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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1968 January 31: Nauru Independence Day
2004 February 1: Erbil bombings, Kurdistan
1948 February 4: Sri Lanka Independence Day
1997 February 5: Gulja massacre, East Turkistan/Xinjiang
1917 February 6: Sami National Day
1840 February 6: Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand
1974 February 7: Grenada Independence Day
1818 February 12: Chile Independence Day
1913 February 13: Tibetan Independence Day
2011 February 14: Day of Rage (Bahrain)
1804 February 15: Statehood Day in Serbia
1918 Fabruary 16: Lithuania Independence Day
2008 February 17: Kosovo declaration of independence
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Petition in Solidarity with Catalonia – for the right to peaceful self-determination!
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EU double standard over Venezuela and Catalonia
Catalan independence trial will start on February 12
International Trial Watch to send observers to Catalan independence trial
Spanish court rejects international observers being present in courtroom during Catalan trial
Catalonia: the trial will be about our ideological freedom
‘They’re judging an entire people,’ says Catalan president ahead of trial
Democracy on trial: Catalan leaders to face rebellion charges
Treatment of Catalan prisoners ‘is boosting independence cause’
Catalan President calls world to ‘join Catalan people’ in independence trial
Spanish government calls on president to “tone down” rhetoric
Report details brutal police methods during Catalan indyref
Great deal of concern in Westminster over Catalan independence trial, says Welsh MP
Questions asked after London event adds Spanish unionist to panel
Catalans show support as political prisoners moved to Madrid
Spanish police officer suspended over video mocking pro-independence supporters
UN council to push for free elections in Guinea-Bissau visit
Estonia is emerging Europe’s least corrupt country
Resilience of Necessity in the Baltics
Architect, former diplomat Jānis Dripe speaks out over collaboration with KGB
18 killed in Central African Republic attack
Cuba opens its first new church since the revolution 60 years ago
Canada confirms 14th case of diplomat falling mysteriously ill in Cuba
Tunisia’s secular opposition forms new party
Rohingya Refugees Create Music To Memorialize Culture For Future Generations
Global push to free Bahrain soccer player in Thailand after extradition request issued
Irish lower house passes bill to ban Israeli settlement goods
Killing of Palestinian by Israeli settlers ‘shocking’: UN envoy
Denmark again the least corrupt country in the world
UN Committee slams Finland over Sami electorate ruling
Chained by the neck and starving: Photos show reality of Aboriginal life post-colonisation
‘If it wasn’t for Brian, the Manx language would have died out’
The latest front in Canada’s effort to reconcile with indigenous Canadians: Language
Indigenous Bolivian Women Summit Aconcagua
New UNESCO Courier issue on indigenous languages and knowledge
Tanya Tagaq takes Inuit throat singing to wildly unexpected places
Young Ainu aims for Olympic moment toward Japan’s diversity
Uyghur Businessman Dies in Xinjiang Political ‘Re-education Camp’
Muslim Uyghur survivors recount unspeakable horror in Chinese internment camps
US Lawmakers Nominate Jailed Uyghur Academic Ilham Tohti to Receive Nobel Peace Prize
NGOs urge UN to adopt resolution on China’s human rights abuses
Bitter Winter Monitoring Uyghur Persecution in China Vows to Continue Work Despite Ban, Arrests
Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s new company is building training center in Xinjiang
Protests in Honduras against president heat up
From the Archives: Nauru gets independence from Australia, NZ and UK
Nauru to help Ukraine separatists’ banking – claim
Majority of Orthodox believers in Ukraine identify with Ukrainian church
Russia sentences Crimean Tatar to 10 years for alleged involvement in ‘Ukrainian battalion’
New Russian laws can stifle any information about environmental disasters in occupied Crimea
Russian FSB rejects imprisoned Crimean Tatar activist’s alibi in favour of their ‘secret witness’
Papuans get independence petition to UN despite obstacles
Why nearly 2 million people are demanding an independence vote for West Papua province
Indonesian government terrified of the West Papuan peoples petition for Referendum
Indonesia blocks websites circulating #LetWestPapuaVote petition
El Salvador’s presidential hopefuls skirt talking about violence
Nayib Bukele is elected president of El Salvador, vows to end corruption
Hong Kong tops ‘economic freedom’ chart despite political pressure from Beijing
Corruption rising in Burundi, survey says
Laos Pays Compensation to Families of Dead and Missing in PNPC Dam Disaster
Growing Chinese Navy Adds to Risk of Clashes in Asia’s Major Maritime Dispute
Maritime rescue center opened on South China Sea islet as Beijing seeks to reinforce claims
China outreach to Bhutan poses fresh challenge to India
With Name Change Out Of The Way, Macedonia Looks To Start EU Talks Soon
Baloch activists hold awareness campaign in London to highlight issue of missing persons
Balochistan: Pakistani forces disappeared seven people in four days
Balochistan: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement CC member killed in Loralai
Mohajirs, Pashtuns, Baloch, Hazara meet US congressman, raise human rights violations in Pakistan
Rugby Sevens: Fiji ‘running hot’ in Hamilton, USA suffers third straight final defeat
Lebanon forms government after months of deadlock
Rosneft’s Lebanon deal reveals Russia’s bid for Mideast influence
Bulgaria Hopes To Switch To Euro In 2022
Bulgaria, Russia agreed to build gas pipeline bypassing Ukraine
Philippine referendum returns big ‘yes’ vote on Bangsamoro self-rule
Expressing Religious Views is Risky in the Maldives
Court in Bahamas issues arrest warrant for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard
Anger as Welsh language nurseries told they will have to teach some English to children
How a match day in England uncovers Welsh identity in Newport
‘They always come back’: French Guiana battles illegal gold hunters
Oromos must seize historic opportunity
Kosovo PM Proposes Conference To Normalize Relations With Serbia
Indy is essential part of answer to Scotland’s economic inertia
Scotland’s voice in the UK is being silenced by the BBC
Progress Scotland: Angus Robertson launches new pro-indy body
‘Jihad By Camera’: How U.S.-Trained Afghans Photographed The Soviet Invasion
Environmentalist on mission to preserve island nation Vanuatu
Face-to-face with child soldiers told to rape and kill in South Sudan
China’s Huawei excluded from Czech tax tender after security warning
Czech national charged with terrorism after fighting for Russian-backed militants in Ukraine
The Silver Lining of an Exodus: Bosnia Cashes In on Exit Fees
India summons Pakistan envoy over phone call to Kashmiri separatist
Kashmiris launch calendar to remember disappeared loves ones
Blatant racism by Azealia Banks against the Irish gets a free pass
The Good Friday Agreement ended decades of conflict. Ireland worries Brexit could unravel it.
Brexit Irish Border Fears Spur Warning on U.S.-U.K. Trade Talks
New Archive Reclaims the Narrative of the Roma
Nicaragua’s expanding crackdown
This Old Basque Soldier Expected to Die 80 Years Ago
Leading member of Basque ETA group returns to Spain after jail term in France
Kuwait parliament expels two lawmakers sentenced to jail terms
China, Mauritania to institutionalize an investment day
Hungary to reschedule Russian loan for Paks expansion
NGO: Hungary political rights at lowest point since 1989
Orban skips European Parliament debate on Hungary Article 7 sanctions
Turkmenistan: More Cuts and Bad Business
Seychelles scores its best ranking on the global Corruption Perceptions Index
Heading Home? Daghestani Relatives Hoping Russia Will Return Legendary Warrior’s Skull
Russia Accuses U.S. Intelligence Agencies of Preparing for Civil War and the Breakup of the Country
Mari El’s ex-Head to be tried in Nizhny Novgorod
Putin Shows Rare Soft Spot to Rescue Russia’s ISIS Children
Cape Verde seizes record cocaine haul from Russian ship
UN: New talks on Western Sahara expected in March
Young Sahrawi sets himself on fire at Guerguerat crossing
European Commission’s persistence to seal trade deal with Morocco, crime against AU member state
Court orders Guyana government to hold elections by March
Tibet, Mongolia and China were independent nations for centuries: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
“Narrative on China changing,” says Tibetan President in Japan
Chinese Police Detain, Question Tibetan Anti-Poaching Activists at Qinghai Lake
Tibetan Language Advocate Marks Third Year Behind Bars
Tibetan Monasteries in Nangchen Banned From Teaching Language to Young Tibetans
Tibet on fire amid campaign of suffocation
A Young Tibetan to Speak at 2019 Under 30 Global Women’s Summit
Tibetan community in exile honoured with Art for Peace Awards 2019
Hotspot of the week: Tibetan New Year
Zuwara to start using Amazigh Callendar
Amazigh Activists Commemorate Death of Murdered Activist Omar El Khalek
United Arab Emirates scores own goal with ‘gender balance’ awards
Kyrgyzstan’s Persistent Urban-Rural Divide in Reproductive Health
A Brotherly Takeover: Could Russia Annex Belarus?
Expert suggests scenario for Ukraine in case of Russian occupation of Belarus
Shhh! Belarus Wants You to Think It’s Turning Over a New Leaf
As U.S. marks Black History Month, Botswana offers a valuable lesson about racial harmony
Mongolia parliamentary speaker ousted amid corruption scandal
Attempted storming of Turkish base in Kurdistan Region of Iraq leaves two protesters killed
Turkey arrests Kurdish mayoral candidate, 21 other women ahead of elections
Turkey condemns two top female Kurdish politicians to 14, 15 years in jail
Increasing pressure to revise US decision on Syrian withdrawal
US warns Turkey on Venezuelan sanctions after shady Venezuelan official visits Ankara
Women. Life. Freedom. Female fighters of Kurdistan
Kurdish schools closing in Khanaqin
Chief of world’s Yezidis Mir Tahsin dead at 85
Body of late Yezidi leader repatriated from Germany to be buried in Kurdistan
Kawthoolei Travelogue: A Continuing Journey of Karen Indigenous Peoples to Self-Determination
Indigenous People of Biafra to hold Biafra referendum on Nigeria presidential election day
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