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1946 January 22: Establisment of the Republic of Kurdistan
1919 January 22: Day of Unity of Ukraine
2014 January 22: The first killings of protesters on the Maidan
1759 January 25: Burns Night, Scotland
1788 January 26: Australia Day to Invasion Day to Survival Day
January 26, 1950: Republic Day in India
1968 January 31: Nauru Independence Day
1948 February 4: Sri Lanka Independence Day
1974 February 7: Grenada Independence Day
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Ray of hope for marginalized Batwa communities of Uganda and DR Congo
Eritrea tops 2017 list of asylum seekers in Switzerland
Eritrea president blames ‘external forces’ for illicit migration of youth
Eritrea summons Dutch envoy to explain expulsion of its top diplomat
Nevsun appeals to Canada Supreme Court in Eritreans’ forced labor lawsuit
Equatorial Guinea holding 135 members of the opposition, says lawyer
Equatorial Guinea Weighs a Dynasty in the Making
Tajikistan: is Islamic banking the future?
A Match Made In An HIV Help Center In Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Exiled Opposition Politician Returns Home
Veto Viber? Tax Telegram? Such Are Tajikistan’s Tech Company Conundrums
Tatar culture feels Putin’s squeeze as Russian election nears
NGO Memorial’s Car Torched In Daghestan
“Shut up!”: Dagestani Memorial office employees receive threats after their car set on fire
Dagestan Under Vasilyev’s Leadership: New Government With Old Tendencies?
Moscow Works to Block North Caucasus Nations From Making Common Cause
Chechen Leader Who Oversees the Torture of Gay Men Is Super Sad About Losing His Instagram Account
Croatia bedtime stories feature same-sex families for first time
Croatia says Serbian exhibit on WWII camp is propaganda
Kyrgyzstan: Music Teacher Suspended Over Alleged Sex Tape
Russia’s Footprint in the Nordic-Baltic Information Environment
Baltic states join forces for 12 film festivals in centennial year
Drivers pick Corsica plates to look tough
China Reveals It Has Two Underwater Listening Devices Within Range of Guam
US stealth bombers in Guam appear to be readying for a tactical nuclear strike on North Korea
India, ASEAN call for binding code of conduct in South China Sea
France and Japan to scale up military exercises to deter China
Japan accuses Dominican Republic tanker of passing fuel to North Korea
Bridge from Scotland to Ireland could create ‘Celtic powerhouse’
7 key findings from new Scottish poll
5 favourite years Scotland’s second independence vote could happen
Flag fight breaks out over ‘Union Jack’ on Scottish public buildings
This pathetic peddling of Union flag piffle is the worst example of ‘Union Jackery’
Bill Gates praises Scottish innovation’s huge impact on modern life in visit to Edinburgh
Brexit Bill farce proves Westminster is not fit to govern Scotland
Scots remain most in favour of new vote on Brexit
Leading cultural figures hit back at top composer’s ‘politically-motivated’ anti-independence rant
Saturday in Seychelles and no internet: relief for some, frustration for others
Austria: Nazi songbook lands far-right FPÖ candidate in hot water
Austria far right: Thousands rally against Vienna ball
Austria to sue EU over allowing expansion of Hungary nuclear plant
Hungary Jews angered by rightwing memorial on Holocaust day
NZ Maori win first indigenous football internationals
Drivers license APPs to be translated into Māori
Nauru to waive media visa application fee for Pacific Islands Forum
Is women’s inheritance next on reformist Tunisia’s rights agenda?
Tunisian unrest is a symptom of healthy democratic evolution
EU should help Tunisia fulfil its Arab Spring
Mauritius business confidence jumps to its highest in Q4 2017
When the residents of Vestmannaeyjar woke up to discover a volcano erupting on the outskirts of town
Around 120,000 Uyghurs Detained For Political Re-Education in Xinjiang’s Kashgar Prefecture
Mali: Another Record Breaking Year
How tropical wood trade in Suriname is dividing opinions
France bars Breton baby name over an apostrophe
Russian FSB searches more Crimean Tatar houses in occupied Crimea
Three years since Russia began its persecution of Crimean Muslims on fake ‘terrorism’ charges
Exiled Crimean Tatar Leaders Chiygoz and Umerov Urge More EU Sanctions Against Russia
Ukrainian prosecutors say Crimea residents may use Skype to report human rights violations
PACE urges Russia end support to illegal armed groups in Donbas, cease repressions in Crimea
Crimean Tatar Ismail Ramazanov detained, tortured and charged with ‘inciting enmity to Russians’
Chubarov testifies in court on details of Russian seizure of Crimea
Forgotten Again: The Plight of the Crimean Tatars
How Has Life In Crimea Changed Since Russia Seized It From Ukraine?
Trump administration announces fresh Russia sanctions
Crimean Tatar with brain tumour arrested for social media post from 2012
Russia deploys armed police and dogs in new offensive against Crimea Solidarity
U.S. Envoy Volker: Lack Of Political Will In Moscow Thwarting Ukraine Peace
“Visitors” from Russia pushing out Donbas locals and taking over housing
Tuvalu school wins international accolade for energy project
Mauritania launches Sahel Irrigation Initiative Regional Project
African Union urges Mauritania to crack down on slavery
Main dates in troubled history of modern Cyprus
Cypriot hopes for unification are on life support, but not doomed
Cyprus deal revival hangs on election
Old guard against new blood in Cyprus presidential vote
Erdogan urged attack on Turkish Cypriot newspaper
How to become the stereotypical Cypriot man
Measles outbreak kills 100 children in West Papua
West Papua 2017 Year in Review
Indonesian Special Forces Woo Mattis With Snakes, Blood-drinking
At least 10 West Papuan people killed by the Indonesian military and police in 2017
100 years ago today: Reds take Tampere, Finnish Civil War begins
Finland heads to the polls to choose President
Fellowship Opportunity: American Indian Graduate Center
Place names reflect American Indian heritage
The Fraught History Of America’s Most Pervasive Brand
Probing the Paradoxes of Native Americans in Pop Culture
Nunavut’s Inuit language authority seeks nominations for awards
Exhibit, film examine American Indians’ cultural contributions, depictions
American Indian Museum Tackles Challenging Issue of Cultural Appropriation
Aboriginal tourism gets $2.25M infusion from federal government
American Indian Activists Rally at State Capitol
Enslaved Native Americans Who Made Gold Rush Possible
Inuit throat singer kicks off Colorado College’s Cornerstone Arts Week in Colorado Springs
The hidden health inequalities that American Indians and Alaskan Natives face
Why there’s Redskins merch at the National Museum of the American Indian
A Look at All The Ways Native American Culture Has Been Exploited In Pop Culture
Wisconsin Led US In American Indian Incarceration Rate In 2013
Basque charity celebrates 50th annual dance, fundraiser dinner
Award-winning Basque improvisational poets to perform Friday, January 26
All square in the Basque derby
McAdoo’s Basque sheepherder’s presentation to go on
Zineuskadi and EiTB renew their agreement to promote Basque cinema
Hong Kong pro-independence protest leader Edward Leung pleads guilty to assault of police officer
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong released on bail
Hong Kong’s Academic Freedom ‘Under Threat’ Since Democracy Movement
Vero Communications to assist Faroe Islands bid for Olympic recognition
Puzzling Heat from Deep Inside the Earth Is Melting Greenland’s Glaciers
Puigdemont talks independence with Danish MPs
Greenland, Faroe Islands “tricky” models for Catalonia
Carles Puigdemont Working to Return Home
Catalan crisis rekindled as parliament proposes Puigdemont as leader
Carles Puigdemont: court rejects new bid to arrest Catalan ex-president
In Catalonia, the nameless dead raise old animosities toward Franco
Barcelona consolidates its position as start up hub
Catalan parliament set to vote for regional leader on Jan. 30
Spain seeks to block Puigdemont becoming leader of Catalonia
“This is a coup d’etat”: parties react to Spain’s latest move
Barcelona port fastest growing in Europe
Catalan border controls strengthened ahead of Puigdemont’s debate
“I offer dialogue and threats are the response,” says Parliament president Torrent
Some 30% of expats unable to vote in December election
Spanish police “unusual operation” around Catalan Parliament, warns chamber president Torrent
Spanish Constitutional Court allows Puigdemont’s investiture only if he turns up
U.S. State Department creates Cuba Internet Task Force
Cuba is a lot poorer than the government reports, a new study shows
Entries for the Gorsedh Kernow Awards are now open
Peppa Pig’s Mummy Pig is Cornish and loves Cornwall more than anyone
Jordan urges US to ‘rebuild trust’ after Jerusalem pivot
Israel won’t prosecute embassy guard over Jordan shootings: sources
Jordan ends bread subsidy, doubling some prices, to help state finances
Seawater Greenhouse reaps first Somaliland veg crop grown with just sea water
EU tax haven blacklist shrinks by half
India should help us like it did for Bangladesh: Baloch activist
Free Balochistan Movement to protest against sale of Balochistan lands in London
Brutalities against Baloch and Pashtun students an ‘act of terrorism’: Balochistan Political Parties
Business and Human Rights – The Curse of “Destructive Development”
Paying To Stay Disabled In Turkmenistan
Liberia bans female genital mutilation
Campaign to create online cyber Gaeltacht under way
DCU targets global diaspora with free Irish language course online
Mary Lou McDonald: New Sinn Fein boss says Irish unity ‘best solution’
Gerry Adams – the face of Irish republicanism – hands over at Sinn Féin
Norway-Sweden example for Irish border post-Brexit
Taiwan: President Tsai Ing-wen Expresses Concern over Possibility of Chinese Attack
Ethiopian opposition leader calls for dialogue
Ethiopia’s Oromo leader meets German envoy over political developments
Ethiopia ‘pardons 2,000 prisoners’ jailed over Oromo protests
Pacific Islands Forum looks for key issues facing members
Guiana battles with migrant influx, drug trafficking
Calls mount for French Polynesia genetic study
Georgia’s role to connect Europe and Asia increasing annually
Georgia concerned over Russian Deputy Foreign Minister’s interview about Georgia
Georgian Won’t Put Up With Violation of Its Sovereignty
Breakaway Abkhazia Begins New Year With a New Phase of Political Turmoil
South Ossetian Separatist Leader Becomes Envoy of ‘Russkiy Mir’ in the Balkans and Ukraine
Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line
The biggest threat to Lebanon is Israel, Prime Minister Hariri says
Lebanese prime minister says he wants ‘the best relationship with Iran’
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says his relationship with Saudi Arabia is ‘at its best’
New hunting law falls prey to old habits in Lebanon
Lebanon’s garbage crisis washes up on the beach
Moldova Says It Would Leave CIS Only After Becoming EU Candidate
Falling Birth Rate Threatens Moldova’s Future
Moldova MPs Accuse Russia of Interference
Russia Dismisses Compensating Moldova for ‘Occupying’ Transnistria
EU encourages Moldova to continue with energy reforms
DNA study: Why the Welsh might be the first true Brits
In Wales we don’t need a bridge to France – but one to Ireland
Workers at major firm told not to speak Welsh if non-Welsh speaking people also present
Wales has ‘much to learn’ from Catalonia says Wood as she meets with Puigdemont
New hard hitting Welsh language play 2071 brings rising sea levels to the fore in Llanrwst
Farmer’s son buys North Wales business so can bring up children in Welsh language
Labour for an Independent Wales ‘opening up discussion within the party’
Milestone over the airwaves as second BBC Welsh language channel launches
Birthday celebrations for Welsh language centre in Wrexham
Brunei’s Kampong Ayer: World’s largest settlement on stilts
Vatican ‘asks underground Chinese bishops to stand aside for government-backed ones’
Vanuatu bans plastic bags and polystyrene takeaway boxes
Samoa affected by China’s plastic recycling ban
Gabon Has Busted A Major Ivory Smuggling Network Connected To Boko Haram
Can Kiribati be saved or will it drown?
A Warning from the Center of the World: Pacific Nation Kiribati Is Disappearing as Sea Level Rises
Sinking Islands, Floating Nation
Liberalism faces next big test in Czech elections
Professor Fights Putin’s Czech Ally in Key Election
Pro-Russia incumbent wins Czech presidential election
Lux among Europe’s biggest wasters
Can Drought Be Prevented? Slovakia Is Trying to Find Out
Slovakia: Commission initiative helps a low-income region catch up
Yahya Jammeh, former leader of the Gambia, could face extradition
Top Jammeh generals arrested after sneaking back into The Gambia
In Jamaica’s tourist hub, a state of emergency
Separatist leader in troubled Senegal region warns over crackdown
Muslims to Get Self-Rule to Avoid Another Bloody Separatist War in the Philippines
Thousands of women in anti-president protest in Togo
Malta obtains the highest scores on LGBTIQ inclusive education indicators
Haiti urbanisation rises but not wealth: World Bank
A Year in Review: Azerbaijan in 2017
Azerbaijan Courts Convict Two Outspoken Government Critics
Chad must cut costs or risk ruin: finance minister
Russian-speaking activists attempt to block new Latvian Language Friend mobile app at Google Play
Kremlin’s efforts to influence opinion increasingly focusing on Sweden
Bahrain: Rights groups demand care for jailed activist Nabeel Rajab
UK fines Al Arabiya for Bahrain ‘torture confession’ of Hassan Mushaima
Sierra Leone: Women Helping Women Out of Prostitution
Yezidi MP ‘pessimistic’ about future in post-ISIS Iraq
Turkey invades Kurdish enclave in Syria
U.S., British citizens join battle against Turkey in Syria’s Afrin: SDF official
Erdogan says to extend Syria operation despite risk of U.S. confrontation
Trump warns Erdogan to avoid clash between U.S., Turkish forces
Turkey to U.S.: End support for Syrian Kurd YPG or risk confrontation
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to expand Kurdish offensive as far as Iraq, despite Nato tensions
Kurdistan needs help from the US and international community to build a stable future
Masoud Barzani: No regrets about Kurdistan independence referendum
First Kurdistan Modern Arts exhibition to kick off Sunday in Erbil
War in Iraq and the Plunder of Kurdish Oil
Rwanda aims to be the most drone-friendly country in the world
Pacific islands sign on for NEXT subsea cable
India Republic celebrations: A ‘black day’ in Kashmir
Switzerland embraces cryptocurrency culture
Trump arrives in Switzerland to take ‘America First’ to the Davos elite
East Timor President Calls for New Election to End Impasse
China Orders Tibetan Pilgrims in India And Nepal to Return Home
People’s Liberation Army assists private courier firm to launch operations in Tibet
Chinese Tibet Oppression Raised in US House of Representatives
Chinese gov’t taking over administration of Tibetan Buddhist monastery Larung Gar, NGO says
‘Unofficial’ Tibetan Language Summit Draws Hundreds of Advocates in China’s Qinghai
Belarus Urged To ‘Prioritize’ Democratic Reforms
Belarus blocks access to popular opposition website charter97.org
Why would authoritarian Belarus liberalize cryptocurrencies?
Belarus: Paradoxes of National Memory and Freedom of Speech
Former Maldives President accuses China of ‘land grab’
It’s convenient to say Aboriginal people support Australia Day. But it’s not true
What life was like for Aboriginal people during colonisation
Aboriginal activists leading Sydney’s ‘Invasion Day’ rally call for Australia Day to be ABOLISHED
Push to fly Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Victoria’s first female Aboriginal MP receives death threats over Australia Day comments