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Asia: Reasons To Decolonise Russia

1953 July 19: Vorkuta uprising

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G20 women’s forum accused of excluding Indigenous Indonesians

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1963 July 22: Sarawak Independence Day

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Karakalpak crisis far from over and not limited to Republic

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Declaration about the decolonization of Russia
Iraq and Kurdistan choose ‘dialog’ to ease oil dispute

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Tajikistan: The cost of Chinese debt
About Hmong people, for Hmong people: photographer Pao Houa Her’s new show opens at the Walker.

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Turkmenistan: Rights be damned
‘I can’t go home’: Timorese turn to asylum, lost in Australia’s confusing visa system

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The anger of the minorities fighting Russia’s war
Jordan’s King Abdullah II meets Israeli prime minister in Amman
Uzbekistan’s Religious Figures React to Karakalpakstan Unrest
Maldives Is Turning Waste to Wealth, Energizing Youth, to Safeguard its Future
Mumbai, through the eyes of four Adivasi women workers
Will Laos be sanctioned for embracing Russia?

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2014 July 28: Yarkand Massacre, Xinjiang
“Intentional ethnocide” 350 times more Tuvans die in the war than Muscovites
Stopping the Houthis from establishing another Gaza in Yemen
Tajikistan puts the squeeze on Aga Khan-linked entities
Now that an Adivasi is president, will Big Media finally report on Adivasi issues?
Mongolian ministers under fire for failing to quickly explain appearance of Russian armed forces on city streets

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Eight Years Into the Yazidi Genocide Led by Global Inaction | Opinion
Kyrgyzstan: Where have all the dollars gone?

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No reason for Russia to disintegrate either under Putin or after him, Navalny movement leader says
China Advances Into Bhutan’s Doklam; India Watches
Adivasi Divas 2022: History, Significance and Celebrations

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Israel advances plan for joint industrial park with Jordan

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People: Champions of Indigenous Language
Uzbekistan: Authorities close consultation on constitutional reform
US utility plans $13bn windfarm for South China Sea, says Vietnam

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Russia’s ethnic minorities lament the war in Ukraine
Yazidi Post-Genocide Plight—Severe Challenges Eight Years on | Opinion
Why Can’t Turkmen Citizens in Turkey Travel Back Home?

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2014 August 3: Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught
Remembering the Yezidi Genocide eight years ago – comment
The assassination that shook the Pamir Mountains to the core
Pair of Pamiri Activists Disappear From Russia and Reappear in Tajikistan
Uzbekistan confirms plan to sign deal on new railroad from China
Uzbeks, Kyrgyz See Railway With China as Potential Economic Boost
China Using Sri Lanka’s Indebtedness to Show Military Muscle
Timor-Leste president supports LGBT rights

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World Must Amplify Voices of Indigenous Women, Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day
Iranian influence turns PKK-weakened Kurdistan into regional battleground
8 Years Later, Yazidi Mothers Still Waiting for Missing Children
Turkey targets Yazidis, but allow ISIS to roam free: Yazidi MP
A guide to the violent unrest in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan region

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How Indigenous peoples are reshaping modern economies
Translating the Bible into Indigenous languages
More than 200,000 Yazidi survivors still displaced in Iraq
Religious Cleric In Restive Tajik Region Gets Five Years On Extremism Charges

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Explosion in Hazara area in Kabul claims 8 lives

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1933 August 7: Assyrian Martyrs Day

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Yazidi genocide anniversary serves as grim reminder of Daesh’s crimes against humanity
Fellowship for adivasi and indigenous journalists, filmmakers

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August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1965 August 9: Singapore National Day
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Inch Closer to Settling Border
A Call for Sanctions to Stop Anti-Uyghur Brutality in Xinjiang
Laos economic crisis intensifies amid massive Chinese debt

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For Nepal’s Troubled Tea Industry, India’s Import Barriers Could Be a Death Knell
Diplomats from 30 Muslim countries visited China’s Xinjiang region

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1947 August 11: Baloch National Day
China relocates another batch of over 300 Tibetans from north to South Tibet
China to provide $118 million assistance to Nepal, promises to expedite work on BRI projects
Why Was the UN Secretary General Planting Trees in Mongolia?
Meet the first Cardinal of East Timor

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Is Iraq’s political chaos spreading to the Kurdistan region?
Perspectives | Beijing and Moscow clash over Kazakhstan’s oil
Uzbek Government Warns Citizens in Russia Against Joining Ukraine War
Bhutan’s new sky-high tourist fees: are they worth it?
Nepal and China Mull Cross-Border Railway Through Himalayas
Adivasi woman stripped, assaulted in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua

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Global warming found to have eliminated nearly 6,000 Tibetan Plateau glaciers

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1947 August 14: Pakistan Independence Day, Youm-e-Azadi
Understanding climate colonialism

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1945 August 15: National Liberation Day of Korea
1947 August 15: India Independence Day
Altai region government official found dead in Donbas
Tajikistan: Pamiri activists imprisoned en masse
Xi crackdown foils Shanghai-like COVID unrest in Xinjiang and Tibet
A Closer Look at Poverty in Brunei
Australia seeks closer maritime cooperation with Brunei
Journalists in Timor-Leste face charges for exposing corruption and abuse, tainting media freedom
Dark art: Tracing Cambodia’s ‘looted’ Treasures

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Tajik Prosecutors Seek Life In Prison For Alleged Organizer Of Protests In Gorno-Badakhshan
Kazakhstan: What next for restive mining village?
UN report says treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang may be modern form of slavery
Vietnam eyes China’s expanding presence in Cambodia

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1945 August 17: Indonesian Declaration of Independence
Houthis Threaten Humanitarian Organizations, Refrain from Providing Aid to Yemenis
Chinese cars conquer Kazakhstan as Russian imports end
How serious is Bhutan’s economic crisis?
Taliban Kill Rebel Commander from Minority Hazara Shiite Group
Bangladesh hiding rights violations in Chittagong
Why Do Floods Devastate Balochistan So Intensely?
An Adivasi’s demise brings forward the outrageous gaps in India’s food security
Hong Kong tells teachers to study Xi Jinping’s speech
How Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Has Set a New Status Quo for U.S-China Tensions
UN Rapporteur Finds Evidence of Forced Labor in Xinjiang, Tibet

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Timor-Leste warns it will work with China if Australia insists on pumping Timor Sea gas to Darwin
Israel urged to allow humanitarians to continue working in Palestine
Kyrgyzstan: 19-year-old blogger arrested as president targets ‘fake patriots’
Leading US and Lao companies explore business opportunities
Where is peace for Palestine?
EBRD increases green and SME financing in Tajikistan
My Block: Preserving Hmong culture in Milwaukee
The Palestinian misuse, and Zionist abuse, of the Holocaust
Gorno-Badakhshan Blogger Detained In Moscow; Relatives Fear His Extradition To Dushanbe
Public sector paralysed as Lebanon lurches towards ‘failed state’
Bhutan: The First Carbon Negative Country In The World
Houthi Levies Impoverish Yemeni Farmers
China’s ties with Sri Lanka raise concerns about control of global trade
Iraq, Kurdistan Region in talks to build railway with Turkey
Mongolia frets over prospect of default
Jordan accredits nine hospitals in Kurdistan Region: Official
North Korean ‘volunteers’ to fight in Ukraine?

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1919 August 19: Afghan Independence Day
1991 August 19: 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt, August Putsch
‘Absurd’: N Korea slams South’s offer of aid for denuclearisation
Uproar in Kashmir as India allows voting rights to non-locals
Tajikistan picks winners in Pamir investment drive
COVID Lockdowns Likely to Exacerbate Chinese Repression in Xinjiang, Tibet
Kuwait: Phased plan to replace expats in municipality jobs
For Sindhis, Partition Meant Loss of a Homeland, of a Culture and a Language
Reagan Carrier Strike Group Wraps Spring Patrol Following Chinese Military Drills Near Taiwan
Port politics: How China fits into Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank village
Nine dams in Laos release water, forcing many to head for higher ground
Cambridge schools asked to include Sindhi as compulsory subject
Sri Lanka’s Strategic Ambiguity Won’t Hold
At Least 9 Killed in Shelling of North Syria Market, Rescuers Say
Macao casino operators post losses topping $2bn as COVID bites
Indian company to develop Nepal hydropower plant left by China
What Comes After: Healing and Justice for the Yezidi Community
Hong Kong Exodus May Threaten City’s Global Financial Status
Chakmas of Chittagong Hills: ‘Indians’ on Aug 15, Pakistanis two days later and ‘rebels’ by Aug 19

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Khanty-Mansi Rep Denounces Daughter As ‘Traitor’ For Opposing Ukraine War
EU Delegation to Turkmenistan holds online campaign to support rights of animals
US Air Force Targeted in ‘Propaganda Attack’ in Kuwait
Tajikistan’s unprecedented GBAO crackdown threatens a centuries-old culture
UN contacts Israel regarding closures of 7 Palestine West Bank institutions
Bhutan forex reserves plummet : Another economic crisis waiting to happen in India’s neighbourhood?
Report: Israel committed 479 violations against Palestine journalists in 2022
Retired Mid North Coast teacher supplies books, helps set new learning practices in Bhutan
Commentary: The sad fall of Lebanon
India’s Dilemma on Sri Lanka Is Playing Out Again
Israeli climber killed in Indonesia, where Jerusalem has no diplomatic relations
Why China Targets Tibetan Buddhism
What happened after the UAE changed its work week
Cambodia Says It’s Helping Foreigners Tricked and Enslaved by Traffickers
Wizz Air suspends relaunch of Russia-UAE flights after criticism
Documentary on Houthi Crimes Wins US Award
India Won’t Give Homes to Rohingya Refugees, after Hindu Right Wing Protests
Turkish army targets village in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Oil Minister highlights Bahraini women achievements
Tajik Government Clearing The Political Field Of Potential Opposition
Qatar acquires first Eurofighter Typhoon in time for World Cup 2022
Kazakhstan and Italy mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Yemen-Oman twinning project to enhance critical care and save lives
Death and Displacement in Syed Waliullah’s Partition Stories
Oman refuses to open airspace to Israel due to pressure from Iran, report says
For Kashmiris, resolution to decades of conflict remains a distant dream
Oman now a transit hub for GCC travellers
Balochistan: Families of disappeared Baloch continue sit-in despite heavy rains
Oman to host major international health conference in November
Sikh girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; massive protests erupt
Palestinian flight plan shelved on eve of first scheduled departure
Five Arrested in Hong Kong Over Southeast Asia Job Scams
Palestinian rights group chief arrested by Israeli intelligence
In Japan, migrants from Hong Kong seek to build a new life
Palestinians working in Israel strike over demand for bank accounts
Taiwan set to welcome more foreign delegations despite Chinese pressure
Cyprus set to buy Iron Dome from Israel — report
Indiana Republican governor is latest US official to visit Taiwan
Iran Says All Mosques Are Centers Of Fight Against Israel
Beijing’s actions not limited to South China Sea, says Taiwan foreign minister
United Arab Emirates (UAE) strongly condemns terrorist attack targeting hotel in Mogadishu
Worrying sign China has already won in the South China Sea
Ninth Anniversary of the Ghouta, Syria Chemical Weapons Attack
Singapore will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law
The Internet control in the Kurdistan region

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2006 August 26: Murder of Akbar Bugti, the father of the Baloch nation
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
1957 August 31: Hari Merdeka, Malaysia Independence Day
1963 August 31 Sabah Day
1991 August 31: Kyrgyzstan Independence Day
1991 September 1: Uzbekistan Independence Day
1945 September 2: Vietnam National Day
1960 September 2: Tibetan Democracy Day
1991 September 9: Tajikistan Independence Day
September 18-24, Last Week of September: Banned Books Week