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Deliver the independence petition of 1.8 million West Papuans to the United Nations
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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
2019 May 22-24, 17th International Conference on Minority Languages
2019 June 17-20: Indigenous Gathering of Native language Instructional Techniques for Educators
2019 October 16-17: Crowded out or limitless horizons? Minority language-media in the digital age
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1956 March 20: Tunisia Independence day
1990 March 21: Namibia Independence Day
1992 March 21: Tatarstan Sovereignty Referendum
1918 March 25: Belarus Freedom Day (Dzen Voli)
1821 March 25: Greek Independence Day
March 25: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
1949 March 25: Operation Priboi, Soviet Mass Deportations from the Baltic States
1971 March 26: Bangladesh Independence Day
1948 March 27: Balochinstan Occupation Day
1976 March 30: Land Day, Palestine
1949 April 4: Founding of NATO
1960 April 4: Senegal Independence Day
1320 April 6: Declaration of Arbroath, Scotland and Tartan Day
1994 April 7: Rwandan genocide
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Fiji beats New Caledonia in International Friendly
New Caledonia Congress endorses Vanuatu trade agreement
Solomon Islands look beyond Taiwan alliance as election looms
Indonesia continues military build up in West Papua
‘Nothing was left’: Flash floods, landslides hit Indonesia’s Papua region
Finland is the happiest country in the world again
Finland Needs to Defuse a Demographic Time Bomb
Large numbers of foreign intelligence staff in Finland, Russia and China particularly active
More than 500 Banunu killed in attacks by rival ethnic group in DR Congo – U.N. investigation
Connections In Hate Between NZ And Norway Shooters
New Zealand Shooting Suspect Praised China For ‘Lacking Diversity’
China says 13,000 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Xinjiang since 2014
Uyghur Detainees from Xinjiang ‘Placed in Nearly Every Prison’ in Shandong Province
Rights Activists Denounce China’s Xinjiang White Paper
Harvard’s president read a Uyghur poem to students at Peking University
China’s Uyghur detention camps may be the largest mass incarceration since the Holocaust
Norway says it proved Russian GPS interference during NATO exercises
Big Norwegian Aluminum Producer Suffers Extensive Cyber Attack
Gunmen attack Mali army base, kill at least 16 soldiers
Katushabe is tapping into her soft spot for Batwa women
An Incinerator In Tatarstan Is The Latest Battleground In Russia’s Garbage Wars
Why is the Kremlin replacing multiple regional governors right before Russia’s fall elections?
Siberian City Grinds to a Halt After Locals Protest Rape Linked to Migrant
Police Detain Suspected Attackers Of Migrants In Russia’s Sakha-Yakutia Region
TV documentary follows plucky Selina to the ends of the earth
Family escapes Syrian war only to be gunned down in New Zealand mosque shooting
The brutal leader of Chechnya goes after another monitor of his torture and abuse
Oil Dorado: Guyana set for its own Klondike ‘black gold’ rush?
Joint NATO-Georgia Military Exercises Kick Off Near Tbilisi
Russia bolsters military presence in Abkhazia with 30% troop increase
Paul Goble: Moscow engaging in slow-motion deportation of Crimean Tatars
“They’re sobering up”: Crimean Tatar leader on “cardinal” change in public moods in Crimea
Putin, rap and Night Wolves: Russia marks 5 years in Crimea
Russia’s New Program to Rapidly Populate Crimea with Russians
Russian occupiers are doing everything to kill imprisoned Crimean Tatar amputee
Putin expresses regret in his immediate entourage and wishes he hadn’t ordered to occupy Crimea, – Dzhemilev
Crimean Tatar civic journalist faces 7-year sentence for reporting rights abuses in occupied Crimea
Armed searches and arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russian-occupied Crimea
Crimea: Enduring five years in a human rights black hole
Russia seized its first Ukrainian political prisoner within days of its invasion of Crimea
Why the media fails to cover Palestine with accuracy and empathy
U.N. experts urge Israel to rein in security forces
Top court bans Jewish Power’s Michael Ben-Ari from polls
Trump just made a highly controversial decision about Israel — again
Without China’s Help, eSwatini Begins Construction of $1.3 Million Trade Hub
Guinea risks ‘conflict and confusion’ with mining eviction policy
Red dresses displayed around American Indian museum to memorialize missing, murdered native women
American Indians say movement to end ‘redface’ is slow
Anyone Speak K’iche’ or Mam? Immigration Courts Overwhelmed by Indigenous Languages
Navajo Gives Up Navajo Generating Station Bid
Inuit hope fresh deals with mining companies boost employment at new projects
Adivasis plan to boycott all political parties this election
Moldova’s Parliamentary Elections: One Silver Lining Amid Multiple Negative Trends (Part Two)
Karadzic sentence increased to life for Bosnia genocide: UN
What legacy did Karadzic and the war leave behind for Bosnia?
One Year On, Dragicevic Death Still Haunts Bosnia
White supremacist threat:Canadian Sikhs seek removal of Khalistani reference from safety report
Operation Allied Force: NATO Bombing Of Yugoslavia
Kosovo grapples with bloody past 20 years after NATO’s first war
How Milosevic stripped Kosovo’s autonomy – archive, 1989
Christchurch shootings: How Maori haka unify New Zealand in mourning
Pasifika Festival cancelled following Chch terror attack
Palau island and its Jellyfish Lake are open to the public again
Huge Underwater Eruption May Have Rattled the Entire Earth and We Barely Noticed
Biafra: Why Igbo Have Not Got Own Country – BNYL
Syriza, Greece’s ruling party, is headed for electoral defeat
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay relaunch 2030 World Cup bid
Dominican Republic is named the most dangerous place to travel for plastic surgery
Costa Rica aiming to be world’s first plastic and carbon-free country by 2021
Nicola Sturgeon to announce indyref2 update ‘in next few days’
This is how Plaid Cymru can win in Wales like we did here in Scotland
Minister for culture attempted to stop ‘Welsh essential’ advert for head of National Library
Northern Basque Country to fund Occitan language policy
Brittany: The Region Grieves One of its Best Artists and Activists, Yann-Fañch Kemener
Lost words: The struggle to save Turkey’s disappearing languages
Aberdeen University to lead first study of the Scots language since the 1950s
World’s 1st Irish Language Neural Machine Translation Engine Launched by KantanMT.com
Minister for culture attempted to stop ‘Welsh essential’ advert for head of National Library
Bahrain: Formula 1 Ignores Rights Commitments
Chinese fishmeal plants leave fishermen in the Gambia all at sea
What on earth is Djibouti doing?
Europe’s center-right suspends Hungary’s ruling party
Kuwait says US Mideast peace plan should weigh regional considerations
At long last, peace might be possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Southern Azerbaijan : New Report Details Rights Violations Against Azerbaijani Minority in Iran
Women suffering from fistulas in Sierra Leone need more support
School counsellors in Sierra Leone address early pregnancy, child marriage
U.S. pressure on Hezbollah, Iran is working, Pompeo says in Beirut
UAE supports ‘Empowering 100 Women Future Leaders Programme’ in Rwanda
Digging through the layers of Malta’s religious past
Lesotho on the cusp of maiden Afcon qualification
Qatar asks IAEA to intervene over ‘threat’ posed by UAE nuclear plant
Central African Republic opens cabinet to more armed groups to bolster peace
U.S. Airstrikes In Somalia May Amount To War Crimes
TV journalist Leonardo Gabriel Hernández shot dead in Honduras
Bangsamoro gov’t inauguration repeatedly delayed to ensure Duterte presence
Kushner peace plan urges huge ‘Palestinian-Saudi-Jordanian land swap’
Donor to Latvia’s Biggest Party Linked to Laundromat
Mongolia’s epic celebration at -40C
Aruba to resume refinery refurbishment after U.S. sanctions exemption
Germany, Belgium propose new tool to police EU democracies
Will Evo Morales Win Again in Bolivia?
EU eyes June to begin membership talks with North Macedonia
Nicaragua government says it will free all jailed protesters in bid to lift sanctions
Why Kashmir Has A Right To Self-Determination
Surrounded By Military Barracks, Skiers Shred The Himalayan Slopes Of Indian Kashmir
Kashmir: The forgotten victims of an endless war
India bans top pro-independence group in Kashmir
No Rights Progress in Eritrea After Peace Deal With Ethiopia
Sharofiddin Gadoev escapes Tajikistan after YouTube video plea for help
Tajikistan Urged To Release ‘Seriously Ill’ Muhammadali Hayit Who Says Guards Beat Him
Tiger numbers increase in Bhutan
Large solar plant to be built in Tonga
U.N. to hold Libya conference in April to avoid military showdown
Whose side is Russia on in Libya?
Haiti’s latest government falls after six months as lawmakers fire prime minister
US Senator Rubio visits Haiti amid political crisis there
Mauritania: Nouakchott trashes sea agreement with Senegal
Taliban Capture About 150 Afghan Soldiers After Chase Into Turkmenistan
Equatorial Guinea: Alfredo Okenve banned from receiving Franco-German prize
Stageplay imagines a lost Tuvalu
Observers identify ‘lack of impartiality’ in Catalan politicians trial
Catalan president promotes local mayor to prominent government spokesperson role
Spanish treasury official unable to confirm if public money was used for Catalan referendum
Spain’s Trial of Catalan Independence Leaders Is Widening Its Peoples’ Divisions
Spanish civil guard tell court of raids on Catalan government offices
Irish and Italian politicians condemn trial of Catalan independence leaders
La Liga clubs refuse players permission to join Catalonia squad
The stars who were given the green light to play for Catalonia
Lawyers claim Catalan politicians’ rights violated in independence trial
How Art Can Operate as Soft Power
Sanchez: No evidence to prove claims of violence in Catalan indyref
Foreign investment in Catalonia falls to its lowest level in six years
Catalan president forced to remove all symbols from government headquarters
Attorney general orders lawsuit against Catalan president for defying electoral authority
Hundreds gather in Barcelona to pray for victims of New Zealand attacks
200 organizations gear up for march against far-right in Barcelona
Somaliland: A Success Story Without the Billions and Bombs
The world can learn from how Somaliland overcame militias
Liberia former first lady in UK court for torture charges
Boko Haram militants kill 23 soldiers in Chad
As Brexit Drags On, People In Ireland Wait To Learn Their Border Fate
No-deal Brexit would cost Irish people €720 each annually, says German study
World’s Cheapest Mortgage May Be Around the Corner in Denmark
Barbados bets on high-value seafood for blue future
Austria pressing ahead with digital tax after EU-wide plan fails
Ghana, Togo and Benin on high alert against jihadist threat
Opposition-Led Venezuela National Assembly Votes For Ban On Oil Shipments to Cuba
Building bridges: Soccer diplomacy in divided Cyprus
Cyprus ‘torture victims’ win £1m payout from UK government
Appeasement of Lukashenka threatens independence of Belarus
Moscow’s Minsk Gambit: Can Russia Swallow Belarus?
GRECO declares Belarus non-compliant with anti-corruption standards
Political divisions widen in Albania as EU decision nears
The Bahamas Just Installed a New Solar Park
Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights
China gives Panama its plan for a $4bn high-speed rail line to Costa Rica
Czech Foreign Ministry Summons Russian Ambassador Amid Growing Apartment Scandal
Roma Week: Full house at the European Parliament for the Roma Civil Monitor session
Vivienne Ziner: Jewish people pray for independent Kurdistan
Turkey shells Kurdistan Region on eve of Newroz
Kurdish leaders mark Newroz with message of peace to people of Kurdistan
Fire lights the way for Kurds in Akre ‘Kurdistan’s Newroz capital’
Turkey’s AnadoluJet launches direct flights from Diyarbakir, Gaziantep to Erbil
KRG joins Baghdad, declares mourning period in Kurdistan for Mosul ferry sinking
SDF announces the end of the self-proclaimed Islamic State Caliphate
SDF says over 11,000 of its forces killed in fight against the Islamic State
China is cracking down on Tibet – and this is a crucial month
Current Dalai Lama Says His Successor Could Come from India
Tibetan Set to Become World’s Longest-serving Political Prisoner
Tibetans Urge UN Member States to Call China to End 60 Years of Human Rights Violations in Tibet
End of roundtable on Western Sahara: Delegations called for another round
Resolving Sahrawi conflict depends on Morocco’s respect for UN resolutions
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