Sign the petition for West Papua to receive a fair, internationally supervised vote!
Tell U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to push for Russia to free Oleg Sentsov
Stop IMF loan to the brutal dictator of Belarus!
April 7, 1994 – July 1994: Surviving Rwandan genocide
April 17, 1946: Independence Day in Syria
April 18, 1980: Independence Day of Zimbabwe
Clean-up, power outages continue over Easter weekend after Cyclone Cook
Belarus Crackdown Throws US Sanctions Relief in Doubt
Belarus says Russia promises new loans of over $1 billion
“Belarus is a place that badly needs shaking up”
Journalists face trial for covering protests in Belarus
Republic of Moldova: Council agrees to €100 million financial assistance
Moldova says ready to start recovering stolen billion
Moldova Steers A Path To Democracy And Reform
Mystery Surrounds Moldova Assassination Plot
Lukashenko: Belarus and Moldova will be able to advance relations despite difficulties
Belarus president off to Kyrgyzstan on working visit
Austria ready to challenge Germany’s autobahn “foreigner tolls” in court
Slovakia is more digitally competitive
Slovakia is vulnerable to Russian influence
‘Britain’ banned in Slovakia; call it UK or face fine
U.N. chief calls for Western Sahara talks, parties wary
UN concerned about human rights violations in occupied Western Sahara
US Western Sahara Foundation urges Trump to take action against occupation
European Conference calls on UN to set Western Sahara self-determination referendum date
Moroccan authorities carry out massive campaign of arrests of Sahrawi civilians in occupied Dakhla
Biafra Issue: There is no going back on May 30 sit-in
IPOB faults British envoy’s position on Biafra
Biafra: Intimidation can’t stop us from separating from Nigeria – BIM
Amnesty Demands End to Rights’ Violation Against Pro-Biafra Activists
Five Tuareg dead in jihadist attack in central Mali
Namibia to make white-owned businesses sell 25% stakes to blacks
Namibia under pressure to seize land for redistribution
In Somaliland, water is a life-or-death resource
Diarrhoea kills 28 in Somaliland in 10 days: Red Cross
Somaliland: Human Rights Centre calls on the government to release detained opposition politicians
Somaliland journalist detained over critical coverage of police
Al Shabaab bomber disguised in military attire kills 5 Somali soldiers
At least 10 dead after overloaded boat sinks in Guinea-Bissau
Guinean baby girl delivered by cabin crew 42,000 feet mid-air
Congo: Louzolo Amour church members drink beer to ‘cast demons’
Fresh South Sudan violence forces more than 6,000 refugees into Uganda
Gambian parliament picks a female lawyer as new speaker
Risk of Mass Starvation in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen
Libyan traffickers running ‘slave markets’ and kidnapping rings – report
Trump aide drew plan on napkin to partition Libya into three
Libyan rivals clash in neglected south
After NATO’s failure, Russia eyes oil-rich Libya
‘Libya’s Haftar met with senior US official in UAE’
Gabon hosts conference to promote human-wildlife coexistence
S. Sudanese court orders retrial of fraud case against presidential staffers
Mali: Boubakar Keita reshuffles cabinet
Days after war declaration: Somali president wants talks with Al-Shabaab
South Sudan President Kiir orders arrest of perpetrators of recent violence
UN officials visit Somalia’s worst hit drought regions
What is the role of social media in the Oromo social movement?
Ethiopia-Eritrea borderline tensions puts regional stability at risk – EU
Eritreans in the Netherlands complain of pressure to support youth congress
US imposes sanctions on two militia commanders in the CAR
Gambian minister and ‘Vice-President’ wins top ‘African Woman’ award
Democratic Gambia ‘is at a historical turning point’ – IMF Mission
Rights groups decry ‘human rights violations’ in Congo’s Pool region
Benin declares end of Lassa fever epidemic
Gambians mark the beginning of the end of Jammeh’s 22-year rule
“Development of Africa will be done only by Africans,” Guinea’s president
Congo’s Sassou is an ‘excellent advisor’ – Gambia’s Barrow on first Central Africa trip
US to deploy troops to Somalia, first time in over 20 years
Burundi suspends activities of MSD opposition party
Zimbabwe law to compel banks to accept livestock as collateral
Croatia struggling to contain Agrokor fallout
Slovenia adopts law to shield economy from Agrokor crisis
Ecommerce in Slovenia and Croatia compared
Former head of Russia’s Mari El Republic Markelov denies guilt in corruption case
Serbia protests: Anger, eggs and chanting at ‘anti-dictatorship’ rallies
Germany’s Gabriel supports Serbia’s EU bid, says protests ‘part of democracy’
NATO official hopes Serbia-Kosovo tensions will ease after vote
Serbia, United States Step Up Efforts to Bolster Region’s Security
Kosovo Feels Russia’s Heavy Hand, via Serbia
Kosovo officials say they found plans to attack senior officials
Super-scaled lightsabers are coming to Singapore
Singapore Developed a Travel Guide Based on Brainwaves
Bulgaria tops list of bargain European beach holidays
Bulgaria Edges Closer to Coalition Deal
Ergodan referendum splits Bulgaria’s Turks
Bulgaria, “quasi-media” on the rise
Greek gloom as economy stalls amid latest bout of EU wrangling
Greece, inspectors to resume bailout talks in late April
Cyprus reunification talks restart, tough challenges ahead
House’s Inquiry Into Russia Points a Congressman to Cyprus
U.S. says “credible reports” Russia tried to interfere with Montenegro elections
14 charged with Montenegro coup, including 2 Russians
Alleged Plot, Coming Trial In Montenegro Reads Like a Thriller
Trump approves Montenegro’s accession to NATO
Senator McCain: Montenegro in NATO Important for Keeping Russia at Bay
The milestone that charted Jamaica’s nationalism
Who is dying violently in Jamaica?
Where’s the safest place to live in Jamaica?
Invest in Jamaica, Consul General to NY urges diaspora
Albania Parliament to elect new president April 19
EU warns that blocking judicial reform ‘harms present and future of #Albania’
Albania opposition’s rally threatens to disrupt local polls
EU calls on Albania opposition to end parliament boycott
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan resume regular flights after 25 years
Tajikistan Orders Police To Attend The Theater
UBS CEO: Switzerland is more important to America than China
How a couple of sausages triggered the Swiss Reformation
Easter in Switzerland: more than just eggs
Six months after Hurricane Matthew, food, shelter still scarce in Haiti
UN votes to end Haiti peacekeeping mission in October
Haiti doesn’t need our pity — it needs us to listen
President Aims for Tobacco-Free Turkmenistan by 2025
Turkmenistan president ‘wins’ contest to pen anthem for major Asian sporting event
End of Transition: Armenia 25 Years On, Now What?
Cher criticises UK refusal to recognise 1915 Armenian killings as genocide
Nine Bolivian customs agents ‘kidnapped’ by Chilean police in border dispute
Aboriginal football players call for end to racial abuse
Throughcare ‘failing’ to lower recidivism for Aboriginal inmates
An Aboriginal Man Has Been Awarded $38,000 After Being Assaulted By Police
Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says Oxfam
‘Black teens’ not allowed: Racist sign left on Melton, Melbourne, milk bar window
Australian Census: ‘typical’ Indigenous 15 years younger than ‘typical’ white Australian
Kindred skies: ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians saw constellations in common
Hundreds protest stray dog poisonings in Macedonia
Macedonia Protesters Wield Cardboard Shields Against New Coalition
As Macedonia’s Political Deadlock Drags On, Economy Slows And Social Costs Mount
Lebanon’s Aoun suspends parliament
Death toll climbs in clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon
Lebanon urged to do more to trace thousands missing from civil war
Luxembourg just 9th in liveability ranking
Luxembourg refuses to be labelled ‘tax haven’ by Illinois
Sweden will ‘never go back’ to the days of mass immigration, PM
Sweden attack: Uzbekistan ‘warned West of IS link’
Amnesty International honours Canada’s Indigenous-rights movement
Mexico Urged to Prioritize Bilingual Education for Indigenous Communities
More names added to CBC missing and murdered Indigenous women database
US: Survey Shows High Levels of Financial Distress Among Natives
American Indian Museum Showcases Kiowa Photographer Horace Poolaw
Suspected Islamic State cell was planning attacks on U.S. forces in Kuwait – report
In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, an Indie Music Scene on the Rise
Mongolia was epicenter for early horse culture, study suggests
Koruna Unchained Empowers Czechs on Path to Western Riches
Mazanec: A Czech Easter Tradition Fighting To Survive In The U.S.
Czech lawmakers approve faster pension growth
Election cycle could yet prove taxing for Czech banks
Pressure Grows as Hungary Adopts Law Targeting George Soros’s University
Hungary’s liberals find a hero in their battle against Viktor Orbán
UNHCR urges suspension of transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary under Dublin
Germany suspends migrant returns to Hungary
Iran, Hungary agree to collaborate on small nuclear reactors
Slovenia says tougher EU border checks ‘unacceptable’
A Historic Graveyard in Slovenia Is Now Home to a Digital Tombstone
Communist-era spy rooms found near giant cave in Slovenia
Norway raises security level after explosive device found in Oslo
Discovering Portugal’s wild side
Portugal, Santander agree to end litigation over swaps
Azerbaijan: How Russia Is Using Terrorist Attacks to Its Advantage
Azerbaijan president: gas pipeline to EU is an inevitability
Azerbaijan wants pan-Arab summit with Israel, envoy says
Azerbaijan GP promoter clears the air with Formula one boss
US is interested in strong and independent Azerbaijan
US provided over $1.3B as assistance to Azerbaijan in 25 years
Finnish LGBT activists launch fundraiser to help gay Chechens flee torture
Russia found in violation of the right to life over Beslan School attack
Finland’s baby slump continues
Helsinki hybrid threat centre one step closer to reality
Finland is named the world’s safest country
Refugee Crisis Hurts Europe’s Romani
Wanted: Fixed jobs and a postal address
Nike to Investigate Misuse of Logo in Racist Knock Off Merchandise
Exclusion and Structural Discrimination of Roma in Europe
Yes, Rex Tillerson, U.S. taxpayers should care about Ukraine. Here’s why.
Manafort’s firm received $1.2M payout on Ukraine ledger at center of corruption probe
Experts say the Kremlin may have been behind the St. Petersburg terrorist acts
Russsian FSB radically changes the plot in its ‘Crimean saboteur’ trial
For 11 days Kremlin’s Crimea hostage Ruslan Zeytullaev is keeping hunger strike in Russian prison
Making Ukraine mono-ethnic – Putin’s greatest achievement and most fateful failure
Russian language use in post-Soviet space declining precipitously
Suspected Maidan Killer & Three Other Ex-Berkut Officers Flee to Russia
Imaginary “terrorists” with no terror acts: Russia’s collective punishment of Crimean Muslims
Batons & gunshots in new arrests of Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea
Russia says struggling to source gas turbines for Crimea power plant
Crimean wine confiscated from Italian drinks fair as it ‘violates sanctions against Russia’
Russia: Government Preparing To Move 2018 Election Date To Mark Crimea Takeover
CIA chief calls WikiLeaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’
Transnistria frozen conflict zone recognizes Russian tricolor as second “national” flag
Comparison of Hitler’s Germany with Putin’s Russia: How Russians Became Fascists
Timeline: Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine
Syria chemical attack: why Russia blocks the UN Security Council resolution?
27,000 forced to attend “mobilization assembly” in occupied Donetsk Oblast
Stadium for Cornwall: The new ground to transform sport in the county?
Is Europe softening its stance on Scottish independence?
Nicola Sturgeon during UN visit: Scotland’s independence campaign ‘an example for the world’
Courtesy, empathy and respect will be at the heart of ScotRef campaign, says Nicola Sturgeon
Group of 50 European politicians announce independent Scotland would be welcomed into European Union
Experts ‘bust Unionist myth’ that indyref upset the financial markets
Clear majority of Scots say the UK is going in wrong direction
SNP to set out policy on EU membership before next indyref
George Kerevan: Forget Brexit — the true European faultline today is in Barcelona
Trump won’t help Catalonia get independence: ‘This is a matter for Spain’
Government suspects Spanish pressure behind US Embassy statement on Catalan independence
Puigdemont vows to push ahead with referendum despite new warning from court
Catalan leaders in ‘Le Soir’: Why can’t Madrid be like London?
Meet the Iraqi Kurdish men inspiring social change through fashion
Kurdistan discussed independence referendum with all permanent members of UN Security Council
For Iraqi Kurds, Trump Brings Hope for Independence
US coalition kills 18 members of Kurdish forces fighting IS
International mediation needed on Kurdish issue
Lithuania to push military spending above NATO target
Lithuania rushes to keep citizens as Brexit looms
Surmounting Lithuania’s Holocaust past
Dalai Lama says Tibetan people should decide on his succession
Monk carries out self-immolation protest in Tibet
Concerns Raised Over Hiring Han Chinese Only at Luxury Hotel in Tibet
Pilgrims’ Tents Destroyed at Sichuan’s Yachen Gar Buddhist Center
China is ‘hysterical’ over monk’s trip to India
China ‘abruptly cancels’ Australian delegation’s planned visit after human rights criticism
First original Tibetan cartoon to hit TV screens in May
Using Welsh language makes business sense…and CASH for North Wales firms
Several Short Sentences About the Welsh Language
Could independent Wales survive in a post-Brexit world?
Denmark proposes law change to block Gazprom pipeline
China warns against intrusions over detained Taiwan activist
Why President Trump Should Break the ‘One China’ Spell
Taiwan marks Freedom of Speech Day with exhibition
Why is Israel afraid of the Nakba’s March of Return?
Palestinian stabs UK woman in Jerusalem amid Easter fetes
British-Palestinian barred from Israel under anti-BDS law
China: World Must fix ‘Historical Injustice’ Against Palestine
Facebook vs Palestine: Implicit support for oppression
Latvia spends more on education than EU average
Historian calls for revealing Latvia’s KGB legacy
NATO’s Build-Up in East Cuts Fear of Conflict, Estonia Says
Estonia Snags First Spy Linked to Russian Military Intelligence
A new report says Russia is intensifying its spy game in Eastern Europe
Estonia: The Little Spycatcher Who Could
EU: Synchronization of Baltic power grid via Poland best option
Rail Baltica: a new corridor for the Baltic states
Estonia’s founding would have been inconceivable without unity
Security agency: Russia sent own right-wing extremists to Estonia for ‘Nazi’ labeling
Lithuania seeks to become Fintech leader in Baltic, Nordic region
A DNA test showed I’m 100% Maori. Many thought there were none of us left
Armed With a Toothless Law, the Plight of the Adivasi Worsens
All India Adivasi Conference to be held in Visakhapatnam
Tatarstan’s Pursuit of Power-Sharing Accord With Moscow Energizes National Movements Across Russia
Tatarstan to work with Pakistan for promoting halal food
Azerbaijan, Dagestan plan to create joint tourist routes
Hong Kong’s new China-backed leader says there is no room for moves toward independence
A new protest movement may be astir in HK. A less placid one
Hong Kong lawmaker charged for upending Chinese flag
South Ossetia: Voters Opt Against the Kremlin Favorite
Authorities Urge Kyrgyz Herdsmen to Spy on Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang
Official demoted in Xinjiang province for not smoking in front of religious leaders
Fellow Uighurs should beware of ‘two-faced’ people in separatism fight, official says
Han Chinese Offered Triple Salary of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Police Recruitment Drive
Is China Really Facing a Terrorist Threat From Uighurs in Xinjiang?
Bosnia risks delay to IMF funds after missing reform deadline
Yezidi mass graves discovered so far contain 1,646 people, official
Bodies of 1,500 Yazidis found in northern Iraq since 2015, says official
For this Syrian Yazidi family and their Jewish hosts, Passover is a refugee story
Priest Exposes Parallels in Jewish, Yazidi Genocides
Yazidi Activist: ISIS ‘Opened Up’ Pregnant Friend, Raped Her and Baby
Freeport brings ‘no benefits’ to Papuan people, say Jakarta protesters
327 Georgians illegally detained along Russian occupation lines in 2016
What country would Georgians pick if they could choose where to be born?
Lezghin: One of Azerbaijan’ Major Ethnic Groups Remains Largely Unknown Internationally
Chittagong Hill Tracts: Indigenous Communities Come Together For Boisabi Celebrations
Ogaden: Youth & Student Union Issue Update on Humanitarian Crisis
Ogoni: MOSOP Condemns Ogu Militant Attack on Farmland
Brazil: Indigenous Peoples Occupy Offices of National Indian Foundation to Protest Its Dismantling