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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
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1877 May 10: Romania Independence Day
1948 May 15: Nakba Day, Day of the Catastrophe in Palestine
1811 May 15: Paraguay Independence Day
1944 May 16: Day of Sinti, Romani and Roma resistance
1814 May 17: Norwegian National/Constitution Day
1995 May 17: Panchen Lama’s abduction in Tibet
1991 May 18: Somaliland Independence Day
1944 May 18: Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Crimean Tatar genocide
1902 May 20: Cuba Independence Day
2002 May 20: East Timor Independence Day
1864 May 21: Circassian Genocide Memorial Day
2006 May 21: Montenegro Independence Day
1822 May 24: Ecuador Independence Day
1991 May 24: Eritrea Independence Day
1946 May 25: Jordan Independence Day
1918 May 26: Georgia Independence Day
1966 May 26: Guyana Independence Day
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Why Are Hazaras Targeted In Pakistan?
A young Hazara woman: “We are used to the feeling of fear”
Photographer’s Death in Central African Republic Still Unsolved
Chinese logging takes heavy toll on farmers in Guinea-Bissau
Boko Haram’s resurgence in Chad
Fight continues for secret files on murder of Australian reporters in East Timor
Gambia: 22 death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, a welcome step towards abolition
Batwa: Uganda MPs pass motion to guard cultures of minority tribes
‘United Shades of America’ goes inside the home of Minnesota’s rising star Hmong chef
‘The Hmong’s story in Anchorage is part of the whole city’s story’
Surkov seen remaining in charge of Kremlin policy on Donbas, Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Belarus Deports Ingushetian Activist To Russia
Russia’s Only Buddhist Chaplain, The ‘Lonely Lama’
Russia: New Anti-Gay Crackdown in Chechnya
New taxi service for women in Chechnya
Meet the Journalist: Ben Mauk on Circassian Nationalism
Misuse of Anti-Extremism in April 2019
250 rockets fired from Gaza at Israel; 1-year-old child among those killed in retaliatory airstrikes
US crafting surrender document not a peace plan: Palestine FM
In Push for Trade Deal, Trump Administration Shelves Sanctions Over China’s Crackdown on Uighurs
Uyghurs Face Tight Ramadan Curbs as China Bristles at ‘Concentration Camps’ Remark
Dozens of mosques, major shrines ‘razed’ in China’s Xinjiang
Reporter’s Notebook: Uighurs Held For ‘Extremist Thoughts’ They Didn’t Know They Had
Human Rights Watch Reverse-Engineers Mass Surveillance App Used by Police in Xinjiang
Security cameras and barbed wire: Living amid fear and oppression in Xinjiang
Jailed Uyghur Scholar Ilham Tohti Receives Freedom House’s ‘Freedom Award’
The Uyghur women fighting China’s surveillance state
Former Xinjiang teacher claims brainwashing and abuse inside mass detention centers
I’ve fought China’s slow-motion genocide of Uighur Muslims. Now, my family are victims.
Thousands in rare pro-democracy protests in eSwatini
Journalism in Nicaragua under siege
While the world is distracted by Venezuela, repression continues in Nicaragua
40 years later, grappling with regime change in Nicaragua
Shuttered Lebanese stock exchange highlights fiscal strain
What We Know About 23 Crimean Tatars Detained in March
Rally in support of Crimean political prisoners held in Kyiv
Exhibition dedicated to 75th anniversary of deportation of Crimean Tatars opens in New York
Ukrainian political prisoner beaten by prison staff in Russia for Maidan
Russian Authorities To Remove Tatar Collaboration Slur From Crimean History Textbook
Russia intensifies repression against Crimean Tatars to squeeze them out of Crimea
Two Ukrainian fishermen freed in Russian-occupied Crimea
Vandals Smash New Monument To Crimean Tatar WWII Victims
Russia’s first Ukrainian POWs imprisoned in Donbas for over four years
Russian proxy republics ‘officially’ seize Ukrainians’ homes in Donbas
Ukraine will not recognize Russian citizenship illegally offered to Ukrainians in Donbas
Ex-commander of Joint Forces: About 75,000 Russian soldiers stationed in Crimea and Donbas
Russian trolls blamed Ukraine for MH17 in 65,000 tweets after disaster
The landscape painters who invented Norway
Indonesian prosecutors demand jail for West Papuans found with weapons
Polish tourist jailed in Indonesia’s West Papua files appeal
Spotlight on West Papua abuses in British parliament
1st ever UK House of Commons debate on West Papua took place at the UK Parliament
Jordan revamps cabinet in latest overhaul of top institutions
Trump declares ‘invasion’ at border after DHS says 1 percent of Honduras, Guatemala entered US
Libya: Battle for Tripoli becomes a sandbox for outside powers
Here is Europe’s most sustainable country in 20 pictures
El Salvador gang violence stifles progress on gender killings: top prosecutor
Brunei backs down on gay sex death penalty after international backlash
Thousands of people in Finland to receive genetic health predictions
Columbus brought measles to the New World. It was a disaster for Native Americans.
Trauma lives on in Native Americans by making us sick – while the US looks away
Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye, Sr. dies at 97
‘Thunder Bay’ Podcast Investigates Canada’s Colonial Impacts On Indigenous People
Arctic word games or Indigenous survival?
Inuit condemn U.S. torpedoing of Arctic Council declaration
Indigenous groups march 200km across Guatemala against corruption
Territorial management and governance of the Columbian Amazon by indigenous people
Indigenous Mobilization Wins Battle in President Bolsonaro’s War on Indigenous Peoples
Church workers: Venezuelan indigenous face some of greatest hardships
India’s Adivasis Caught Between State and Guerilla Violence
‘We don’t want to die landless’: Kerala’s Adivasis are again agitating for land promised in 2001
Adivasis from Kothagudem ask Maoists to release abducted youths
China, Which Incarcerates Millions of Uighurs, Gets Seat on UN Forum for Indigenous Peoples
UN to Lend a Helping Hand to Indigenous Peoples Worldwide
First as journal publishes university research in Scots
Gaelic bardic tradition in Cape Breton helped preserve history, language
Wycliffe Associates Look To Launch 100 New Bible Translations for Dayak People of Borneo
Cortizo wins Panama election on pledge to stamp out corruption in ‘money-launderer’s paradise’
Tallinn 800 – a fitting age for a gorgeous medieval city
Study: the Baltics could stop Russia with a guerrilla army
Monument to Lithuanian partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas unveiled in Chicago
Lithuania to continue to boycott May 9 Victory Day events in Russia
Latvian Saeima becomes first foreign parliament to recognize genocide of the Crimean Tatars
Venice Biennale’s Top Prize Goes to Lithuania
Lithuania: Šimonytė narrowly beats Nausėda as the two head for runoff in presidential elections
EU and US warn Turkey against Cyprus offshore drilling
Denmark is the least feminist nation in the world, global survey finds
Bankruptcies Double as Denmark Targets Fraudulent Enterprises
Pompeo skips visit to Greenland amid new tensions with Iran
China tightens the screws on Hong Kong
Foxconn chief tells China to recognise Taiwan’s existence as sovereign state
Isolation hurts Taiwan’s highly professional military
South China Sea: Indonesia sinks scores of boats as rift with Beijing deepens
How Vietnam, Philippines Will Get around China’s Fishing Ban in Disputed Sea
U.S., Japan, India and Philippines challenge Beijing with naval drills in the South China Sea
Would China’s South China Sea Bases Be Wiped Out In A War?
U.S. Seizes North Korean Vessel and Sails it to American Samoa
Oman ratifies defence agreement with UK
‘Pak running multiple concentration camps in Balochistan’
Greece: Protests held against Pakistani forces after Baloch women, children abducted
Balochistan: Three persons including two youngsters abducted from Kech
Pakistan don’t need Baloch, but their resources, claims activist
Balochistan: Iranian force beat up and harass female school teacher
Sindh’s politico-religious, nationalist parties demand governor’s removal for anti-Sindh remarks
Catalan leader re-applying for entry to Canada after travel permit mix-up
Federal officials to look again at Catalan leader’s request to come to Canada
Madrid court overturns ban on Puigdemont running in European election
Exiled Catalan trio to stand in Euro poll
Catalonia’s Puigdemont urges Pedro Sanchez to be open to dialogue
Puigdemont to visit London, Berlin and Ljubljana during EU election campaign
Puigdemont in Slovenia: Goal is Stronger Democracy in Catalonia & EU
Puigdemont to give up presidency bid if elected MEP
ANALYSIS: It’s time for Pedro Sanchéz to be bold and take a risk on Catalonia
Unemployment continues downward trend in Catalonia despite minimum wage increase
Library of US Congress boasts over 10 million documents in Catalan
Automobile Barcelona revs up for centenary edition
European Greens top candidate: Catalan trial ‘politicized’, ‘open dialogue’ needed
Spanish minister walks out of Holocaust memorial over ‘political prisoners’ remark
“Catalan: a minoritized language”, a talk at University of Cambridge
The Catalan independence movement is not behind the rise of Spain’s far right
Atlético Madrid’s Catalan curse
Seat breaks record in sales for first 4 months of 2019
‘They grabbed me by the testicles and threw me to the ground’ – Catalan Trial day 40
Barcelona to become world capital of trade and logistics in late June
Unionist leader offers Sánchez support to reimpose direct rule on Catalonia
Spain’s acting PM and opposition leader agree to open talks on Catalan crisis
Jailed Catalan leaders request release to take up their seats as MPs
Lawyers for imprisoned Catalan MPs request release for swearing-in
The leader of the Socialist Party in Catalonia to become speaker of Spanish Senate
World Health Organization supports Barcelona’s decision to ban the most-polluting vehicles
Catalonia unveils pavilion for Art Biennale in Venice
What can Scotland learn from Catalonia? Quite a lot actually …
Catalan Socialist leader’s bid for Senate presidency up in the air
Attorney General opposes release of jailed Catalan leaders to take seat in Spanish parliament
Unprecedented pro-independence landslide in Chamber of Commerce election
Catalonia, an active partner for European integration
Independence ‘No’ vote surpasses ‘Yes’ for first time since 2017, suggests public poll
Battle for independence movement hegemony reemerges in European election
Spain’s General Election & Catalonia Independence – World Liberty Weekend
Jailed Catalan leader hints at support for Pedro Sanchez in Euronews interview
Formula One comes back to Catalonia as locals fear for its future
Girona says it with flowers as Temps de Flors festival begins
How will Brexit affect Catalonia?
How Europe will be the next battleground in the Catalan independence question
Catalonia president steps in to save Spanish GP
To march or not to march … do mass demonstrations help independence?
Celebration of European languages and culture in Barcelona in May
“Stop Vox” – The cross-party manifesto against the far-right
Jailed and exiled Catalan politicians to take part in European election TV debate
British Embassy in Somalia launches Somali journalism prize award
How Can Native Language Journalism in Kyrgyzstan Improve?
Mau Mau fighters lose suit for British colonial torture compensation
Namibia tribes appeal US court ruling in genocide suit
900 white farmers register for compensation in Zimbabwe
Ffilm Cymru Wales invests £185,500 in seven Welsh companies
From James Bond to Lemmy – the Welsh Assembly turns 20
Has Wales embraced the Welsh Assembly 20 years on?
Concern about ITV survey asking whether Welsh speakers ‘too dominant’ in Assembly
Welsh independence march: Huge turnout in Cardiff for AUOB Cymru march
Today we march towards a better future as an independent country, Adam Price
Tahiti statute text on nuclear tests reworded
Two French tourists kidnapped, local guide killed in Benin
How Benin’s democratic crown has slipped
Benin’s unrest reflects a broader worrying trend in West Africa
Fuel for thought: black market in petrol in Togo and Benin – in pictures
Brexit boom lifts Luxembourg insurance sector
Despite Gains, Mauritania’s Road to Defeat Slavery is Long and Bumpy
Glasgow attracts huge turnout of Yes supporters for pro-independence march
Devolution has made independence more likely, say half of Scots
All Under One Banner chief organiser charged by police after march
All Under One Banner start preparations for 2020 Glasgow independence march
Dangers of disinformation discussed in San Marino
As Kiribati disappears, will the world take heed?
In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture
Rohingya women, girls being trafficked to Malaysia for marriage
Burma releases Reuters journalists jailed for reporting on Rohingya
Cyclone Raises Fears About Vulnerability of Rohingya Refugee Camps
Austria Moves to Tighten Rules on Investment in Critical Assets
Czechs protest for second week against new justice minister over meddling fears
War-ravaged historic ‘Pearl of Bosnia’ Mosque reopens
Kosovo’s president to boycott summit in Bosnia
Tajikistan’s ruler-in-waiting rides out Ramadan grumbling with handouts
Serbia Holds Military Parade Amid Tensions With Kosovo
The digital rock: Monaco goes high tech
Bush fire guts 4 villages, kills 33 in South Sudan
Will Guyana soon be the richest country in the world?
US approves $3bn Apache helicopter sale to Qatar
‘Violence and hatred’: Qatar and UAE go head-to-head at The Hague
How Greek crisis helped removed taboo on mental health
Photo exhibit debuts in B.C. showing impact of 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India
Five men killed after being deported from UK to Jamaica
Pope Francis issues broad new Vatican law on reporting of sexual abuse and cover-up
Pope to Roma and Sinti: those who discard others are real second-class citizens
Crucial victory as Ukrainian court orders compensation for Roma families driven out of Loshchynivka
Azerbaijan Indicates Armenian Soccer Star Will Be Allowed In For Europa Final
The long road back to Liberia: the story of Mo Sangare’s international debut
Armenia’s jailed ex-president: I’ll join struggle against new leaders
Botswana gives leaders stools made from elephant feet
‘Greatest Basque spectacle’ wowed thousands in 1949. Now, Boise show honors its past
Eduardo Chillida’s Basque museum and sculpture park given a new lease of life
Basque Broadcaster EITB Bans Gambling-Related Advertising
Newspaper Gara Victim of Spain’s Ideological Persecution of Basque Independence Movement
Basque Culinary World Prize 2019 nominations closing soon
Remains of nearly 85,000 genocide victims buried in Rwanda
Women lead Rwanda’s renaissance
Will Somaliland Ever Seek Israeli Agro-miracle?
Somaliland is Where World Must Learn Peace Lessons From
Somaliland: Egyptian Delegation Visits to Discuss Bilateral Relations
Eritrea keen to host Somalia-Somaliland talks
Dominican Republic’s Capital City Receives Honor of Gastronomic Culture Capital of the Caribbean
Gabon Court Rejects Medical Exam to See If Bongo Fit to Rule
Fiji PM rebuffs ‘move to higher ground’ advice as Australia frets over climate
Bulgaria Offers Chilly Welcome as Pope Francis Tries to Mend a Schism
Krona’s Plunge Shows How 2008 Crisis Is Only Just Hitting Sweden
In Sweden you can roam anywhere you like, without the landowner’s permission
Vietnam’s Changing Ties with Sweden a Sign of Times
Vietnam To Receive Clean Energy Development Assistance From Sweden
U.S, allies propose financing for power plant for Papua New Guinea gold mine
Syria’s Kurds reject regime-imposed ‘reconciliation’
Damascus denounces Kurd-Arab forum as ‘treason’
No turning back: Syrian Kurds reshape region with books and school
Turkey Begins Offensive on Kurdish Militias After Attacks
Four Turkish soldiers killed in two attacks by Kurdish militants, Turkey says
Factbox – From Kobani to Kirkuk: the Kurdish struggle for rights and land
Syrian Kurdish authorities return 27 freed Yezidis to Shingal
Freed From ISIS, Yazidi Mothers Face Wrenching Choice: Abandon Kids Or Never Go Home
Iraqi Yazidi refugees prevented from returning to Sinjar due to ongoing dangers
Turkish Kurd Leader Ocalan Meets Lawyers for First Time Since 2011
Lawyer: Ocalan wants hunger strikes to end
Ocalan letter says northern Syria needs to be resolved democratically
Kurdish party reiterates support for Turkey opposition in re-do Istanbul elections
Kurdistan parliament re-institutes presidency office two years after suspension
Kurdish-led SDF Transfers IS Kin to Home Countries
Anti-Kurdish protests grow in Syria’s Deir al-Zor – residents, locals
UK to raise issue of Kurdish hunger strikers with Turkey
Former leader of short-lived Soviet Kurdish republic buried in Erbil
Ezidi worker commits suicide off high-rise in Erbil
Singapore passes controversial ‘fake news’ law which critics fear will stifle free speech
Kashmir’s women take small steps towards economic independence
New Caledonia’s independence referendum: Local and regional implications
Self-determination in New Caledonia: uncharted waters ahead
Sovereignty is only way for New Caledonia – Neaoutyine
Anniversary of Tjibaou’s death commemorated in New Caledonia
Western Sahara: Natives of the desert, natives of Africa?
Young Tibetan Girl Wins Highest American Television Award
‘Portraits’ of long-missing Panchen Lama renew Tibetan anger to Chinese ‘meddling’
Tibetan Man, Aunt Sentenced For Panchen Lama Protest in Sichuan
Former Botswana President in Direct Challenge to China Calls for Support to Tibet
One More Torture Survivor, Former Political Prisoner Yeshi Gyatso Passes Away
‘Mother of Tibet’: Meet The Unsung Saviour of Thousands of Tibetan Children
China Influences 3 Journalists to Probe in Nepal for Writing Dalai Lama Article
China’s White Paper on Education in Tibet: The Missing Facts
Two Russian Agents Sentenced for Montenegrin Coup Plot
Blues blowin’ in from the desert
Africa’s Sahel region grows as breeding ground for terror, posing critical danger to U.S. and allies
Challenges of Morocco’s Many Languages Lead to Academic Debate
Giant Public Artwork of Amazigh Woman’s Face Destroyed
Amazigh Students Oppose Panel on Palestinian Cause, Threaten to Kill Panelist
Former Miss Uruguay Found Dead In Mexico City Hotel Room
Belize votes to take Guatemala’s territorial claim to the International court of Justice
In Bhutan, The Prime Minister Is A Doctor Every Saturday
Bahrain ditches subsidy reform plan as political tensions simmer
Free press should be barred from 2020 poll: Burundi commissioner
Pro-western candidate wins North Macedonia election
Pope makes historic first visit to North Macedonia
Is Eritrea coming in from the cold?
US deporting more and more people to Eritrea – a country it says tortures and kills its citizens
Cuba cancels annual Conga Against Homophobia parade
Suits Filed Against Carnival Cruises, Cuban Firms Over Seized Property In Cuba
Foreign businesses at Cuba tourism fair defy new Trump sanctions
Ahead of Brexit, Barclays puts £2.2bn into Irish unit
Northern Ireland’s voters have sent politicians a clear message
My London history students’ knowledge of Ireland is, at times, shocking
Why does Brexit matter to Connecticut? Ireland.
Northern Ireland parties launch new bid to form government
Could a surge for Northern Ireland’s smaller parties save devolution?
On This Day: 1916 Easter Rising executions continue to the shock of many Irish people
The Ties that bind Ireland and Jamaica
UK and Ireland’s Common Travel Area to continue after Brexit
Honoring 10,000 Irish immigrants who built the US railroads
Darkness Into Light: 200,000 participate in suicide awareness walk
Anti-gay preacher is first-ever banned from Ireland under exclusion powers
Ireland and Britain declare climate emergencies, but will it make a difference?
Bananas May Be Iceland’s Next Big Thing
Iceland’s Eurovision act: Israel is apartheid
World’s first open-sea beluga sanctuary to open in Iceland
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