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1918 May 28: Armenia Independence Day
1918 May 28: Azerbaijan Republic Day
1970 June 4: Tonga Emancipation and Independence Day
1523 June 6: National Day of Sweden
1898 June 12: Day of Freedom in Philippines
1941 June 14: Soviet Mass Deportations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
2012 June 14: Assassination of West Papuan Independist Mako Tabuni
June 15: International Uyghur Language Day
1944 June 17: Icelandic National Day
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Arla cheese to be labelled ‘Welsh’ but made in England
How do we rescue the Welsh language? By making it the default option
Leeuwarden, Friesland: EU capital of culture 2018
Militant Attack in Mali’s North Leaves More Than 20 Dead
Bulgaria torn between Russia and the West
A Lesbian Prime Minister Oversees a New Gay Era for Serbia
War leaves one in four girls in South Sudan suicidal
Ceasefire monitors accuse South Sudan forces, rebels of civilian killings
Can an ambitious project to plant millions of trees save the Karakalpak people of Uzbekistan?
Civic groups attack Honduras ruling weakening anti-graft mission
Liberia: A Land of Wealth without Manager
Hmong: A History of Relocation
Gambling in Finland: From vice to national virtue
Indigenous Guatemalan woman shot dead by US Border Patrol
Before it’s over, May is Foster Care Month: Native foster families are needed
‘Birthed into politics’: Paulette Jordan’s quest to become 1st Native American governor
Arctic art: Canada’s Inuit people sculptures tell unique stories
Pipeline stance complicates Heitkamp’s 2nd term Senate hopes
Marshfield pow-wow celebrates Native American culture
Are Seals Kosher? A Jewish Inuit Activist Says Yes.
Marvel Adds Indigenous Superhero from Canada’s North
Indigenous Mental Health and the Psychological Political Warfare of the Nicaraguan State
Dartmouth students get hands-on lessons in Native traditions
‘Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art’ at the Whitney
In Panama, world’s indigenous young people to meet before World Youth Day
How 6 Indigenous Designers Are Using Fashion to Reclaim Their Culture
Anthropologist Plots New Use for Motion-Capture Technology
For American Indian youth, risk is higher for alcohol, drug use, say CSU researchers
New opioid abuse prevention campaign aimed at helping American Indian communities
With ‘There There,’ Tommy Orange Has Written a New Kind of American Epic
Indigenous Women Have Been Disappearing for Generations. Politicians Are Finally Starting to Notice
Peru: Needy families slept on hospital floors until one doctor started a shelter
Navajo Presidential Race Draws Crowded Field of Candidates
Navajo judge won’t toss claims of abuse in Mormon program
Attu descendants visit their ancestral home for the first time
In Kansas City’s Crossroads, Unusual Space Spotlights Untraditional American Indian Art
Indigenous rights bill passes in the House of Commons in Canada
Canadian Heritage launches engagement sessions on First Nations, Inuit and Métis Languages
Navajo, U.S. government treaty of 1868 exhibited on the Navajo Nation for the first time
Navajos commemorate anniversary of 1868 treaty
Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto kicks off with New Moon
Panama charts WB loan for indigenous development
The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artefacts for the Queensland Museum
Adivasis declare ‘self-rule’ in tribal dominated areas of Telangana
Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov says he may die during World Cup to save fellow prisoners
Crimean Tatar Hero Mustafa Dzhemilev Honored by National Endowment for Democracy
Ukraine Charges Moscow Has Brought Up To 1 Million Russians Into Crimea
Haley calls on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
Mustafa Dzhemilev, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for the Crimean Tatar people
Shifting Loyalty: Moscow Accused Of Reshaping Annexed Crimea’s Demographics
‘Locked in’ – The devastating effects of Israel’s Gaza blockade
Roman Abramovich, After Visa Troubles in Britain, Surfaces in Israel
Israel approves more than 2,000 settlement units in West Bank
Kuwait proposes ‘international protection’ for Palestinians
NATO starts Montenegro air patrols
Latvia probes whether Russian money flows used to meddle in Europe
Myanmar Is Intensifying Violence Against Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Says
Bongo Bids to Entrench Power in Gabon Before Parliamentary Vote
Denmark joins some European nations in banning burqa, niqab
Greenland, Faroe Islands to stop commercial fishing of wild salmon for 12 years
Faroe Islands to bid for International Island Games
Changed beyond recognition: Ireland witnesses a second uprising after abortion vote
Irish Language Can Bridge Northern Irish Divide, Trinity Study Finds
Pakistan to Give Equal Rights to Millions in Tribal Areas, Ending a British Legacy
Balochs hold protest against Pak’s 1998 nuke tests
Chagai: The Fukushima and Chernobyl of Balochistan
Nine people abducted from different areas of Balochistan in past few days
Tackling heavy Caribbean debt is key to future disaster protection, leaders say
Antigua first Caribbean state to ratify convention against racism
Brexit fallout benefits non-life in Luxembourg
How the Basque language has survived
Spanish Court Nixes Terrorism Accusation in Basque Incident
Armenia a Century on: Lessons in Challenging the Status Quo
After Armenia’s Velvet Revolution, a New Look at the Karabakh Challenge
The Tragedy of Armenia’s First Prime Minister: Too Blunt and Now Forgotten
The Legacy of the First Republic of Armenia during the Soviet Era: The Tumultuous 1960s
This mine in Swaziland that produced iron 43,000 years ago is the world’s oldest
Taiwan has just one diplomatic ally left in Africa and China is eagerly eyeing it off
Central African Republic approves war crimes court
Nine humanitarian organizations looted in the centre of Central African Republic
There’s a new battle for influence in Central Africa, and Russia appears to be winning
Beijing accused of forcing Uyghur-Han intermarriages
Uyghur Student Missing, Believed Detained After Return From Malaysia University
Xinjiang Jails Uyghur Civil Servants Over Lack of Enthusiasm For Anti-Extremist Campaigns
Abdulehed Mehsum: Death in Custody of Yet Another Uyghur Religious Scholar
Nauru limits media access to Pacific talks
EU removes Bahamas, St Kitts from tax haven blacklist
Indonesian Counterterrorism Law Threatens Civil Liberties
New Indonesian terror laws might implicate Papuan groups
Soldier Kills Indigenous Papuan In Yapen Island
Ian Swanson: If Growth Commission is realistic, then so is independence
National tests to be offered in Scottish Gaelic
SNP report outlines new prospectus for Scottish independence
Scotland builds its economic muscle to fight again for independence
Thousands of Scottish independence marchers have taken to the streets of Dumfries
Austria calls for overhaul of EU free movement
Burundi court validates vote to extend president’s tenure
Burundi ‘insulted’ by French gift of donkeys to village
Organising a trans beauty pageant in conservative Tonga
San Marino to become the first organic country in the world
In Portugal, trust in China is the art of the deal
Guinea’s president reshuffles government as he faces strikes, civil unrest
Taiwan welcomes Haiti president as China chips away at allies
Syria recognises independence of Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Not Just Russia: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eritrea Are Being Imprisoned and Abused, Reports Reveal
Oil industry is finally starting to be affected by Norway’s rapid electric car adoption
A Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan Ends in a Young Woman’s Death
South China Sea dispute: Mattis says China ‘intimidating neighbours’
US warns of ability to take down Chinese artificial islands
Japan, Vietnam share concerns over S.China Sea
Philippines rebuilding runway on South China Sea island, scene of stand-off with Beijing
Storm dumps three years of rain in a day in Oman and Yemen
United Arab Emirates jails activist for 10 years ‘for defaming nation’
Croatia’s far right pushes for vote to curb minority rights
Nine jailed in Hong Kong for ‘Fishball Revolution’ riots
Hawaii volcanic haze spreads to Micronesia
Report casts grim outlook on investment in Djibouti
Belarus’ Lukashenka, Russia´s Putin Regimes Remain Main Threat For Journalists
East Timor opposition coalition wins election after months of deadlock
Barbados launches ‘emergency plan’ to tackle massive debt
New Zealand Plans to Kill About 150,000 Cows to Eradicate a Bovine Bacterial Disease
Somaliland: 2 journalists and protesters arrested in Laasaanood and two TV channels shut down
Paraguay to have its first woman president
Rival Libyan leaders in Paris agree to hold elections in December
Taiwan grants visa-free entry to Nauru, Tuvalu nationals
South Korea to help Tuvalu avoid risk of sinking under water
Saint Lucia to host its first-ever Data Literacy Boot Camp
Biafra shutdown cripples Nigerian cities
Biafran War Memories: Why young Africans need to know their history
The day Biafra almost gained real independence from Nigeria in 1967
Police arrest leader of pro-Biafra group, 20 others
How Sweden is preparing for Russia to hack its election
How the US and Rwanda have fallen out over second-hand clothes
Kiribati: country the size of the U.S. is rapidly disappearing into the Pacific
Slovenia May Go the Way of Italy With Tight Election
Maldives: Opposition candidates barred from election
Amid Domestic Strife, Maldives’ Military Takes to International Stage
EU, West urge Maldives to hold credible, transparent presidential poll
Interview: Fugitive Maldives ex-leader aims for return
Protests in Bolivia spread after death of college student
Bolivia turns in police officer blamed in student’s death
Qatar bans imports from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and UAE
Namibia Seeks Innovative Ways to Address Human-Wildlife Conflict
Papua New Guinea Is About To Block Facebook To Curtail Hate Speech, Fake Profiles, And Porn
UNESCO’s proposes to remove Belize from in Danger list
Emmanuel Macron says France may return museum artefacts to Africa
Zangbeto: Voodoo Savior of Benin’s Mangroves
Azerbaijan inaugurates Southern Gas Corridor key terminal
Lithuania’s reform movement Sajudis marks 30th anniversary
Turkmenistan: Cotton bans and whitewashes
Turkmenistan’s Natural Gas Dilemma
Moroccan forces attack violently Sahrawi demonstrators in occupied city of El-Aaiun
Jordanians strike against tax rises in largest protest for years
Rural revitalisation transforms Tibet
Tibetan Students in Qinghai Appeal in Letter For Teaching in Tibetan
US annual report condemns China for persecution of religious freedom in Tibet
China Arrest Tibetan for Keeping Dalai Lama Books, CDs
Dalai Lama Calls for Tibetan Unity, Says Favoritism is Backward
Why India Won’t Play Its ‘Tibet Card’
Passion and pride on show at alternative World Football Cup
Equatorial Guinea’s leader offers Robert Mugabe asylum
Schools, hospitals shut as Chad civil servants go on strike
How the People of Chad Brought a Tyrant To Justice
How Chad’s Zakouma National Park became one of Africa’s greatest conservation success stories
Far-Right Attack: Third in Recent Weeks Against Roma in Ukraine
Bulgaria: Roma murdered in racist attack
Roma denied official minority status in Switzerland
Bashar al-Assad threatens US troops
US deployment to Shingal ‘brings hope’ to Ezidis, blocks Iran’s ‘corridor’ to Syria: Mayor
Yezidis want quota seat in Kurdistan Region parliament
Iran deliberately cuts flow to river in Kurdistan, causes water crisis
Entrepreneurial activity in Catalonia higher than in Spain and Europe
Jailed Catalan leaders ‘victims of revenge,’ relatives tell European Parliament
European Parliament vetoes exhibit featuring Catalan ‘political prisoners’
Catalonia is European region that attracted most EU funds for innovative projects
Catalan president calls for ‘dialogue without conditions’ with Madrid
Rajoy to be ousted with Catalan and Basque votes
Catalan president calls on economic lobby to ‘help open dialogue’ with Spain
Rajoy stripped of Spanish presidency
Door open to Catalan self-rule after Rajoy ousted from power
Catalan president takes Rajoy to court
German prosecutor requests Puigdemont’s extradition for rebellion
Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule
Jailed former Parliament speaker ‘regrets nothing,’ says her son
Cameroon jails activists demanding secession
Theme of kindness for Samoan Language Week
Leaders Of Two Russian Far East Regions Resign
Circassians Remember the Past But Mobilize for the Future
Man tortured in Dagestan after conflict between his family and security forces officers
Police in North Ossetia close a rape investigation after apparently blaming the autistic victim
Russian military police return to base in Chechnya after Syria mission
New Yamal-Nenets governor is 30 years old and has a MBA from Singapore
Former head of Russia’s Mari El Republic faces final corruption charges
Kremlin’s Proxy Attacks on Last Vestiges of Russian Federalism
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