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1997 February 5: Gulja massacre, East Turkistan/Xinjiang
1917 February 6: Sami National Day
1974 February 7: Grenada Independence Day
1818 February 12: Chile Independence Day
1913 February 13: Tibetan Declaration of Independence
1804 February 15: Statehood Day in Serbia
1918 Fabruary 16: Independence Day in Lithuania – Lithuania is 100
2008 February 17: Kosovo declaration of independence
1965 February 18: Gambia Independence Day
2014 February 20: Heavenly Hundred Remembrance Day in Ukraine
February 21: International Mother Language Day
1979 February 22: Saint Lucia Independence Day
1918 February 24: Estonia Independence Day – Estonia is 100
1921 February 25: Soviet Russian Invasion in Democratic Republic of Georgia
1950 February 25: Kuwait National Day
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National Sámi Day celebrated across several nations
International Saami Day celebrated in the surroundings of Murmansk
Center of Asia Is in Two Different Spots—Here’s Why
Daghestan Approves Outsider From Tatarstan As Prime Minister
Prigorodny Dispute Poisons Ossetian-Ingush Relations 25 Years Later
Ingush Social Insurance Fund searched amid anti-corruption crusade
Relatives of tortured in Ingushetia picket Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General’s Office
EU Lawmakers Demand Release Of Oyub Titiyev Jailed In Chechnya
8 stab wounds found on body of Tatarstan Health Minister Deputy
Albania’s ‘War on Crime’ Leaves ‘Big Fish’ Untouched
West African Bloc Sanctions 20 in Guinea-Bissau Over Political Crisis
Tajikistan Converts 2,000 Mosques Into Public Facilities
Macron backs Corsica mention in French constitution, rejects other demands for autonomy
SNP depute leader contest to focus on winning the case for independence
Scotland will only be independent when we realise how rich we are
How the incredible 25-year success of Celtic Connections proved the naysayers wrong
Independence was always the goal – and it’s never been closer
Wee Ginger Dug to open Yes Hub at the National’s Arbroath roadshow
Palestine Liberation Organization vows ‘to start disengaging from Israel’
Nasdaq and Palestine Exchange Sign New Market Technology Agreement
Threat of Re-Education Camp Drives Uyghur Who Failed Anthem Recitation to Suicide
China Demands Return of 11 Uyghur Escapees Caught in Malaysia
Over 100 Christians sent to ‘re-education’ camps in Xinjiang, China
Senator Questions US Firm on DNA Sequencer Sales to China
Russia permanently stationing Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad
Rafis Kashapov, Tatar Critic Of Kremlin, Flees Russia After Release From Prison
Russian occupiers detain another Crimean Tatar, Mustafa Kalafatov
Crimean Tatars: Indigenous Peoples Prime Targets for Human Rights Violations by Occupying Russia
Menacing attack on Fakhri Muratov, son of Crimean Tatar National Congress member Remzi Muratov
‘Not a Short Story’: Russia’s Invasion of Crimea Spurred This Young Man to Leave His Homeland
50 arrested as post-election violence flares in Guinea
Guinea announces 1st death from Lassa fever in 2 decades
Portugal confronts its slave trade past
West Papua movement confident of PNG support for Melanesian Spearhead Group membership bid
UN Human Rights chief notes struggles in Papua
Top Oxfam staff paid Haiti quake survivors for sex
Why it’s gotten harder for LGBT people in Haiti since the earthquake
Why are Aboriginal women in Australia hit with racism and sexual threats for sharing their views?
Australia’s Aboriginal life expectancy gap widens
Etsy.com stops letting Alaska Native artists sell ivory work
The Difficult Math Of Being Native American
How Peru excludes indigenous voices in its quest to develop the Amazon
A Murder Trial Stirs Emotions About Canada’s Relations With Indigenous Population
Exhibit ‘tells the most’ about Basques
Serbia and Montenegro could join EU in 2025, says Brussels
Serbia must reach agreement with Kosovo to join EU by 2025
Montenegro makes most notable progress in EU accession, its European perspective is unquestionable
Somaliland issues fatwa banning female genital mutilation
‘Homeless’ Sindhis take to street, seek national identity
New edginess amongst Baloch diaspora
Balochistan: Women and children abducted in Mashkay
Paraguay’s mangoes go from street rubbish to delicacy
Liberia takes over chairmanship of African Group of Ambassadors at United Nations
A battle over language is at the heart of Northern Ireland crisis
Irish government approach to Irish language ‘massively inadequate’ – Peadar Tóibín TD
Child Abductions Rise as South Sudan War Incites Desperation
More than 300 child soldiers released in South Sudan
Angry anti-American protest in South Sudan
South Sudan Government Objects to Rules for Peace Talks
In Oman desert, European venture sets sights on Mars
‘Sinking’ Pacific nation Tuvalu is actually getting bigger
EU concerned over rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea
Moldova, Romania Boost Military Cooperation with Joint Battalion
Andrian Candu Accuses Russia Of Meddling In Moldovan Politics
Lebanon Campaigns for More Women in Parliament
For Lebanon, post war-reconstruction is tricky
Satire suffers as Lebanon cracks down on free speech
Lebanon vows to block border wall, Israel eyes diplomacy on gas field
Lebanon to begin offshore energy search in block disputed by Israel
A historic first for Welsh at Westminster as language officially used for first time
What is Welsh Language Music Day? And here’s a list of events to see
A Welsh President could forge a new path for devolution
Curaçao finds other fruit and vegetable suppliers
Sierra Leone bans Female Genital Mutilation for election season
Sierra Leone villagers recount abuse in UK mining firm case
U.N. finds possible extrajudicial killings in El Salvador gang offensive
One Deportee Confronts Violence, Isolation in El Salvador
Which of these acts will represent the smallest country in Eurovision?
Libya Condemns Militia Attacks Against Tawergha Minority
90 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya
As Trump Wavers on Libya, an ISIS Haven, Russia Presses On
Erdogan and pope discuss Jerusalem as scuffles break out near Vatican
Chad suspends 10 parties for ‘disturbing public order’
Police Arrest Biafra Agitators In Jewish Synagogue
OYC, traditional rulers condemn arrest of Biafra agitators in synagogue
Biafra: IPOB drags Buratai, Governor Ikpeazu before US court
Biafran suit in America: US rejects Nigeria’s defence of immunity
This Caribbean Carnival won’t allow you to twerk —unless you ask permission first
Terror threat raised for Trinidad and Tobago carnival
‘Nothing’s impossible’: Tonga’s lone skier strikes out for Olympic glory in South Korea
Sardine-tin lamps and wooden fridges: Meet Central African Republic’s ‘frugal innovators’
Central African Republic Rebels Thriving On Illegal Taxes
Bulgaria launches new probe into ‘double standards’ in food compared with Central Europe
Bulgaria’s Vice PM seeks to expel MEP over ‘green jihadist’ views
Eritrea’s prolonged national service a defense measure against Ethiopia
Eritrea: International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM Observed
Burundi govt starts taxing public workers to fund 2020 elections
UN chief takes aim at Burundi leader’s bid to extend rule
Politically Motivated Killings, Arrests on Rise in Burundi
Electric cars threaten to leave behind East European suppliers
Swaziland: Police ‘Fired Live Bullets At Protest’
Bosnia marks 24 years since Sarajevo market bombing
Bosnia renews efforts to find lyrics for its national anthem
European Commission sues Hungary over “NGO law”
Hungarian billionaire George Soros told to ‘stay out of British politics’
Monaco running out of space for its millionaires
Taiwan president might visit African and Caribbean allies in 2018
Israel strikes Syria, downs Iranian drone, as F-16 crashes
Riding high after IS defeat, Iranian axis tries its luck with Israel, US
Israel fighter jet crash ratchets up regional tensions
Would Venezuela Invade Guyana?
How Guyana can avoid the curse of oil
Opioid high: Painkiller abuse sparks fears for Gabon’s young
Gabon fights elephant poachers with hi-tech tracker collars
Canada spends $3M to stop female genital mutilation in African nation of Benin
Missing Bookseller Hits Out at Sweden in Arranged Interview
Rwandan NGO Is Putting a Unique Spin on Couples Therapy to Curb Domestic Abuse
Rwanda protests French hospital’s hiring of genocide convict
Rwanda refuses to discuss migrants with Israeli opposition
Greek Politicians May Have Taken Bribes from Drug Maker, Prosecutors Say
Who Murdered Malta’s Most Famous Journalist?
Clubbing Khalistan issue with visiting Canadian PM is aimed to undermine Sikh freedom struggle
Sikh nationalism will overshadow Justin Trudeau’s trip to India: expert
Not Khalistani backers, say Sikh Canadian ministers
India cutting ‘blacklist’ of overseas Sikhs, Canada barring their entry
Azerbaijan-EU Council takes place after three year gap
Azerbaijan calls snap presidential poll for April
Azerbaijan Opposition Group Says It Will Boycott Presidential Election
How is Roma activist art challenging stereotypes?
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children more likely to be taken into care
LIBERTÉ, EGALITÉ, EXPULSIONS FORCÉES
A year after Jammeh: Free press returns to The Gambia
Gambia rejoins Commonwealth as it seeks to rebuild world standing
Belgium is ‘slowly’ sterilising all its cats
Uruguay Will Extend Aid to Ex-Guantanamo Inmates for a Year
Uruguay Legalized Marijuana and the Crime Rate Has Plummetted
EU promises to respect Western Sahara trade ruling
Polisario Front ‘ready’ to hold talks with Morocco
Photo exhibition in Paris on life of Sahrawi refugees
Former French PM takes on New Caledonia electoral role
Kanak group still wary about New Caledonia referendum terms
In Switzerland, dismay as papers on secret Cold War army vanish
How Switzerland hopes to shut down foreign spies
Singing a Song of Slavery in Morocco
Amending a law to swear in Puigdemont from Brussels on the table
Judges denounce Spanish government ‘interference’ in judiciary
EU will not ‘encourage’ Spain to open inquiry into police violence on Oct 1
Rajoy’s party wants to exclude sedition and rebellion crimes from pardon
Clown taken to court over photo with Spanish police officer
Event held in solidarity with Catalan leaders in jail and abroad
Pro-independence parties look to recognize Puigdemont’s ‘legitimacy’
Catalan police officer disciplined for accompanying Puigdemont to Brussels
Is it such a big deal to sacrifice a Catalan?
Catalan ombudsman warns of ‘regression’ of rights due to Spanish direct rule
MEPs denounce ‘arbitrariness’ of Spanish judiciary towards independence leaders
Incarcerated Catalan leaders are ‘hostages’, claims jailed minister’s wife
Protest held marking 100 days of jail for Catalan VP Junqueras
Belarus: Restricting Access To Charter-97 May Signal About Kremlin’s Serious Intentions
100th Anniversary of the Belarusian People’s Republic
Togo protests: Will the planned talks go anywhere?
Govt’s silence on Togo political crisis ‘worrying’ – Mornah
Costa Rica’s election result: two rounds and two realities
Man shot dead at protest over Honduras’ disputed election
UK sold spyware to Honduras just before crackdown on election protesters
Reaching Out to All Armenians: ‘Equality Armenia’ and the Fight for LGBTQ Rights
Kurdistan 24 coverage in Manbij: US troops staying in Syria
UN calls for ‘urgent international action’ to end violence in Afrin
South African MP Sandy Kalyan Calls China’s Protest Against Tibetan Leader’s Visit Foolish
Tibetan from India Tashi Choeying Visiting Tibet on Valid Chinese Document Jailed
Why Western Government’s must call out China’s human rights abuses
I will Never Forget Tibetans Inside Tibet: Dalai Lama
Geshe Tsewang Namgyal, Tibetan Monk Disabled from Torture in Prison Released
Tibet Occupation Started with a Road: Lobsang Sangay
SA’s Tibet Problem: An interview with China’s public enemy number two, Lobsang Sangay
Missing Tibetan Protester Lodroe Gyatso Found Jailed in Sog County