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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
November is National Native American Heritage Month in the US
1839 November 13: Baloch Martyrs’ Day
1975 November 14: Madrid Accords on Western Sahara
1988 November 15: Palestinian Declaration of Independence
November 16, 1988: Estonian Sovereignty Declaration
November 16: Icelandic Language Day
1989 November 17: Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
1918 November 18: Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia
1956 November 18: Morocco Independence Day
1650 November 18: Oman National Day
1969 November 20: Occupation of Alcatraz
2013 November 21: Euromaidan, Ukraine
1943 November 22: Lebanese Independence Day
4th Saturday of November: Remembrance Day for the Victims of Holodomors in Ukraine
1975 November 25: Suriname Independence Day
1920 November 27: Belarus Heroes’ Day
1912 November 28: Albanian Flag Day/Declaration of Independence
1873 November 28: Hawaiian Independence Day
1960 November 28: Mauritania National Day
1821 November 28: Panama Independence Day
November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
1966 November 30: Barbados Independence Day
November 30: Saint Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s official national day
1967 November 30: Yemen Independence Day
1st Sunday of December: Sindhi Culture Day
1961 December 1: Global Flag Raising for West Papua, West Papua National Day
1971 December 2: United Arab Emirates National Day
December 3: International Day of the Basque Language
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Groundbreaking forum explores high rates of addiction among Indigenous people
How native Hawaiians are taking internet access into their own hands
How Māori kai producers are decolonising the New Zealand food story
Understanding Native American religion is important for resolving the Dakota Access Pipeline crisis
Event uses Native language to connect past and future
Can Film Save Indigenous Languages?
Russia shuts down indigenous rights organisation
Distant World Takes Name From Algonquian Language
‘We’re Just So Angry’: Australians Protest Police Killing of Aboriginal Teenager
First official step in Sámi reconciliation commission
Tens of thousands gather in Tbilisi to demand snap elections in Georgia
China to invest in electric cars, mobile phones and roads in Abkhazia?
Moldova terminates its brief reform experiment
Eastern Partnership: Media experts meet in Riga to shape future donor support
Laos: Democracy Activists Arrested
4 West Papuan people shot and 1 killed by Indonesian military and police
Indonesia plans spaceport in West Papua
West Papuan political prisoner Eric Mandobar released from “little prison” of Timika jail to “big prison” which is West Papua
Political Sikh prisoner Bhai Shabeg Singh released after 25 years of imprisonment
Kartarpur Corridor is witnessing a gradual increase in pilgrims; Around 1,800 schedule visit on Nov 24
Solar and battery microgrid project to return Tokelau to 100% renewables
Russian envoy praises Macron stance on EU enlargement
‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims
“He refused”: China sees online tributes to an official who freed Muslims in Xinjiang
Istanbul assassination sparks buzz in Kyrgyzstan
International court judges authorize investigation into crimes committed against Rohingya
School puts Somaliland on World Map despite lack of international recognition
Cummings Africa Foundation Hosts Inaugural Liberia Entrepreneurship Summit
Samoan Islands Measles Outbreak Reports Multiple Fatalities
Disputed Western Sahara becomes kitesurfing hotspot
Kuwait Cabinet Quit Over Corruption Suspicions, Minister Says
Russia begins show trial of Crimean Tatar civic activists and journalists
Clock Ticking In US Congress As Russia Presses Ahead With Nord Stream 2
Guinea’s president is prepared to risk it all for a third term as anti-government protests grow
Dzhokhar Dudayev: Fighting for a free Chechnya
A Welsh-only brand worked wonders for my business – it would have worked for the Senedd, too
Xi Jinping offers to help Greece retrieve contested Parthenon Marbles
China bought most of Greece’s main port and now it wants to make it the biggest in Europe
Greece marks 1973 student uprising anniversary; 28 arrested
European Free Alliance parties in the Basque Country and Galicia make progress at Spanish elections
The challenges of minority languages: 1 in 4 children cannot speak Galician in Galicia Spain
Coca farmers march, police fire tear gas in worsening Bolivia unrest
Why the Faroe Islands will close to tourists in 2020
Trump Administration Hosting New Greenland Talks With Denmark, Focused on ‘Presence’ and ‘Investments’
Denmark, Worried About Bombings by Swedish Gangs, Begins Border Checks
Mass Arrests Return to Nicaragua at Beseiged Church in Masaya
Serbia Buys Nine Tons of Gold to Heed President’s Crisis Advice
Tunisia’s Moderate Islamist Party Picks One of Its Own as Next PM
Sindhis in Pakistan hold freedom march demanding separate homeland
Baloch Martyrs’ Day observed, activists demand justice
Baloch Activists appeal India to be instrumental in Balochistan’s freedom
Balochistan has historic rights for a separate nation: Dr. Murad Baloch
Bougainville heads for self-determination vote, but independence might take long time —if it comes at all
Guam Introduces Resolution to Obtain UNPO Membership
China Envoy Threatens to Ban Swedish Minister Over Gui Minhai Award
Eswatini next to suspend South African animal imports after foot and mouth outbreak
Two Namibian ministers resign in Icelandic fishing scandal
European Parliamentary delegation plans to visit Romani settlements in Slovakia
Vatican Hosts Tech Giants For Online Child Safety Conference
VOA’s Kurdish Reporter Wins Burke Award
‘No Friends But the Mountains.’ What Life Looks Like for the Kurds of Syria, Now That the U.S. Has Pulled Back
Turkish warplanes conduct strikes inside Kurdistan Region
No school for refugee kids from northern Syria in Kurdistan Region’s camps
Duhok receives honorary award for welcoming refugees, IDPs
Syrian Kurds call on Assad to accept call for dialogue
Russian forces deploy to Tishrin dam in cooperation with Kurdish forces
We will continue until the last kidnapped Yezidi is rescued: KRG official
Fearing arrest, wounded Kurdish protesters avoid clinics as Iranian security forces crackdown continues
Russia and China, controversial friends of the Czech president
Czech anti-government protesters mark anniversary of revolution
Antigua and Barbuda launch first ever Confucius Institute in Eastern Caribbean
Opposition wins no seats in Belarus election, Lukashenko vows to stay put
OSCE Says ‘Fundamental Freedoms Were Disregarded’ In Belarus Vote
Plaque commemorating Austrian Cardinal who helped Ukrainians during Holodomor unveiled in Vienna
Small hydropower plants threaten Montenegro’s last free-flowing rivers in a bid for cleaner energy
Sustainable wildlife management key as Guyana faces rapid economic change
Algeria jails 21 protesters over waving Berber flags
Israel’s military campaign against Islamic Jihad continues, ceasefire conditions outlined
Protesters Want Action On Organized Crime In Palestinian-Majority Parts Of Israel
Why No Arab Spring in Palestine?
Staring into Hong Kong’s future today
The Bahamas have a tough road ahead. Dorian caused $3.4 billion worth of damage
Lebanon slips deeper into crisis after Safadi withdrawal
Haiti’s president warns of humanitarian crisis, calls for support
Ethiopia’s inability to protect its ethnic minorities is the biggest obstacle to peace
Amhara, Oromo parties reach agreement to work together
Homeland Study Group Foundation declares independence of Western Togoland
Jamaica: A Small Nation With an Outsize Global Influence
Sierra Leone’s uphill struggle to reform mental health
Hungary tightens control over courts and schools, raising rights concerns
US to Re-evaluate’ Relationship With South Sudan
Gulf states’ participation in football tournament signals thaw in Qatar relations
9-Year-Old Child Genius From Belgium Set to Graduate College
Belgium reports first death from vaping
UN renews Central Africa peacekeeping mission
Council of Europe denounces lack of Spanish compliance in judicial independence
International Trial Watch: Catalan leaders’ trial very significantly violated their rights
Catalan Ponsati says Spanish oppression will bring independence
Amnesty International criticizes Spanish Supreme Court sentence for the 9 jailed Catalan independence leaders
Catalan leader Quim Torra: ‘Independence of Catalonia will come’
Spain vetoed Catalan parliament visit to Scotland before April election
European Court of Human Rights dismisses rapper Valtònyc’s case
Not everything is cheaper in Tallinn: Which products cost less in Helsinki?
Spy swap: Five freed in Russia-Lithuania-Norway exchange
Fireworks and processions mark 101st anniversary of Latvian independence
Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland, like Ireland, must be independent
Leavers and Remainers finally agree on something – ditching Northern Ireland
IMF revises up Rwanda 2019 growth forecast to 8.5%
Eritreans wait in vain for change after peace with Ethiopia
Singapore fines UBS $8 million over deceptive bond trades
Tibetan Man Detained For Sharing Photos, Relatives Fear Torture
Pema Tseden is Leading a Growing Crowd of Influential Tibet Filmmakers
Gambia truth hearings grip nation as past atrocities emerge
Gambia close to getting first post-Jammeh constitution
Joy in Finland as men’s team for the 1st time qualifies for UEFA Euro finals
Finland boasts highest levels of life satisfaction in Europe
China will not tolerate any Taiwan independence incidents
Norway fund shuns G4S over human rights violation risks
Followed, bitten by a dog, detained: what really happened to the 60 Minutes crew in Kiribati
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