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1960 August 13: Central African Republic Independence Day
August 14: Navajo Code Talkers Day
1947 August 14: Pakistan Independence Day, Youm-e-Azadi
1960 August 15: Republic of the Congo Independence Day
1947 August 15: India Independence Day
1945 August 15: National Liberation Day of Korea
1960 August 17: Gabon Independence Day
1945 August 17: Indonesian Declaration of Independence
1919 August 19: Afghan Independence Day
1991 August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence of Estonia
1968 August 21: The End of the Prague Spring
1939 August 23: Black Ribbon Day, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
1991 August 24: Independence Day of Ukraine
1825 August 25: Uruguay Independence Day
1991 August 27: Moldova Independence Day
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
1991 August 31: Kyrgyzstan Independence Day
1957 August 31: Hari Merdeka, Malaysia Independence Day
1962 August 31: Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day
1991 September 1: Uzbekistan Independence Day
1945 September 2: Vietnam National Day
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Unionist Ciutadans file criminal charges for allowing vote in support of Catalan independence
China equips troops in Tibet with hi-pressure oxygen supplies to highlight military preparedness
Dalai Lama Tells Tibetans to Remain Non Violent Even After His Life
Five Fifty Youth Forum begins to deliberate on Tibet’s Political Future
UN committee accuses China of turning Uyghur-dominated region into ‘no-rights zone’
Xinjiang: The Free Expression Catastrophe You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
All Under One Banner Dundee march sees 16,000 independence supporters turnout
Freedom fighters lose compensation case in London Court
Zambia no longer legal in Barotseland, it will be forced out if need be – BTG
King David Kalākaua: The Original Most Interesting Man In The World
Media failing indigenous people
Morocco transforms Western Sahara towns into “real prison”
UN plans Western Sahara talks after decade-long deadlock
American allies wanted — why Kurdistan may be one
Three Kurdish groups in Iran are now fighting the IRGC
Yezidi ‘ex-sex slave’ trapped both in Iraq and in German exile
Is a ‘Syrian Kurdistan Region’ in the making?
Iranian border guards continue to kill Kurdish couriers
Iran’s Kurdistan Province: Nearly 1,000 underage girls married in four months
Kirkuk governor to appear before Iraq Supreme Court over ousting of Kurdish mayor
Kirkuk – Erbil road officially reopens after months of closure
Turkish warplanes conduct strikes on Shingal
Hundreds of Sikhs rally in London for referendum
Baloch fighter dares China before blowing himself in a fidayeen attack
US defence budget law calls for change to Baltic Air Policing mandate
Over 52,000 people join together in virtual choir celebrating Estonia’s independence
West Papua will not celebrate Indonesian Independence Day
Libya court sentences 45 to death over 2011 killings
Classrooms Reopen in a Somaliland School for 1st Time since Civil War
A year after big protests, Faure Gnassingbé hangs on in Togo
Right of return? — The struggles of the Circassian diaspora to settle in Adygea
Beyond skyscrapers and parks, little has changed in Chechnya
Gay singer Zelim Bakaev went missing a year ago in Chechnya—what happened to him remains a mystery
The death of Temirkhanov again raises the ‘mistreatment’ of Chechens in Russian prisons
Tatar Activist Detained In Kazan, Questioned In Financial Fraud Probe
Why the Vatican continues to struggle with sex abuse scandals
Chile asks Vatican for information on sex abuse cases
Pennsylvania sex abuse report presents crucial test for Pope Francis
In Haiti, Slight Progress for LGBT Rights Seen as Victory
Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau
One year after deadly Sierra Leone mudslides, survivors say they can barely afford to eat
In Kashmir, Security Searches Lead to Sexual Abuse
IPOB calls for panel to investigate killing of 38 pro-Biafra agitators
Nigerian Army begins operation ‘Python Dance lll’, warns Biafra agitators
Taiwan president visits Belize looking to shore up support
More Than 100 Cars Burned in Mass Arson Attack in Sweden
Comoros prosecutor accuses arrested opponents of planning a coup
How long can Bulgaria keep facing both East and West?
Viktor Orban moves to ban gender studies
Putin dances at Austrian minister’s wedding, setting off alarm bells across Europe
Catalogue of abuse: Seeking justice for the Rohingya
Nicaragua is on the verge of civil war
Survivors Remember Horror of Laos Dam Collapse
New Caledonia restricts tourism and bans fishing to protect huge swathe of coral reefs
Amnesty reminds Senegal, Mauritania over detention of dissidents ahead of Sept. polls
Paraguay Marks Publication of 1st Official Guarani Grammar
EU court agrees to hear case of families impacted by climate change
Sea turns red with blood after whale hunt in Faroe Islands
Moscow’s ‘little green men’ stage provocation in Moldova
Many Russians oblivious of Soviet Union’s invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968
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