971 December 16: National Day in Bahrain
1991 December 16: Kazakhstan Independence Day
2010 December 17: Arab Spring begins
December 17: Kurdistan Flag Day
1878 December 18: Qatar National Day
1951 December 24: Libya Independence Day
1990 December 26: Slovenia Independence and Unity Day
1911 December 29: Mongolia Independence Day
The Book Flood Cometh: Iceland’s ‘Jólabókaflóð’ Arrives Once Again
“Majority of Icelandic women are whores”
Iceland’s Gender Equality Policies Are Famous, But Violence Against Women Is Out Of Control
TASS: How to compensate indigenous peoples for degradation of their lands
Non-Russian nations of Russia to defend themselves from Putin because their elites won’t
Kremlin Hopeful Sobchak Decries ‘Cavalier Assault’ On Tatar Language
Tatar Villagers Living In The Shadow Of A Nuclear Tragedy
Russian Plant Admits It Emits Nuclear Isotope Amid Leak Reports
Russia sanctions not to be lifted until Ukraine’s territorial integrity restored – Tillerson
EU leaders agree to extend sanctions against Russia
They called him “Yuriy”: the KGB past of the man who advocates restoring Russia at PACE
Worries Grow In Hong Kong As China Pushes Its Official Version Of History In Schools
Israel closes Gaza border crossings
57 Muslim nations say Trump is now disqualified from Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Muslim nations urge recognition of East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
Israeli undercover unit breaks up Palestinian protest
Jerusalem: Palestinians killed in fresh clashes with Israel
Informing action: Pacific nations unite on the environment
Taiwan and its South Pacific allies
Judges in Nicaragua learn to see the world through the eyes of vulnerable women
Kyrgyzstan Deports AFP Central Asia Correspondent
Tug-Of-War: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan Look To Finally Settle Decades-Old Border Dispute
UN added a horse game from Kyrgyzstan and dolma to a list of important cultural heritage items
‘Confusion’ and ‘frustration’ about Welsh politics
Welsh Assembly: Report backs more members and votes at 16
‘It is possible to find a meaningful place in Welsh society as an immigrant with brown skin’
North Wales gets its own regional chief from Welsh Government to drive economy
Welsh university bosses’ pay ‘generally lower’
Welsh Books Council drops plan for book shop after complaint
‘Support for proposal to develop Welsh-language provision for pupils with autism’ says BCBC
Wales needs control of taxes so that we can forge our own economic future
Central Africa’s free market plan hits the roadblock of reality
Bank of Cyprus and former CEO found guilty of market manipulation
Haitian Women Seek Support for Children Fathered by UN Troops
UN committee: Slovakia still discriminates against Roma
Roma arriving in Scotland being ‘targeted unfairly’
Racist shop owner who pushed with her foot a Roma girl sentenced
Hungary plans big boost in solar power generation
Switzerland thrives on apprenticeship tradition
‘Heal Guyana’ formed to treat “fractured country”
Adivasi-Lambada rift takes violent turn
Adel Chihi: How sport can make a difference in Tunisia
Tunisia: Truth Commission Divides Nation
NATO defence education experts visit Tunisia
Tunisia ready for “decisive action” on economy, IMF says
At Arab Spring Anniversary, Is Tunisia Really a Success Story?
Tunisia’s Nobel prize-winning trade unions are holding the country back
Corsica calls for greater autonomy from France after election
Paris leaves little scope for enhanced Corsican autonomy
Macron should draw lessons from Catalonia on Corsican autonomy, says European Free Alliance
Move over Hygge, ‘Còsagach’ is the Scottish lifestyle trend set to take over in 2018
Russian cyber-activists ‘tried to discredit Scottish independence vote’
Scottish islands find an innovative solution to a shortage of teachers
SNP claims Russia is likely to have interfered in referendum
Indyref2 in early 2019 would mean easy EU entry for Scotland, says top expert
Top marks for Aldi as supermarket promotes Scottish produce
Trump signs defense bill into law with $354.6M for Guam buildup, 4,000 H-2B workers
Liberia to Hold Runoff Presidential Election Dec. 26
Italy declares state of emergency after deadly gas explosion in Austria
Austria stubs out looming smoking ban in name of ‘freedom’
Far-right party in Austria’s new government
Togo frees detained Imams critical of government
Togo’s opposition coalition boycotts government talks
Togo opposition wants regional backing for political change
Jihadists’ kill six in an attack on an armed Tuareg group in Mali
Bahrain interfaith group pays unprecedented visit to Israel
Gaza Protesters Gather to Stop Bahraini Peace Tour with Rotten Eggs
Israel delegation to visit Bahrain after furore: report
Ukrainian World Congress to fight for Crimean Tatar people rights
Paul Goble: Russian occupiers now hold at least 70 political prisoners in Crimea
Russian occupiers raid Crimean Tatar activist Osmanov’s house, detain son
Dzhemilev warns fake Mejlis may be created in occupied Crimea
UN documents torture and arrests of Crimean Tatars by Russia
Vedzhie Kashka: “Is it really such a crime to be Crimean Tatar?”
Crimea occupied by terrorist state, Deputy Mejlis Chairman Akhtem Chiygoz
Ukraine to broadcast to Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatar political prisoner Bekir Degermendzhy is dangerously ill
Norway becomes first country to switch off FM radio
Norway’s footballers sign historic equal pay agreement
Norway has voted to decriminalise drug use
Eritrea: Post Akria Developments
Akhriya Steps-Forth: From Akhriya to All of Eritrea
Caribbean Island Of Anguilla Bounces Back After Intense Hurricane Season
China Collecting DNA From All Uyghurs in Xinjiang Under Guise of Free Physicals
Uyghur Woman Dies of Condition Left Untreated in Chinese Police Detention
Nearly 10 Percent of Residents of a Xinjiang Township Detained by Chinese Authorities
Use of ‘halal’ logo in restaurants restricted in China’s Xinjiang
Former Macedonian rightist PM resigns party leadership
Macedonia-Greece Name Dispute Could Be Resolved In Coming Months, Says UN Envoy
Macedonia says it needs prospect of joining EU to thwart authoritarianism
Fitch lift makes Portugal predominantly investment-grade
Portugal cleans up with six top prizes at World Travel Awards, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile
Asian ecumenical group describes “grave human rights violations” in West Papua
Pursuing freedom for West Papua
West Papua could compete in future Pacfic Games
West Papuans pleaded for US help in 1960s amid Indonesia takeover
Files show birth of Papua independence struggle
Papuans want justice, not infrastructure
West Papuan political prisoner Yanto Awerkion behind bars charged with treason
West Papuans remember Kelly Kwalik and Hubertus Mabel assassinated on 16th December in 2009 and 2012
Gambia denies hosting Russian imperial revival bid
Caretaker Govt signs new economic agreement with China
China gives Tonga huge aid package
A Second Year Of Shortages In Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan tightens fx regulations as black market flourishes
A Native American ‘Sesame Street’ could help save dying languages
The Misguided Concept of ‘Wilderness’ Comes at the Expense of Indigenous Peoples
Prostate cancer mortality 87 percent higher in American Indians
Native Americans Feel Invisible In U.S. Health Care System
Child Psychiatrist Calls for US Government Apology to American Indians
Mi’kmaq Resistance: Defend The Sacred
Fake web pages claim Redskins have changed their nickname
American Indian activists seek to rekindle debate on Redskins nickname
How Native Americans Taught Both Assimilation and Resistance at Indian Schools
Billings middle school students confront American Indian stereotypes
Indigenous March in Ecuador Yields Major Victory
Canada announces first presentation of Inuit art for 2019 Venice Biennale
NATO supports Mauritania in enhancing its crisis management system
IMF: Mauritania Gets Help To Strengthen Economic Stability, Speed Up Growth
Mauritania: Return of the birds
Basque protesters in Paris demand ETA prisoner rights
Thousands demand reduced sentences for Basque separatists
Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad: Goals galore in Basque derby
A Crash Course On Basque Cuisine From Legendary Chef Gerald Hirigoyen
47% of citizens would vote ‘no’ on an independent referendum
Demonstration for equality for Euskara language in Nafarroa
Worldview: An icy cold war and the fight for Greenland
Fears Rise Over LGBT Discrimination in Conservative Paraguay
Brazil captures most wanted arms trafficker in Paraguay
Migrants and Militias: Libya’s Enduring Crises
Hurricane Maria has made Puerto Rico a testbed for new technology
EU advances membership talks for Montenegro, Serbia
Women as change makers in Papua New Guinea
Troubled Papua New Guinea deep-sea mine faces environmental challenge
Central Africa Republic: The country with no teachers
Central African Republic: The state that doesn’t exist
Russia asks UN for green light to send arms to C. Africa
The Long View: Catalonia and Cornwall
Cornish tickbox demanded on next census as campaign launched at Westminster
Cornish fishermen out in force in Brussels to secure better quotas
In Fiji, India’s Pacific Presence Grows
Reserve Bank of Fiji looks at ways to lift economy
The biggest misconceptions about Nordic countries
Finland’s first international gender equality prize goes to Angela Merkel
How Finland eliminated homelessness
East Timor considering contraceptives ban for unmarried women and girls
Democracy in meltdown as East Timorese PM denounces ‘coup’
Somalia: Suicide bomber hits Mogadishu police academy
U.S. suspends aid to Somalia’s army over corruption
Pentagon Foresees at Least Two More Years of Combat in Somalia
Lesotho: Trial of soldiers for shooting newspaper editor offers hope of justice
Lawyers representing women soldiers in Lesotho vow to fight pregnancy rule
Burundi’s President Launches Campaign to Extend His Rule
Burundi orders ‘voluntary’ tax to fund fresh elections
Burundi: Rights Defender Nestor Nibitanga Detained
Tajikistan: Independent journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov detained for corruption report
Tajikistan: How A Broke Government Keeps Its Books Balanced
The letter from high profile nationalists appealing to Leo Varadkar not to abandon the north
Nationalist ‘uprising’ came about out of frustration, says leading lawyer
Irish-Gaelic rebirth has Northern Ireland talking
Irish Sign Language is handed official status at last
New Zealand security chiefs warn of China threat
China Calmed Asian Maritime Dispute in 2017 Without Ceding Sovereignty
While focus is on North Korea, China continues South China Sea buildup: think tank
China to attack Taiwan ‘the day a US warship visits’: diplomat
China war planes SURROUND Taiwan ready for INVASION if US warships meddle
Spanish court allows extradition of 121 Taiwanese to China
Pakistan says over 300 Baloch separatist militants surrender
Baloch National Movement urges UN intervention for prevention of Baloch genocide by Pakistan
The Collective Punishment in Balochistan
Fed by greed, Jamaica continues to bleed
Why Bother with a Country Like Swaziland?
Swaziland: 8 in 10 Elderly Are in Poverty
Ethiopia: Oromia hit by fresh #OromoProtests in response to state-sponsored killings
Ethiopia has blocked social media sites as new Oromo protests hit the country
To Snitch or Not to Snitch? Explaining Non-cooperation with Police in Georgia
Geneva Talks focus on ethnic discrimination against Georgians in occupied regions
Gulf banks face up to Qatar fallout
Moldova backing EU membership at record levels, survey claims
Bulgaria Freezes Assets of Independent Media Publisher
Bulgaria makes telecoms overhaul a focus during Council presidency
Reforms in education, judiciary key for Bulgaria to bridge income gap-IMF
The vengeful sea devouring Albania’s coast
First Aboriginal owned and operated mine in Australian history opens in Arnhem land
Indigenous Australians ‘taking power back’ from government in Queensland
Australia: organ transplant system ‘tipped towards non-Indigenous patients’
How school has been used to control sovereignty and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples
Protesters injured in Honduras clashes as electoral crisis rumbles on
Somaliland hailed as it swears in new president
Russian Court Sentences Two Chechens To Prison Over 1995 Budyonnovsk Hostage Seizure
Ebola victims sue Sierra Leone government over mismanaged funds
Armenia and NATO sum up 2017 and outline new directions
Estonia: Europe’s Little Technological Giant
In war-torn South Sudan, one town nurtures a small-scale peace
Death toll from fighting in South Sudan’s Great Lakes rises to 170
South Sudan needs $1.7 billion humanitarian aid in 2018
UNHCR’s Grandi appeals for urgent action as South Sudan crisis enters fifth year
Four Years Of War In South Sudan Leaves Seven Million In Need
UN warns of cost if South Sudan stymies ‘last chance’ peace plan
Bosnian museum of wartime childhood aims to go global, wins top prize
‘EU must recognize historic opportunity to solve Kosovo issue’
How a Postage Stamp May Have Helped Create the Panama Canal
Kurdish forces suffer big setbacks in Deir Ezzor amid endless ISIS attacks
Turkey launches artillery, airstrikes in Kurdistan mountains: official
HDP lawmaker barred from Turkish parliament for saying ‘Kurdistan’
Theresa May invites Kurdish PM Barzani for meeting in London
KRG FM receives Turkey’s new Consul to Erbil
Kurdish PM Barzani is set to meet Chancellor Merkel
Flag of Kurdistan proudly raised high at Flag Day events
Singapore: Go green with a twin-centre
Vatican should consider voluntary celibacy to cut child abuse risk – royal commission
Party without parliamentary seats leads in Slovenia opinion poll
U.N. appalled at 30-year sentence for woman under El Salvador abortion law
From life as thugs to baking, El Salvador’s ex-gang members seek peace
Hmong: my father fought the CIA’s secret war in Laos
Laos: 5 Years Since Civil Society Leader’s ‘Disappearance’
What’s Next for Vietnam-Laos Border Cooperation?
Laos Cracks Down on Trafficking on Border With Thailand
French senate team to help set up New Caledonia independence referendum
Indian police arrest French journalist for filming in Kashmir
The Incredible Linguistic Diversity of Tibet Is Disappearing
Treat Tibet as ‘core issue’, Tibetan govt-in-exile president to India
Gaden Ngachoe observed across Tibet despite heavy restriction
Meet Nepal’s man in Tibet, the head of the only diplomatic mission based in Tibet
As Tibetans in India Opt for Citizenship, Will They Be Less Committed to Tibetan Struggle?
Massive rally for Tibet in New York marks Int’l Human Rights Day
Tibet activists protest against Chinese FM Wang Yi’s visit to India
Book on Tibetan women writers to be published in 2018
Tibet Holds the Key to Changing China: CTA President
In Morocco’s Tinghir, Authorities Refuse to Deliver Family Records in Tamazight
Clashes as Algeria students march in support of Berber language
Algeria’s Berbers protest for Tamazight language rights
Lebanon sets 6 May date for first legislative election since 2009
Letters: The quashing of the Catalan movement sets a grim precedent
Catalonia’s December 21 elections
Catalonia On Knife-Edge As Pivotal Elections Loom
Palau Makes All Tourists Sign a Pledge to Protect the Environment
French officials accused of ‘complicity’ in Rwanda genocide
Not one ‘single dinar’: Yezidi MP slams Baghdad for failing Shingal
Benin cassava flour makers seek Geographical Indication
ECHR orders Russia to pay €99.000 to 6 victims of police torture, including Mari El and Chuvashia
Auckland universities ‘caught off guard’ as popularity of te reo Māori classes surges
Guinea-Bissau opposition rejects president’s crisis talks plan
Belgium’s Lavish Energy Use Sheds Light on More Than Just Its Roads