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1878 December 18: Qatar National Day
1961 December 19: Operation Trikora, New Guinea
1951 December 24: Libya Independence Day
1990 December 26: Slovenia Independence and Unity Day
1911 December 29: Mongolia Independence Day
2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
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 Day
1948 January 4: Myanmar Independence Day
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‘From One Grave To Another’: Afghan Hazara Fleeing Taliban Find Little Solace In Escape
Erasing The Rohingya: Point of No Return
Nadia Murad calls on Turkey to end its bombing of Shingal
Netherlands will continue support for a ‘stronger’ Kurdistan Region
Syrian Kurds shocked, scared by news of U.S. troop withdrawal
Kurds in Syria have already suffered ‘too much,’ says Barzani
Kurdish official calls on US to stop Turkish offensive
Turkey sends more troops to Syrian Kurdish area as US pulls out — monitor
‘An ally must be reliable’: Macron responds to Trump’s Syria pullout
Trump discussed ‘slow & highly coordinated’ exit from Syria with Erdogan
Syrian Kurds look to Damascus, Moscow to stop Turkish attack
Iraqi forces use live rounds for second week to disperse Basra protesters
‘Turkish Cyber Army’ hacks Twitter account of Kurd who served in Iraqi gov’t
Father shot dead, son wounded for saying ‘we are Kurds’ in Turkey
Monitor: Kurdish-led SDF forces arrive in Moscow to discuss future of east Euphrates
Syrian government supporters protest Turkish threats in Kurdish-dominated city
French troops seen patrolling near Syria’s Manbij
The 1984 Anti-Sikh riots – history and aftermath
US Sikh group’s call for referendum on Khalistan
World War 3: China starts BOMBER DRILLS as it BOASTS military strength in threat to Taiwan
Nuqanchik: Peruvian news and the politics of language
Moroccan Journalist Asks King Mohammed VI to Recognize Amazigh New Year as Public Holiday
Storytelling troupe revives Kurdish culture
Indigenous peoples denounce ongoing land rights violations in Ecuador
Trump Administration Takes Next Step Toward Oil Lease Sales In Arctic Refuge
Llamas help Andes peoples survive, but youths are leaving
Native American Adoption Law Challenged As Racially Biased
Adivasi scholars to bring their culture to limelight
Disproportionately high population of Dalits, Adivasis lodged in jails
Ancient Oregon Languages Being Nudged Awake
Award-winning Cornish language programme for schools in Penwith
Doric grows in popularity as language classes set to expand at Aberdeen University
Romanian Language Takes Root in Moldova’s Gagauzia
Women in Latin America Are Being Murdered at Record Rates
Prohibited From Speaking Quechua as Child, Peruvian Woman Now Professor of Quechua at Stanford
New Mexico tribe celebrates return of pueblo cultural items
US fails in funding obligation to Native Americans
Fighting for land in Guatemala
And again, experts proclaim the importance of indigenous rights
Cameroon Frees English Speakers Accused of Separatist Activity
Freed Cameroonians Ask for Release of Separatist Leaders
Yemen won’t see peace without addressing southern demands: Separatist leader
Activists, Journalists Detained As Kazakhstan Marks Anniversary Of Independence
1989 December 16–27: Romania’s Revolution, Then And Now
Bishops from New Zealand and Polynesia issue joint protest on West Papua abuses
Indonesian infrastructure isn’t quelling desire for independence in Papua
PNG’s Parkop pushes for referendum for West Papuans
Trial of Polish man accused of Papua arms deal is delayed
Peaceful resolution to Papua’s war for liberation
Talking Indonesia: roads, development and violence in Papua
Indonesia attack shines a light on controversial road project
Over 500 arrested on 57th anniversary of Indonesia’s invasion of West Papua
Papua Governor calls for military to withdraw from Nduga
Exclusive: Chemical weapons dropped on Papua
This Christmas, let the world remember the suffering people of West Papua
Forced labour being used in China’s ‘re-education’ camps
Popular Uyghur Singer And Parents Held in Xinjiang Political Re-education Camp
US sportswear traced to factory in China’s internment camps in Xinjiang
Bishkek Protesters Rally Outside Chinese Embassy Against ‘Reeducation Camps’
How silent nations can engage China on Xinjiang
Xinjiang Authorities Arrest Uyghur Court Official Who Denounced Political Re-education Camps
China’s Information War Against the Uyghurs
Muslim Pakistan says outcry over China detention camps ‘sensationalised’
Calls Mount for Indonesia to Speak Out on China’s Treatment of Uyghurs
Indonesian Muslims protest China’s detention of Uighurs
China Applies Xinjiang’s Policing Lessons to Other Muslim Areas
Waste no more: Benin confronts long history of chemical waste mismanagement
Israel urges international condemnation after finding fourth Hezbollah tunnel from Lebanon
Baloch parties, rights bodies hold protests to mark Human Rights Day
Balochistan: Pakistani forces abduct women and children from Dera Bugti: BRP
‘A Strike Against Democracy.’ No One Hurt After a Bomb Exploded Outside a Greek TV Station
The pregnant migrants risking life and limb to give birth on a French island colony
Russia’s Lingering North Caucasus Problem
OSCE Cites Torture, Executions Among ‘Grave’ Rights Violations In Chechnya
LGBTQ Chechens struggle to find their footing after fleeing to Canada
No Denying Chechnya Tortured Gay Men and Russia Allowed It
Legendary Kabardian Horses Galloping To Comeback
University divided after police detained Ingush students
‘Friend of the Crimean Tatar people’ banned from Russia for 55 years
Finno-Ugric movement activist banned from entering Russia for 55 years
Don’t Look Back: De-Germanification Campaign Gains Steam In Russia’s Kaliningrad
How many Father Frosts are there in Russia?
Hungary’s prime minister stole the country’s democracy. Now Hungarians are rising up.
U.S. Airstrikes Kill 62 Al Shabaab Militants In Somalia
MEP Speaks About Somaliland Quest for Independence
Albania expels 2 Iranian diplomats for security reasons
Belarus-Russia energy dispute snowballs
Montenegro unveils monument of ex-Yugoslav communist leader Tito
U.S. backs NATO membership for Bosnia, dismisses Serb opposition
Skopje, Sofia Not Speaking Same Language When It Comes To Macedonian
Kosovo and Serbia trade accusations over Kosovo’s new army
Catalan poll: 80% want a mutually agreed independence referendum with Spain
Spain’s former president: ‘Pro-independence leaders didn’t attempt a coup d’état’
Catalan pro-independence groups: “Now is the time for action”
Catalan political crisis ‘should speak to all democrats’
Turkey uses Spain as an example to justify detention of politicians, says Kurdish dissident
Ai Weiwei visits Catalan activist in prison
Spanish court to rule on whether it’s competent to judge case against Catalan leaders
I visited my opposite number in Catalunya. She’s in jail because of what she believes
MEPs ask Pope Francis to mediate in Catalan crisis
Madrid denies govt meeting in Barcelona is provocation
Catalan independence leaders claim political rights violations
‘I’m in jail for fulfilling the mandate expressed by Catalan society’
Jailed Catalan leaders end hunger strike
Puigdemont takes case to UN: ‘Catalan voters suffer arbitrary decision of judge’
Spanish Court refuses Kurdish precedent to release Catalan leader
Barcelona calls for Francisco Franco Foundation to be banned
Foreign investment in Catalonia up 56% in third quarter
Court of Auditors investigates former Catalan cabinet for referendum funding
Torra and Sánchez meet in Barcelona
Huge crowds turn out in Barcelona for pro-independence march
Catalonia unimpressed with ‘aesthetic measures’ approved by Spain
Catalan exports up 6.5% in October to reach all-time best
Catalonia pro-indy activists attacked by police before cabinet meeting
Jailed former vice president Oriol Junqueras hopeful “new era of dialogue” starts
Jailed Catalan leader heralds ‘new era’ of Spain relationship
Catalan government proposes independent mediation committee to Spain
Armenia Named The Economist’s ‘Country Of The Year’
Dominica going storm resilient
Female genital mutilation blamed for death of 10-year-old girl in Sierra Leone
Singapore court allows gay man to adopt son in landmark ruling
Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir protest march
Comoros opposition leaders sentenced to life with hard labour
India’s Modi gives $1.4 billion aid to Maldives amid worry over its China debt
Fighting asbestos contamination in The Gambia
French jihadist linked to Charlie Hebdo killers arrested in Djibouti
Cuba Scraps Words Establishing Same-Sex Marriage From Drafted Constitution
El Salvador frees woman charged with murder over premature birth
Nicaragua police beat journalists in crackdown on free press
Nicaragua expels outside experts probing protest deaths
Trump signs bill to sanction Nicaraguan government
Before Night Falls in Nicaragua
Ruinous project in East Timor could open door to China
Tunisia busts cell planning attacks on security forces
How Greenland could become China’s Arctic base
How the dreadful Tignon Laws turned into a women’s only language in Suriname
Vanuatu baby treated in world’s first commercial drone-delivered vaccine
Mauritania—Will Islamist Crackdown Make It a Terrorist Target?
New Caledonia independence: adversaries meet in Paris
Five more jailed over post-referendum violence in New Caledonia
Latvia gives Soviet-time KGB card files to public
New Latvian Archives Show Ex-PM, Top Judge Had Ties To KGB
Kremlin targets Lithuania’s energy policy
The ghost of hostile foreign intelligence and spies shadow Lithuania’s Christmas
To Empower Women in Kyrgyzstan, Address Masculinity
Togo president’s party wins majority in parliament
Botswana minister to challenge president, dropped from cabinet
Resorts in Jamaica covered up sexual assaults and paid victims, report says
National Assembly wants more Welsh radio news
More than half want more powers for Wales, poll shows
Marshall Islands: A third of the nation has left for the U.S.
Brazil’s Violent Drug Trade Overruns Paraguay: ‘Scenes You Only See in Movies’
Donald Trump signs bill on Tibet into law despite China protest
China detains Tibetan anti-corruption activist on politicised charge of ‘provoking trouble’
Standing up for Human Rights in Tibet: 70 years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Tibetan Activists Stage Massive Show Against Chinese Foreign Minister in Delhi
China vents spleen on Dalai Lama over US reciprocal access to Tibet Act
Speaker of Tibetan Parliament Expresses Gratitude to the President of the United States
Irish on mayor’s Christmas card ‘misuse of power’, say unionists
Irish government publishes no-deal Brexit contingency plan
Sacrificing peace in Northern Ireland is not acceptable price for Brexit
Alexei Bayer: Ukraine is the Ireland of the Russian Empire
Ukraine Moves To Form A Unified Orthodox Church Independent From Russia
Ukraine Navy vessels to try to pass through Kerch Strait with OSCE officials on board
Gravely ill Crimean Tatar activist jailed for a crime he physically couldn’t have committed
When the League of Nations expelled the USSR for bombing Finland
The Cozy Icelandic Christmas Tradition You’ll Want to Steal
Practices From the Inside Out: Christmas Book Flood
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