Paramilitary: The Immortals [Tribal Politics] – Macron opens door to changes in mainland-Corsica relationship – Piedmont ready to talk autonomy – Imagine a Palestinian Movement Led by Gandhi – Under the Radar: An unrecognized democracy emerges in Somaliland – Overcoming people’s fear of change will win indyref2, not socialism – China threatens ‘decisive action’ if Taiwan declares independence – Putin’s Children in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia – Biafra take Nigerian govt to AU – Rohingya crisis: Is another Bosnia in the making? – The Iron People Of Belarus – Kurdistan’s at a Breaking Point, but Will It Be a ‘Kurdish Spring’ or a Civil War? – Tibetan President calls on China to review its failed policies in Tibet – Spanish siege repelled as Catalan independence forces re-win majority
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1990 December 26: Slovenia Independence and Unity Day
1911 December 29: Mongolia Independence Day
1960 January 1: Independence Day in Cameroon
1993 January 1: Velvet Divorce: Czech Republic and Slovakia
1804 January 1: Haitian Declaration of Independence
1962 January 1: Samoan Independence Day
1956 January 1: Sudan Independence
1948 January 4: Myanmar Independence Day
1991 January 13: Freedom Defenders Day in Lithuania
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Paramilitary: The Immortals [Tribal Politics]
Freed Donetsk religious scholar: Many in Donbas want a return to Ukraine but are afraid
Red Famine traces the shocking history of Stalin’s war on Ukraine
Russia turns to punitive psychiatry as its trial of jailed historian of the Terror collapses
Largest prisoner swap in Donbas: 73 Ukrainians released from captivity of Russian-run “republics”
Russian security agents detain woman in Simferopol raid
Rafis Kashapov Released: Trading ‘Small Prison’ For Big One
Mejlis chairman Chubarov: Russia wants to legalize theft of Crimea through UNESCO
Former Malian president Toure returns from exile
Winners and losers in another year of political upheaval for Hong Kong
Khalistan Movement & Sikhs in India
Macron opens door to changes in mainland-Corsica relationship – no language rights
Corsica Is Not the Next Catalonia
Piedmont ready to talk autonomy
Three months after a hurricane devastated Barbuda and everybody left, little is back to normal
Israel behind ‘Christian exodus’ from Palestine
Imagine a Palestinian Movement Led by Gandhi
Jerusalem Train Station Near Western Wall to be Named After Donald Trump
Israel passes disputed law muzzling police on high-profile probes
Ex-head of Mari El accused of bribery achieves reduction of sentence
North Ossetia Defends Mandatory Ossetian Classes In Schools
Self-proclaimed president Bibilov Says Breakaway S. Ossetia Belongs to Russia
Palau holds out as China squeezes Taiwan’s allies
Tatarkino in the beam of light
UAE cancels Tunisia handball games amid row over women
Football star George Weah wins Liberian presidential election
FBI investigates Russian-linked Cyprus bank accused of money laundering
Adivasi-Lambada rift: Internet suspended in Adilabad
Russian fake news is causing trouble in Latvia
Under the Radar: An unrecognized democracy emerges in Somaliland
Why the world is even more curious of Guam after nuclear threats
Political generation gap in Scotland has never felt wider
Bravehearts say William Wallace epic is their top Scots film … but Unionists are only half as keen
Why Scots need to rediscover first footing in 2018
BBC Scotland most-read stories of 2017
Ask Angry: What’s next? 12 months of fighting for independence
Overcoming people’s fear of change will win indyref2 – not socialism
Scotland in Union’s cabal of letter writers exposed in leaked email
What Ireland’s 80-year-old constitution might teach a new Scotland
READERS’ LETTERS: Gaelic signs help keep our history alive
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out vision for Scotland’s 2018
Soldiers arrested for trying to assassinate Guinea-Bissau army chief
Leeuwarden-Friesland European Capital of Culture 2018
2017 Year in Review: Europe’s secessionist movements
In China’s Xinjiang, Even Mild Critics Silenced
China probes deeper into the lives of Uyghur minority
Haiti’s ex-prime minister banned from travel amid corruption probe
Haiti records 45 deaths from diphtheria
On 214th anniversary of Haiti’s freedom, Haitians tell Trump #Neveragain
Pacific News Minute: Pacific News Projections for 2018: Decolonization
Portugal: Thousands leaving the country each year – few returning
All we want for Christmas is a Free West Papua!
From bitcoin to Belize, here are the best and worst assets of 2017
Vatican is holding a contest for climate change startups
At least 23 church workers killed in 2017
A Woman Now Leads the Vatican Museums. And She’s Shaking Things Up.
Topless protester tries to grab baby Jesus figure at Vatican
Review: Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon
The world’s youngest continent will keep being run by its oldest leaders
Secessionist Crisis in Cameroon Risks Sliding Into a Rebellion
Finland nurses its economy back to health
Brain drain of Finnish researchers continues into second decade
Finland’s street harassment law imposes immediate fines for harassers caught in the act
22 killed, 18 injured in inter-clan war in South Sudan
South Sudan: Refugees flee to DRC amid latest fighting
South Sudan Information Minister Defiant About US Sanctions
39 injured in fireworks explosion at Cuban festival on Christmas Eve
Goodbye Venezuela, hello Russia. Can Vladimir Putin save Cuba?
Basque charity dance in Caldwell nears 50th anniversary
An Indigenous Community in Paraguay Faces One of the Biggest Hydroelectric Dams in the World
In Paraguay, an Indigenous Community Is Facing a Second Eviction Due to a Hydroelectric Dam
“Ojibway Netflix” app launched as part of effort to revive American Indian languages in Minnesota
Last Native American Village in Yosemite Being Rebuilt
Solar Panels Are Replacing Diesel Fuel in Canada’s Far North
Book published on Inuit tattoo revitalization ‘all my visions coming to life,’ says author
Cherokees look to the sun for energy with car-charging station
Navajo lawmakers support funding for student housing project
Sizing them up: Utah rep, not Trump or Obama, meets Navajo needs on Bears Ears
Why 2018 will be the year of Indigenous youth
Navajo officials remember female judge as role model
Column: Time for a non-racist name for Washington’s football team
Brazil 2017: environmental and indigenous rollbacks, rising violence
You Are What You Eat: How Seasons and the Inuit Diet Affect the Microbiome
Earthlings unite in collaborative show at U of T gallery
Navajo: Crotty, advocate for the underdog, rises to Person of the Year
50 years ago: Worst snowstorm of 20th Century hits Navajo Reservation
American Indian nursing documentary garners awards
Beer stores near American Indian reservation fight tax bill
Possibly world’s oldest human footprint returned to place of origin
The bizarre story of Canada’s lost, doomed scheme to import Indian yaks for Inuit to farm
Louie Kamookak among several Northerners honoured with Order of Canada appointments
Journalism versus activism in times of resistance
2017 forced us to ask how far we have come in Indigenous affairs
Gambia Seeks Sanction Extension to Jammeh’s Family
The Gambia set to rejoin the Commonwealth after Jammeh exit
Westminster failings fuelling Cornish ‘crisis of democracy’
The silver lining of disasters in Fiji? Improving the lives of women
Switzerland tightens sanctions against North Korea
Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza organises week long national prayers
Vandals spray paint over Irish language Mid Ulster Council sign
Gaelic gangster rap is now a thing in Ireland and it’s great
Brexit boosts support for united Ireland
One in five Irish passports this year go to people living in BRITAIN
State papers: Pressure for Irish Language Act from Irish government in 1992
State papers: Bid to ‘depoliticise’ Irish language years before Stormont power-sharing impasse
‘Violence has not left our homes’: the fight goes on for female guerrillas in Timor-Leste
Chinese official threatens ‘decisive action’ if Taiwan declares independence
Youth in Taiwan embrace Taiwanese language and independent mind-set
Putin’s Children in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia
Stalin’s legacy lives on in city that slaves built – archive, 1994
Somalia aim to play at home after 30 years
After 27 Years, Somalia Regains Control of Airspace Management
Corruption rife in Somalia, UN says in year-end assessment
Norway leads way on electric cars: ‘it’s part of a green taxation shift’
A mass for a fascist: a troubling history haunts modern Croatia
Croatia: WWII Controversies and a General’s Suicide
Journalists in Croatia Facing Death Threats
The country that brought its elephants back from the brink
Widow Of Tajikistan’s First Elected President Dies In Fire
UNESCO recognizes Panama’s hats — no, not those ones
Jamaica virtually sweeps tourism segment of World Travel Awards
What Moldova’s new NATO office means for Russia—and the EU
Moldova Needs the West’s Help Against an Aggressive Russia
Interpol Rejects Russian Request to List Moldova Leader
Bahraini military court convicts six to death on terror charges
Bahrain sentences 10 to life for manufacturing bombs
The truth about the greatest Welsh rugby stories ever told and the ones that just don’t stack up
Christmas traditions that used to be common in Wales
Extra funding given to early years childcare to get 1 million Welsh speakers by 2050
Threat of ‘blood diamonds’ returns as exports flow from Central African Republic
First Decentralized Casino on Ethereum is Legalized by The Curaçao Government
Eleven acts are asking the question: Is this the way to San Marino?
Siberian Super Horse: Incredible photographs show how the Yakut survives winter temperatures of -60C
Bolivia: Helping children break the cycle of poverty
Bolivia seeks investors to power up lagging lithium output
Bolivia: Health Workers Escalate Protests and Strike in La Paz
Bolivia economy grows 3.8 percent in third quarter
Fresh anti-Gnassingbé protests kick-off in Togo
Macedonia introduces emergency measures as smog chokes capital
Highs And Lows Of Pacific Mini Games
Albania is losing its national bird to rampant poaching
The robots are coming, and Sweden is fine
The history of Biafra – a comparative perspective of the old and contemporary struggle
Biafra: Why we dragged Buhari’s govt to AU – IPOB
IPOB: AU acknowledges receipt of Petition against Buhari, FG
Solar power for homes in Kiribati capital
Court fees and fear: Bosnia war rape victims struggle
Bosnia war crimes: Former female fighter Azra Bašić gets 14 years
Bosnia Charges 25 Muslim Wartime Officers, Four Bosnian Serbs With War Crimes
Bosnian Serb Ex-Minister Charged with Srebrenica Crimes
Rohingya crisis: Is another Bosnia in the making?
Hundreds flock to Brunei E-sports event 2017
Time Required To Start A Business in Malta Is Insanely Long
Serbia: War Criminals Praised, War Trials Delayed
Serbia Routinely Ignoring Human Rights Rulings, Experts Say
Facebook Reveals Serbian Fighters’ Role in Ukraine War
Iraq: Yezidi Fighters Allegedly Execute Civilians
More than 3,000 Yazidis still missing after collapse of Islamic State’s self-styled caliphate
62 mass graves with thousands of Yazidi victims’ relics found in Sinjar: Official
Why Guyana’s rainforests are a scientist’s dream
Sugar cane production falls to 27-year low in Guyana
Another Group In Azerbaijan’s Nardaran Case Sentenced To Prison
South China Sea: How 2017’s forgotten flashpoint could flare again
Human rights activist from Kharkiv helps Roma community to integrate
Armenia looks to solar energy to move out of Russia’s shadow
Inside Estonia’s Bold Plan to Build a Digital Country on the Blockchain
Estonia hands EU presidency off to Bulgaria
Belarus Legalizes Cryptocurrencies and ICOs – Tax-Free for Five Years
Environmental protection in Belarus: are the rankings misleading?
Hoist Flag Back! Three heroic deeds of the year that inspired Belarusians
Mikalai Statkevich: Most Interesting, Important Things Begin in Belarus
Libertarian Paradise: Liechtenstein
PUK head warns about Kurdish protests: United we stand, divided we fall
Hundreds detained in Iraqi Kurdistan amid corruption protests
Kurdistan’s at a Breaking Point, but Will It Be a ‘Kurdish Spring’ or a Civil War?
Serbia Extradites Kurdish Activist to Turkey Despite UN Appeal
Reviving Kurdish language in northern Syria
Arab Writers: Arab World’s Opposition To Kurdish Independence Referendum Is Hypocritical
Muslims, Christians, Zoroastrians celebrate Christmas in Sulaimani
Kurdistan flag banned, Khamenei photo raised in Kirkuk
Officials sound alarm over Kirkuk Arabization: Kurds given 72-hrs to leave
Samoa recycle company to assist Tokelau with waste management
Tibetan filmmaker flees to U.S. after ‘arduous and risky’ escape from China
Unity of three provinces of Tibet is most important: Tibetan leader
Tibetan President calls on China to review its failed policies in Tibet
Tibetan Self-Immolator, a Former Kirti Monk, Dies of His Burns
‘Not Tibet anymore, but an occupied Chinese Tibet’
Lhakar in the land where Buddha attained enlightenment
China Launches Helicopter Tourism In Tibet
Tibetans In Exile Source Of Hope To Brothers And Sisters In Tibet: Dalai Lama
Cloud of corruption hangs over Bulgaria as it takes up EU presidency
From migrants to Brexit, Bulgaria to play mediator at EU helm
Algeria sets Berber New Year as public holiday
Innovative medical aid for Gabon’s ‘poorest of the poor’
Catalan Independence majority reconfirmed
Catalan election: Spanish establishment siege repelled as independence forces re-win majority
Catalan Parliament agrees to appeal Article 155 in Spain’s Constitutional Court
‘Puigdemont will be sworn in as president’ insists JxCat
Catalan parliament to hold constitutive session on January 17
Catalan professionals take part in an EU project in Egypt
Puigdemont to Rajoy: “What has been the point of so much repression?”
The Second Life of Mongolian Fossils
Bhutan: A society for sustainable tourism
Inside the Djibouti refugee camp bracing for influx as Saudis launch fresh Yemen offensive
Kadyrov’s Social-Media Accounts Blocked Due To U.S. Sanctions
Trump administration sends a commendable signal to despots everywhere
Democrats Are Actually Praising Team Trump for Taking on Russia
Chechnya’s first openly gay man forced to apologise on national TV
Rihanna’s cousin shot dead in Barbados on Boxing Day
Thousands attend separate Hmong New Year celebrations. But it meant the same for all
Bright Ideas 2018: Teach kids Hmong history in school
Western Sahara issue gains visibility in France in 2017, despite media blackout