18th February Sahrawi Women’s Day
February 21: International Mother Language Day
February 22, 1979: Independence Day of Saint Lucia
February 24, 1918: Independence Day in Estonia
February 24: Cultural Heritage the Focus for Jamaica Day
February 25, to March 5 (St Piran’s Day): Penzance Cornish Language Festival
February 25: Kuwait National Day
Declaration of Conscience For the Kurdish People of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria
Faroe Islands to vote on constitution paving way for independence
Indigenous people of Biafra set to take the world by storm
A Biafran reveals list of countries with diplomatic relations with IPOB
Open letter to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo; Time to release Nnamdi Kanu
Biafran leader to declare independence for Igbo people on March 15
Biafran group declares self-defense under UN charter
Tension mounts as IPOB claims 17 members missing after assault by troops in Asaba
Spain’s Rajoy Pledges to Stop Catalan Referendum, Restore Links
Can Brexit inspire Catalan independence?
Spanish Parliament to investigate operation aimed at smearing pro-independence process
Kurdish conference brings four parts of Kurdistan together in Moscow
Iranian Kurdistan: PDKI Supports Pan-Kurdish Solidarity But Argues Respect for Regional Differences
Kurdish officials say peace talks in Geneva will fail without them
Turkey intensifies attacks against Kurdish-led forces in Syria
‘Kurd Idol’ brings welcome fun and music to Iraqi Kurdistan for a change
Turkey detains 800 over alleged links to Kurdish militants
Group of Communities in Kurdistanasks US, Russia to not support Turkey’s anti-Kurdish ‘conspiracy’
US quashes Turkish claim it will abandon Kurdish YPG in Syria
Syrian Kurdish groups expect U.S. support, will fight any Turkish advance
Scotland: Indyref2 date could be revealed within weeks according to Alex Salmond
Trump to stay out of Scotland when UK hosts President
‘Dear Europe …’ a love letter from Scotland on Valentine’s Day
Michael Fry: Guy Verhofstadt will be a useful ally for indy Scotland
Indy campaigners face five-figure bill to hold rally after council insists on professional stewards
Even Tony Blair thinks Scottish independence is credible now
Netherlands planning to host first international rally for Scottish independence
Rhiannon Spear: Scottish independence used to be an alternative – now it’s a necessity
Majority in UK now expect Scotland to become independent as new poll reveals post-Brexit fall-out
Unionist in angry outburst at English people backing Scottish independence
Five Things Polls Can Tell Us About How Scotland Feels About Independence After The Brexit Vote
We are fully sovereign, says visiting Taiwanese leader
Would China Use Nuclear Weapons in a War With Taiwan?
The ‘Trilemma’ of Shifting Taiwanese Identity
Freed Tibetan Singer Barred From Travel, Public Performance
Tibetan Freed in Sichuan After Serving Four Years, 10 Months
Tibetan youth arrested after solo protest calling “Freedom in Tibet”
Chinese Security Forces Swarm Festival at Tibetan Monastery
Tackling hypertension, Chinese style
Tibetan Buddhist Lama Gelek Rimpoche Has Died
Niece of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche meets German human rights commissioner, parliamentary Tibet group
Story of the Potala: World’s Highest Palace in Tibet
Buddhist Countries Should Learn from Japan on Support for Tibet, says Sikyong
What happened to Tibet could happen to China’s neighbours: Sikyong
Tibetan PM wishes Donald Trump supports issues in Tibet
We should create ‘Union of World’ and demilitarise it: Dalai Lama
Tibetan leader lays foundation stone of new ethics center in Hyderabad
Contemporary Colonialism: The Uyghurs versus China
China stages another mass anti-terror rally in Xinjiang
Uyghurs Are Told to Confess Political ‘Mistakes’ in Mass Meetings
For Xinjiang’s Uyghurs, ‘Hashar’ by Any Other Name Still Means Forced Labor
China’s ‘War on Terror’ is fracturing Uighur society
More commitment to human rights of the Uyghurs needed
West Papua – the forgotten people
West Papua media access still fettered
Rebel Musik to raise awareness on West Papua struggle
Press freedom fact-finding mission to West Papua faces challenges
Names released of four West Papuans charged with treason
Anatomy of an occupation: West Papua and the need for international solidarity
Polisario: Morocco must accept Western Sahara independence
Trump victory sparks optimism in Western Sahara
Claude Mangin denounces western media “black-out” on Sahrawi cause
UN Security Council to meet on Sahrawi issue on February 22
Bosnia to challenge ruling clearing Serbia of genocide
Croatia, Albania ask NATO to revise Kosovo peacekeeping mission
Threats Target Macedonia Opposition Talks to Form Govt
‘Assassin’ Poster Causes Political Stir in Macedonia
EU silent as Russia gears up for third gas war against Ukraine
Russian nationalist writer fights in Donbas to seize Kyiv
Anti-Semitism on the rise in Russia
Hero hidden from public: artillery officer from Tatarstan awarded hero distinction in secret
The Unsung Lament: Russian Atrocities in Caucasus
Moscow acting in the Arctic the way Beijing is in the South China Sea, French analyst says
Support in Russia for bloody dictator Joseph Stalin at record high
The Russian element behind California’s separatism movement
Belarus now prime candidate for Russian invasion, and anti-Lukashenka protests may hasten it
Babylon’13 film ‘Heaven’s Hundred’ with English, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian subtitles
Aoun, Hariri’s Hezbollah comments lay bare Lebanon’s political divide
Aoun: Israeli threats to Lebanese sovereignty will meet ‘appropriate response’
Lebanon president issues warning to Israel in spat over Hezbollah
Cyprus peace talks interrupted by old plebiscite row
US troops deploy to Bulgaria as part of NATO operation to support Eastern European allies
Sanctions ‘hurt’ Russia and the EU, says Bulgaria President Rumen Radev
Hungary wants its cookies to crumble just like Austria’s
Crackdown on Anti-Slavery Movement in Mauritania Continues after Release of Biram Dah Abeid
Oromo: Marathoner Feyisa Lilesa and his Family Reunited
Oromo: Political Conviction Endures, while Communities Refuse to be Stifled
Batwa: Traditional Communities Caricaturised for Tourism Profits in Uganda
Hmong: First Global Hmong Women’s Summit A Success
Talysh: Exiled Journalist Fears for Life if he Returns to Azerbaijan
Abkhazia: Roundtable With Member of German Bundestag Aims to overcome International Isolation
Russian guards detain Georgian man near breakaway Abkhazia
US will not recognise results of illegitimate referendum in breakaway Tskhinvali
OSCE Permanent Council rules referendum in breakaway Tskhinvali illegal
Crimean Tatars: Dzhemilev Fears Russian Occupation Will Become Frozen Conflict
Hatred for Ukraine cultivated among Crimean school children
Ayshe Seitmuratova – a Crimean Tatar heroine at 80
Ukrainians in Crimea: Six sanctions for refusing a Russian passport
Another Rights Activist ‘Deported’ from Russian-occupied Crimea
Defence denied Crimean Tatar leader on trial for saying Russia must leave Crimea
Strasbourg to rule if Russia can ban Crimean Tatar Mejlis for opposing its occupation of Crimea
Russia’s trial of Crimean Tatar leader descends into surreal farce
Ominous arrest of a Crimean Tatar activist and claims of training in sabotage & terrorism
2 thousand Crimeans will be called up for Russian military service in spring
Compulsory military service reintroduced in Georgian Armed Forces
NATO Secretary General: alliance remains committed to Georgia
NATO Defence Ministers positive on Georgia’s bid for NATO membership
Rethinking Singapore’s education: from emphasis on grades to constant retraining of workers
Armenia in Transition: A turning or a tipping point?
United Nations, EU condemn Israel legalizing settlements on Palestinian land
Abbas Calls on World Nations to Recognize Palestine, Save Two-state Solution
Palestine: Hamas elects new leader in uncertain time
Israel-Palestinian conflict: US ‘thinking outside box’
America First, Malta Second video is now finally out!
Luxembourg the post-Brexit “jurisdiction of choice”
Russia-Belarus rift grows as Putin loses patience
“Social Parasites” Decree #3: Outraged Belarusians’ March In Minsk
Belarusian «communism» is about to collapse
BREAKINGVIEWS-Hong Kong’s toothless election could still bite
Hong Kong taxpayers left with hefty bill after ousting of pro-independence duo
US President Says that Crimea was taken and expects Russia to return it
Montenegro revokes immunity for lawmakers connected to coup
Q&A: Duško Markovic, the Prime Minister Stuck Between Putin and Trump in the Balkans
Montenegro to Russia: ‘Keep your hands off’ our NATO bid
Turkmenistan, Apparently, Had an Election
Longtime ruler of Turkmenistan sworn in for new term
Albania opposition protests for free elections and end to corruption
MEPs resolute on Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austrian Police Arrest Man Described as ‘Hitler’s Double’
Four NATO Nations Would Pick Russia to Defend Them If Threatened: Poll
Slovenia passes law enforcing plain tobacco packaging from 2020
Norway Central Bank Chief Warns of ‘Sharp’ Drop in Wealth Fund
Job creation key to fighting extremism says Norway’s PM
World’s largest wind-mapping project spins up in Portugal
Portugal Charges Angola Vice-President With Corruption
The Baltic states: No easy target
Nordic countries deepen ties over Russia concerns
Lithuania experiencing nuclear blackmail
US role ‘necessary’ in Baltic air defence: Lithuania
Slovakia to have new environmental strategy
IOM Develops Mobile App to Help Prevent Human Trafficking in Slovakia
Crackdown on Amazigh People is Ongoing: Ilyass El Omari
Norbert Juhász’s Portrait of Moroccan Berber Settlements
Did you know that an Amazigh pope created Valentine’s Day?
Czech Prime Minister Courts Communists in Pre-Election Gamble
Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic deepen defence ties
Six key points about Finnish defence policy
Finland inks $266 million deal to revitalize Europe’s largest nickel mine
Trump’s cry for more NATO spending is ‘so simple’ to resolve: Finland President
NATO and Finland step up cyber defence cooperation
Finland will boost its army by over 20% amid heightened tensions with Russia
Russian Anti-Gay Lawmaker Caught Shopping For Embargoed Fish In Finland
Finnish parliament confirms same-sex marriage law
Media not a channel for personal freedom of speech
Australia failing to improve Aboriginal lives
Traditional Aboriginal languages to be used more often on Albury’s sculpture trail
U.S., Russian military chiefs to meet in Azerbaijan
Walk of shame: Sweden’s “first feminist government” don hijabs in Iran
Trying to understand the Greek crisis
UK Defence Secretary warns Russia is interfering in Libya to test Nato alliance
Egypt Brokers Libya Peace Roadmap, but Key Figures Fail to Meet
Iceland Fixed Its Teen Substance-Abuse Problem By Giving Them Something Better To Do
Iceland’s GDP Soars 10%, so Residents Are Preparing for the Next Crash
This Time It’s Different, Prime Minister Says as Iceland Booms
Cornwall: Daily Express article recorded as racial incident by Met Police
Cardiff’s Yr Hen Lyfrgell asks for help to make sure Welsh language cultural centre can survive
75 years of Welsh language radio show that became UK hit
‘Cymraeg for Kids’ rolled out across Wales
Is a new political alliance forming in Denmark?
The Danish secret to getting through winter
Kosovo marks birthday amid isolation and nationalism
Poll: Serbs unwilling to go to war over Kosovo
Kosovo to form truth commission as wounds from 1998-99 war fester
Mayor of Shingal, Kurdish crisis centre head plan Yezidi return
Yezidi town marks rebuilding of shrine destroyed by ISIS
ISIS using kidnapped Yazidi children in suicide missions
Kurds’ move to keep Yazidi, Christian refugees from their homes is hurting anti-ISIS alliance
Putin More Aggressive to NATO Since Trump Win, Estonia Says
The tactics Russian intelligence uses to harass foreign diplomats
Estonia one of two European NATO members to reach the 2% defence spending target
Basque street names fuel debate around historical memory
A different imagining of the Basque Country in the post-Franco period, at the Manuel Irujo Chair
The symbolic day an Irish XI faced their Basque counterparts
Moldovan President: Planned NATO Office In Chisinau ‘Provocation’
Irish preparations for border checks bring home the reality of Brexit
Brexit the most dangerous thing for Northern Ireland since partition, says Colum Eastwood
Greenland Demographics: Statistically relevant
Cross-country American Indian Longest Walk kicks off in SF
American Indians struggle to survive winter in South Dakota
My Voice: U.S. Army’s history with Native Americans
Financial Powerhouse: How Colorado’s Southern Utes Took Control of Their Economic Destiny
Water Protectors Told to Evacuate
Pope Francis says Indigenous people have rights over their lands
Facing ‘colonial history’ key for Indigenous youth: Crime Prevention Ottawa
San Manuel Band Supports Grassroots Crowdfunding Initiative NativeGiving.org
Indigenous and Other Activists Murdered After Peace Accords in Colombia
Sixties Scoop Adoptees Win in Court
No Wells or Toilets, Adivasi Women in Bundelkhand Await Basic Needs
In Jharkhand, Adivasis say changes to tenancy laws dilute their hard-won land rights
Why The Mainstream Should Respect Adivasis In Assam
Radio is Africa’s most influential information outlet
Congo soldiers kill scores during militia clashes
Swimwear outrage leads to government suspension of Miss Guinea pageant
Benin abolishes short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries
Togo: Closure of two independent media houses spark protests by journalists
Malawi president signs right to information law
Somalia: President Farmaajo officially takes over
Thousands of Gambians flock Barrow’s inauguration and independence day
Senegal gives The Gambia cars and bikes for Barrow’s inauguration
Tunisia prolongs state of emergency
Libya officially requests NATO to help train its armed forces
Libya rival factions agree to hold general elections in 2018
UN envoy warns on upsurge in CAR violence
Somalia: Al-shabaab attacks near presidential palace
Somalia: Suicide bomb in a market in Mogadishu kills 18, wounds 25
S. Sudan denies blocking UN mission from accessing troubled region
Defections intensify within South Sudan’s military
Republic of Congo former spy chief dies under mysterious circumstances
Almost turning 93, Zimbabwe’s Mugabe shows no sign of vacating office
If Mugabe dies, we will still field him as a candidate-Wife says
Libyans celebrate 6th anniversary of revolt
Burundi: Authority seeks arrest of opposition at Tanzania peace talks
Just 49% of Latvians view NATO as providing protection
A state that pays software devs’ tax bills? Here’s how Latvia is aiming to lure startups