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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
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
1965 February 18: Gambia Independence Day
2003 February 20: Spanish police close the only Basque language newspaper
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
1950 February 25: Kuwait National Day
2014 February 27: Russia’s annexation of Crimea
1844 February 27: Dominican Republic Independence Day
1976 February 27: Proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1947 February 28: 2.28 Incident in Taiwan
1992 March 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day
589 March 1: Saint David’s, National Day of Wales
1878 March 3: Liberation Day in Bulgaria
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11 Russian fighter jets made mock attack on Norwegian Arctic radar
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Lithuanian spy case recalls Soviet-era practices
Baltic states: Beneath a Russian veil in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
Comoros Blocks Opposition Candidate From Presidential Elections
Gazprom takes on Chechnya in big test for Putin
‘Mockery Of Justice’ In Chechnya As Titiyev’s Trial Nears End
LGBT community in Chechnya faces ‘new wave of persecution’
EU Lawmakers Call For Immediate Release Of Chechen Rights Activist Titiyev
French senate votes for revised French Polynesia autonomy statute
Alleged Torture Case Renews Focus on Russian Military Contractors in Central Africa
Russia-brokered truce takes effect in CAR
Hong Kong Lawsuit Challenges China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Ambitions in Djibouti
Maldives president suspends ministers as corruption scandal spreads
Kuwait and Jordan pen 15 economic agreements as bilateral cooperation grows
East Timor defrocks Catholic priest after case of Catholic child sexual abuse is confirmed
What’s it like growing up a Hmong immigrant in America?
Hmong: The Struggle of the Third Generation of Refugees over their Cultural Identity
Venezuela shifts oil ventures’ accounts to Russian bank
Indigenous Pemon on Venezuela’s border with Brazil vow to let aid in
Curaçao to serve as Caribbean base for humanitarian aid for Venezuela
For the first time Japan recognises the Ainu as indigenous
Norway gives go-ahead for Arctic copper mine despite fears of Sami herders
Gwich’in people will not back down when our sacred Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lands are at risk
Inuit hunters use new radar maps to navigate rough ice
Trump Jr. makes light of Native American genocide while rooting for father’s attack on Warren
An Epidemic of Violence Against Native American Women
Search group, legislators seek help for Minnesota’s missing American Indian women
Quebec declines talks with feds, provinces, territories on coerced sterilization
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Myanmar police use rubber bullets to break up Karenni protest
Fourth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD
Pope: Indigenous Peoples, living cry of hope for our common home
Official Launch of International Year of Indigenous Languages
UN mandates states to protect IP culture, rights
What a Saami-Led Project in Arctic Finland can Teach us about Indigenous Science
Tragic Report Into Aboriginal Suicides Released in Australia
Australia admits ‘failing’ to improve Aboriginal lives
Canada to Greenland arctic cruise: An eye-opening journey into Inuit country
First ‘Ramnika Samman Puruskar’ Awarded to Adivasi Author Jyoti Lakra
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Cornish language cheque refused by Lloyds Bank
Ancient European stone monuments spread from Brittany
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Five Dead, 40 Trapped in Collapsed Liberian Gold Mine
Feuding tribes unite as new civil war looms in Libya’s south
Morocco’s Indigenous People [Amazigh] Cry For Sustainable Development
High Atlas Amazigh: Civil society matters to the Sustainable Development Goals
Concept Of Leadership Among Amazigh In Morocco
Turkey condemns China’s ‘torture and political brainwashing’ in Xinjiang
Activist For Kazakhs In Xinjiang On Trial In Almaty
#MetooUyghur campaign asks Chinese government to prove that Xinjiang detainees are still alive
China’s mass surveillance of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province revealed in data security flaw
Russia moves to crush Orthodox Church of Ukraine in occupied Crimea
Crimea Is Ours: Russia Up In Arms After Google ‘Incorrectly’ Maps Peninsula
Turncoats and torture deployed against Ukrainian Muslims in Russian-occupied Crimea
Point of no return in destruction of Crimean cultural heritage is passed – expert
Russia’s FSB detains another three Crimean Tatars after raids
Indonesian police admit torturing West Papuan man with a snake
International award for film about journalism in West Papua
Indonesian police strip naked West Papuan activist of his Morning Star themed clothes
West Papuan Fransiskus Gebze shot three times by Indonesian police
Sweden replaces China envoy in furore over dissident bookseller
Trade Project Builds Somaliland’s Economy; Leaders Seek More
Why Somaliland Could Where Others Failed: A Call to the Democratic World!
Somaliland court suspends newspaper for one year for publishing ‘false news’
Vatican envoy to France under investigation for sexual assault
Austria probes Amazon over alleged unfair trade practices
Catalan independence trial: not just legal battle, media one too
Catalonia: Key Dates in Fight for Independence
400 Catalan mayors call for ‘fair and impartial’ independence trial
Catalan leaders’ defense teams claim independence trial is ‘political’
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Catalan independence trial starts in Spain’s Supreme Court
Catalan leaders go on trial in Madrid over independence bid
Trial of Catalan leaders over independence bid begins
Start of independence trial sparks protests around Catalonia
Ronnie Cowan: We are protesting outside No 10 for rights of Catalan accused
Greens/EFA group call for a ‘fair and independent trial’ starting today in Madrid
Catalan trial ‘proof that European democracy needs to be improved,’ says Puigdemont
Catalan president: trial ‘attack on democracy and human rights’
UK Parliament speaker would accept debate on independence
Court accepts Catalan language but rejects simultaneous translation
Icelandic MP: these ‘look like political trials’
Ex-Catalonia president expects new warrant
Catalonia Trial Reopens Spain’s Painful Debate On Identity, Democracy
EU Parliament bans Puigdemont conference over ‘security threats’
Catalan leader on trial: ‘I am a political prisoner’
Junqueras: ‘I’m being accused for my ideas and I see myself as a political prisoner’
Spanish president calls snap general election for April 28
‘Spain ungovernable until solution found for Catalonia,’ says Catalan government
Rubber bullet victim: ‘no reason’ for police to fire during referendum
Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona against Catalan trial
Our silence about these show trials in Spain is shameful
Real Madrid dejected to third place after collapse at home
Will Catalan crisis make Spain ‘ungovernable’?
It’s All About Catalonia as Spain’s Electoral Campaign Begins
Sánchez calls on a ‘moderate and sensible’ Spain ahead of election
Seeking independence ‘is not a crime,’ Barcelona protesters say
Spain vetoes Catalan police to guard president in Brussels trip
‘Political issues need to be dealt with through political solutions’ – Flanders leader
‘If the price of defending self-determination is my personal liberty, I’ll pay it,’ says Torra
Equatorial Guinea: Rights Lawyer Faces Bogus Charges
Pakistani army shoot an innocent Baloch
Balochistan: 15 Persons abducted from district Awaran and Kech
Balochistan: Three Baloch students abducted in less than two weeks
Balochistan: Seven persons abducted from Kech and Dera Bugti
Balochistan: Young Baloch student abducted from Peshawar
Main accused in Sindhi nationalist leader’s murder arrested
Papua New Guinea police seek return of almost 300 luxury cars ‘missing’ after Apec summit
Macedonia officially changes name to North Macedonia, drawing line under bitter dispute
Seven Islamic extremists get life sentences for killing tourists in Tunisia
Calls for Tajani’s resignation over Slovenia, Croatia row
While Wales remains invisible on the silver screen no one will know who we are
Native Hawaiians Demand Complete Independence
Statistics Show Crime on the Rise in Georgia
Facebook Removed 168 Accounts, 28 Pages, 8 Instagram Accounts in Moldova
Armenia sends non-combat team to Syria at Russia’s request
Curaçao to serve as Caribbean base for humanitarian aid for Venezuela
Thousands in Serbia Protest for 11th Week Against Populists
How the Scottish Parliament has changed the nation’s identity
Scotland dreads Brexit. But is it enough to boost sentiment for Scottish independence?
Scotland will be independent in five years, declares Sturgeon
Tajikistan Claims Opposition Leader ‘Voluntarily’ Returned From Self-Imposed Exile
Votes for sale in Solomon Islands election
Why the European Union sees Samoa as a threat
Guam, other US territories in European Union’s dirty-money blacklist again
Saudi Arabia, but not Russia, on EU ‘dirty money’ list
Army Nabs IPOB Members over Biafra Referendum
Nigerian Elections: Can Boycott Win the Independence of Biafra?
New outbreak of deadly ‘camel flu’ reported in Oman
Jordan sentences 2 to hang for Daesh-claimed Karak attack
Scores of Chadian rebels held after French air strikes
Rwanda’s first female neurosurgeon urges girls to embrace science
Rohingya activists bemoan failure of Muslim countries to address Myanmar crisis
From Siberia To Freedom: The Odyssey Of The Czechoslovak Legion
Pompeo visits Iceland as US-EU rift on Iran grows
Dal Khalsa Stages Protest Against Unjust Life Conviction of Three Sikh Youths
On the brink of catastrophe: the forgotten Dom refugees from Syria
Sinti Man Shot and Caravans Set on Fire in Italy
Ireland Under Pressure Over Border Plans for No-Deal Brexit
How a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Could Open a Path to Irish Unity
Irish language street signs for West Belfast get green light
Conor McGregor picks beautiful Irish-language name for his new daughter
Haiti vows expense cuts, deeper probe of oil scandal amid protests
In Nicaragua, steep pension cuts, tax increases could plunge country into recession
US does not support referendum on Taiwan independence
In Basque Country, The First Seeds Of A Post-Growth World
Bertsolaritza: poetry slams are helping to revitalise the Basque language
Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi arrives in Australia after Bahrain extradition case dropped
Cyber attack on Malta bank tried to transfer cash abroad
You Can Now Buy Bitcoin At The Post Office In Liechtenstein
U.S. Cancels National Guard Commander’s Kosovo Visit Over Serbia Tariff
Building Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in Grenada and the Caribbean
Kurdish translators aim to get Sorani dialect into Google Translate
Turkey bans Kurdish Theatre Days as threat to security
Turkish Kurds set to lead Kurdish awakening – U.S. analyst
Key dates of the Kurdish conflict in Turkey
Germany bans 2 Kurdish publishing houses for backing PKK
20 years after arrest, Kurdish militant chief Abdullah Ocalan remains key figure
Turkey detains Kurdish journalist, poet Salih Turan on ‘terror’ charges
Kurdish forces fight to liberate last village under ISIS control
2 Civil Activists Reportedly Held in Iranian Kurdistan
Turkey bans rally for Kurdish MP on hunger strike
Kurdish security chief meets with Russian top diplomat
Kurdish villagers driven off their mountainsides by Turkish airstrikes
Four Kurdistani parties in Turkey face closure over name
Kurdish hunger strike in Strasbourg on day 63
Denied Iraqi citizenship, graduates from Rojava miss out on jobs
Syrian Kurds call on EU countries to help create safe zone in Syria
Western Sahara Movement Angry at EU-Morocco Fish Deal
Morocco-EU fisheries agreement: European Court orders EU to respect international law
Bhutan has achieved 100% electricity access. Here’s how
New Caledonia and Vanuatu sign free trade agreement
UN experts say Belgium needs to apologize for colonialism
Car Bomber Kills 44 Police Troops In Indian-Controlled Kashmir
Beijing cracks down on Tibetan New Year celebrations
China Sets Up Camp in Tibet’s Shigatse to Train Party Workers in ‘Correct Thought’: Report
Tibet sees more visitors in New Year holiday
Tibetan woman elected student president in Canada, Chinese students enraged
Protests at Canadian Universities Raise Concerns About Chinese Government Involvement
Chile joins Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in World Cup bid
Burundi rejects Mkapa report over proposal to amend constitution, again
Burundi and China sign an act of delivery and reception of the new Presidential Palace
Tut editor in Belarus court on charge of illegally accessing state media website
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Miami Belarusians Held Rally To Commemorate Missing Politicians And To Support Charter-97
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