Petition: Help to END THE GENOCIDE in West Papua
June 26: Crimean Tatars National Flag Day
June 26, 1960: Madagascar Independence Day
June 27, 1977: Djibouti Independence Day
June 29, 1976: Seychelles Independence Day
June 30, 1960: Democratic Republic of Congo Independence Day
July 1, 1962: Independence Day of Burundi
July 1, 1997: Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
July 1, 1962: Rwanda Independence Day
July 1, 1971: West Papua Day of Resistance
July 4, 1776: Independence Day (United States)
July 5, 1962: Algeria Independence Day
July 5, 1975: Cape Verde Independence Day
July 5, 1811: Venezuelan Declaration of Independence
July 6, 1975: Comoros Independence Day
July 6, 1253: Crowning of King MINDAUGAS – Day of Statehood in Lithuania
July 6, 1964: Malawi Independence Day
July 7, 1978: Solomon Islands Independence Day
July 9, 1816: Argentina Independence Day
July 9, 2011: South Sudan Independence
US Congress Passes Resolution Condemning LGBTQ Torture in Chechnya
Chechen mufti announces ban on Shiism and ‘Wahhabism’ in Chechnya
Lebanon refugee camps hit by five suicide bombers
Is Lebanon’s New Electoral System a Path Out of Sectarianism?
Court Rules In Favor Of Slovenia In Sea Border Dispute; Croatia Rejects Decision
Norwegian Teen-Drama Series Loved Around the World
Malta’s EU presidency: How it went
Europe vs Russia: Worried by Putin, Latvians and Lithuanians Back EU Military Alliance
Nordic-Baltic parliaments underpin strong transatlantic relations
EU opposition builds to new Russian-German gas pipeline
Latvian banking watchdog fines three banks over North Korea sanctions
Joint Baltic Rail Venture Attracts Wider Regional Interest
Latvia backs extended sanctions against Russia
Estonian president to EU: It’s payback time
US Vice President Mike Pence to Travel to Estonia, Georgia, and Montenegro
Juncker ‘depends’ on Estonia’s cybersecurity know-how
Estonian presidency of the council of the EU begins – what does it entail?
Meaningfully deterring Russia is NATO’s best option for European security
Latvian family doctors launch strike action
U.N. Brought Cholera to Haiti. Now It Is Fumbling Its Effort to Atone.
Haiti workers protest minimum wage as managers threaten exit
Revitalizing Palestinian Nationalism: options versus realities
‘Carrot, not stick’: Israel pushes its curriculum in Palestinian schools
Two-State Delusion: What’s left of Palestine?
Palestine in Pictures: June 2017
Myth and majesty in China’s Xinjiang lake district
Uyghur Woman Missing Three Years After Being Sent Back From Vietnam
Xinjiang Authorities Take Further Steps Towards Total Digital Surveillance
Security clampdown in far-western China exacts toll on businesses
This Eid A Uyghur Muslimah Tells Her Story
Czech Nuclear Plant Held a Bikini Contest to Select its Summer Intern
Knives out as Czech parties prepare for elections
Czech law to allow civilians to shoot during terrorist attacks
Census 2016: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population growing
Sydney Opera House to come alive with indigenous art
Why many high-achieving Indigenous students are shunning university
South Sudan armed opposition rules out national dialogue participation
Internet connection restored in Congo-Brazzaville after 15 days
Violent intervention against Sahrawi demonstrators in occupied city of El-Aaiun
Protect sacred sites to realize indigenous rights, says African Commission
Liberia’s democracy tied to successful conduct of upcoming polls
Kagame’s female challenger faces exclusion from Rwanda’s presidential race
Zimbabwean protest pastor freed on bail after two days in jail
Ethiopia: Afan Oromo to serve as working language in Addis-Official
Oromia Special Interest Law: Who owns Addis Ababa?
Kenya: Are Chinese Investors in SGR Project Neo-Colonial Predators?
Somalia hit by internet outage after fibre optic cables are cut by ship
Rwanda genocide: NGO groups file lawsuit against French bank BNP
Gunmen open fire on U.N. convoy in Libya
‘Whoever Controls Benghazi Controls Libya’
Hundreds of fighters from Chad, Darfur feeding off Libya’s turmoil
Italy considers closing its ports to ships from Libya
African migrants are reaching Europe with tales of kidnap and torture in Libya
Foreign medics give children life-saving surgery in Libya’s Benghazi
Libyan Crude Gushes Into Tankers as Nation’s Output Accelerates
Tuareg and Tebu mark Eid al-Fitr together
Amazigh towns threaten to withdraw recognition of Presidency Council – Source
UNICEF opens Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor in Malawi
Benin: ‘Ponzi scheme’ trial opens in Cotonou
Court annuls candidacy of Liberia’s only female presidential aspirant
Chinese company to pay $25,000 bond for polluting Gambian waters
Tunisians say no to pollution from Phosphogypsum in the city of Gabes
South Sudan women have ‘no tears left’
IMF approves $312 million 3-year credit for Chad
About 22 dead in clashes between herders and militia in Central Africa Republic
Somali President pardons 91 prisoners to mark Independence Day
Somali govt seeks to ‘ambush’ Al-Shabaab with defection of ex-deputy leader
At least two killed in roadside bomb near Somali capital
Malians in protest against constitution review plans of government
Al-Qaeda in Mali releases video showing western hostages
Sahel anti-terrorism force launched, about 5,000 troops to be deployed
Eritrea: Eid Alfetir Celebrated Nationwide
New campaign launched as Eritrea worsens clampdown on Christians
Eritrea and its border spats with neighbouring Djibouti and Ethiopia
Djibouti @ 40: Foreign forces join Independence parade
Djibouti requests A.U. presence along disputed border with Eritrea
Burundi becoming an ‘increasingly violent dictatorial regime’
Fire destroys Zambia’s biggest trading hub, City Market
State of emergency looms in Zambia
Somaliland’s children dying as drought and border dispute create fatal mix
Somaliland offers investors chance to make history
Biafra: IPOB says we want referendum, not war
Mauritania: New Documentary Film on Slavery and Forced Labour
Kyrgyzstan’s President Wants Another Russian Military Base
Insulting the President: Defamation Cases Against Local Media Move Ahead in Kyrgyzstan
China, Kyrgyzstan border forces hold exercises to stop arms smuggling
Hong Kong police bans pro-independence group’s Handover eve vigil
On June 31, 1997, Hong Kong had a taste of independence for just one day
China’s Xi Jinping lauds efforts to curb Hong Kong independence advocates and offers full support
End of the Empire: From India to Hong Kong, How Britain’s Global Dominance Crumbled
France’s Macron refuses to recognise Crimea ‘annexation’
United by persecution, Crimean Tatars celebrate National Flag Day
Ukrainian embassies around the world raise Crimean Tatar flags
Ukrainian delegation reminds PACE about occupied Crimea
Ukraine faces big fine after Russia Eurovision row
Crimea: Circumventing Trade Sanctions Via Novorossiysk
Russia imprisons Crimeans in inhuman conditions for their faith or pro-Ukrainian stand
Russia halts Council of Europe payments over Crimea row
Russian Agents Detained in Ukraine After Getting ‘Lost at Sea’ During Crimea Training Exercise
Crimean “court” led Chairman of “Jehovah’s Witnesses” to death
John McCain: Russia threat is dead serious. Montenegro coup and murder plot proves it.
Freedom Isn’t Free: An Independence Day Reminder From the War in Ukraine
NATO’s senior military officer: Russia threat growing on all fronts
Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox: EU countries agree to collectively punish attacker when a member is hacked
Friend or Foe? Mapping the positions of EU Member States on Russia sanctions
Meaningfully deterring Russia is NATO’s best option for European security
U.N. boss strikes upbeat note as Cyprus talks continue
Bulgaria to press EU over ‘double standards’ in food products
Foreign businesses demand swift judicial reforms in Bulgaria
Russian Rhetoric Steps Up Intimidation of Montenegro
Serbia lawmakers elect first female, openly gay prime minister
On make-up, Serbian women and a lesbian PM
Openly gay Serbia premier-designate to head pro-Russia gov’t
Singapore LGBT activists hold rally with no foreigners
Why Singapore Is a Terrorist Target
Singapore Can Have Meritocracy or Aristocracy, But Not Both
Singapore armed forces going more hi-tech as recruiting levels seen sliding
Singapore turns vacant space into urban farms
Meet the Socialist Leader Who’s Driving Bolivia Into the Ground
Bolivia: Home to Latin America’s Highest Rates of Sexual Violence
Catalonia Legalizes Cannabis Cultivation and Consumption
Catalan Parliament unanimously nullifies Francoist sentences
Catalan independence ‘no threat’ to foreign investment
Call for local leaders to show commitment to referendum
German CDU think tank urges solving of Catalan issue before ‘it’s too late’
International self-determination experts to analyze Catalan case
Catalan Parliament speaker at Westminster: ‘We are under threat, but we will not give up’
Catalonia to declare independence right away if “yes” vote wins October 1 referendum
Details about referendum on independence announced in a show of force by Catalan government
Island Games 2017: Isle of Man add 14 golds to top medal table
Amnesty International Won’t Comply With Hungary NGO Law
A Democracy Road Trip Through Hungary
Hungary offers misgovernment with the consent of the governed
Hungary central bank chief’s son buys major media group
Greenpeace: Protecting the Earth knows no borders – not in Hungary, not anywhere
Mongolia’s presidential election forced into a second round
From Prague to Mongolia, Wild Horses Return to the Steppes
Haunted by Iceland, Swiss Watchdog Hunts Stock Manipulators
Iceland, an open-air Hollywood studio
American Companies Still Make Aluminum. In Iceland.
Swiss call time out in push on EU ties as Brexit talks begin
20 Years Later, Tajikistan Rewrites Civil War History
Tajik leader in spotlight on 20th anniversary of end of civil
Majlis Podcast: Tajikistan’s Civil War And What Came After
Tajikistan Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Peace Accord Ending Civil War
The Many Agents Of Tajikistan’s Path To Peace
Tajikistan’s Unity After War: Expectation and Reality
What a Lawyer’s Forgery Scam Tells Us About Justice in Tajikistan
Tajikistan Dreams of Regional Electricity Grid Rebirth
Volkswagen Slovakia plant workers end strike after winning wage hike
Statistics: Three percent of inhabitants are born outside Slovakia
After a Century, Syrian Refugees Return to Armenia
Activists demand removal of pig farm from Roma Holocaust site
Vicente Rodriguez Speaks About His Vision for the Romani People
Romani people discuss whether the approach of Afrofuturism could empower them
Bulgaria: Anti-Roma Protests Continue After Alleged Romani Attacks on Teenagers
Romani Students Propel Themselves Forward, Aiming to Further Their Education
EU Ready to Assist Macedonia Implement Reforms to Unlock Membership
More Than 90 Indicted In Macedonia Over Wiretap Scandal
A Look at the Russian Military Moves in Georgia’s Breakaway Territories
US lists Georgia among best nations combating human trafficking
OSCE conference discusses Russian occupation of Georgian territories
Georgia in focus of literature festival in Prague
Georgian, NATO soldiers undergoing mountain training in Georgia
Creeping occupation: Russia advances 10 hectares into Georgian territory
Tbilisi History Museum exhibition to explore nationality and tolerance
Berlin hosts Georgian culture festival
Is The Power Of The Kosovo Myth Fading?
Leaders Of Kosovo, Serbia Agree To Pursue Renewed Dialogue
Families of Missing in Kosovo Want to Know Fate of Loved Ones
Luxembourg not a tax haven, claims PM
Bosnia’s Serb Republic leader: No breakaway vote next year
Bosnia’s Ex-Refugees Use Language Skills in Call Centres
Netherlands Partly Liable for 1995 Massacre of Bosnian Muslim Men, Court Rules
Albania’s Socialists win ruling majority in parliamentary elections
Sold for $60: Yazidi children describe cruel life as IS slaves
‘I was sold seven times’: the Yazidi women welcomed back into the faith
ISIS tricks starving Yazidi sex slave into eating her own one-year-old son
Russia kills 2 suspected militants in Dagestan
A heavy blow for a small community – Greenland rebuilds
Gay fairytale translated into Māori
Moana: Te reo version of Disney film finds its Maori star
Bill to create Māori wards voted down
Māori and Pasifika unite under Maori Party banner
Matariki: reintroducing the tradition of Māori New Year celebrations
This Balanced Parliament Is Our Opportunity To Stand Up For Wales
BBC Radio launches second Welsh-language breakfast show
Wales needs to realise that good behaviour will never be rewarded
Restaurant owner says he deals with anti-Welsh complaints on a daily basis
We must fight back against a popular culture that depicts the Welsh as idiots
It’s time to pick your Welsh heroes
Despite the election result, there are exciting times ahead for Wales
Problems and prospects for the Belarusian IT industry
Canada eases trade with Belarus, leaving N. Korea as last country on restricted list
Belarus receives Chinese armoured vehicles
10 Things You Should Not Do in Belarus
Faces from the final frontier: Amazing portraits reveal people and culture of Siberia
Where East meets West meets America: Fascinating portraits from the indigenous tribes of Siberia
Moscow to slash Far East Russia power prices from July
This is no sheepish tale, Pete Lanathoua weaves a tale of Basque heritage in Bakersfield
Basque sheepmen of Kern County
Alfonso and Mary Ygoa to lead Basque parade
2018 Gathering to promote Basque heritage
The time has come for Iraqi Kurdistan to make its choice on independence
Independent Kurdistan cannot exist without Turkey’s blessing
Amid Turkey’s Purge, a Renewed Attack on Kurdish Culture
Turkish artillery opens fire on Kurdish forces across entire frontier in northern Aleppo
Israel should support the Kurdish Independence Referendum
Iraq’s Kurdish Jews look to the future with hope and scepticism
West Papuan mother tortured for selling bags
Finland has a migration crisis, too: Smart, young professionals are moving out
Finland’s brain drain: what happens to small countries when the talent leaves?
Kabardino-Balkaria’s code of silence
China ‘outraged’ by $1.42 billion planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Principle Won’t Ever Work In Taiwan
Hong Kong handover: The protest symbols China’s scared of
Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong is alienating Taiwan
Arms to Taiwan and Action Against a Chinese Bank: Is Trump’s US-China ‘Honeymoon’ Over?
Godolphin connection: sheikh saves Cornish community centre
Quarter of a million people moved to Cornwall in just 10 years
Abundant scope for research on adivasi culture
What Happens When an Adivasi Leader Buys a Car?
Welfare schemes remain out of bounds for tribals
India is moving away from coal, but what is it doing about communities displaced in mining areas?
Collecting Cockles: A Galician Women’s Tradition
Greece fears revival of far-left violence
Greek Poetry in the Shadow of Austerity
Prince Max von Liechtenstein: «Sustainability Instead of Populism»
Israel’s innovation rankings lay bare split between high-tech and the rest
U.S. to Work With Israel, Seek Other Ties to Combat Cyber Attacks
‘It’s okay to be racist in Israel’
In about face, Israel freezes Western Wall mixed prayer plan
This Professor Spent 20 Years Crafting an Anthology on Quechua Poetry
Canada’s biggest museum teams with Indigenous graphic artist to animate creation story
Inuit self-determination in action: We are repatriating our written language
Canadian Inuit Theater Troupe Breathes New Life Into an Old Legend
Groundbreaking Held for American Indian Monument in Virginia
Resilience, self-determination are the tools Inuit youth need to fight suicide
Grassroots team creating Indigenous-based climate plan across Canada
Six Years After the ‘Aymarazo’ Protests in Peru
Indigenous Media is not a Novelty; It’s a Load Bearing Column in Canada’s Fourth Estate
Can you celebrate Canada 150 and still respect Indigenous rights?
#Resistance 150: Canada Day isn’t a celebration for Indigenous people
Respect Indigenous people who don’t want to celebrate Canada 150: Canada’s PM
We Need an International Environmental Criminal Court
It Takes a Community to Exploit Indigenous Women
American Indian Center prepares to open doors in Albany Park
Half Life: America’s Last Uranium Mill
Enhanced Tribal Card Can Be Used Instead of Passport
Why we’re investigating Grand Canyon uranium
Alert! Bertha Zuniga Cáceres and members of the coordination of COPINH Attacked
Do American Indians Celebrate the 4th of July?
Trump praises female reporter’s ‘nice smile’ on call to Irish PM
EU exploring invisible border in Ireland post Brexit
DUP councillors struck dumb on prospect of Irish language act
Northern Ireland parties miss deadline to restore power-sharing
Scotland unites in call for equal marriage in Northern Ireland
It’s over to us: Sturgeon issues rallying cry to Yes movement as she hits ‘reset’ button on indyref2
Analysis: So when will indyref2 be held then?
Nicola Sturgeon urged to work with Scottish Independence Convention to build the case for a Yes vote
Scotland’s economy grows four times faster than the UK’s in first quarter
China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
Tibetan Soccer Girls Land In Canada To Actually Play!
US Likely To Immigrate 3000 Tibetan Refugees
China Won’t Let Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Laureate, Get Cancer Treatment Abroad
Historically Tibet was an independent country: Tibetan spiritual leader
The high-tech war on Tibetan communication
Former Governor of Mari El asked Putin for pardon in verse
Tuva worst for life expectancy in Russia, despite its pristine mountain air and lack of pollution
Tuva Masters Of “Throat Singing” Perform In New Haven
Tuva’s Alash Brings Down The House
Balochistan: Daughters of disappeared Baloch doctor set up three-day token hunger strike
Ahwazi: Tehran’s Oil and Agriculture Industry Devastates Environment in Al Ahwaz Region