January 7, 1977: The Women Of Charter 77 And The New Dissenters
January 11, 1932: Soviet leadership make a decision enabling Holodomor in Ukraine
January 13, 1991: Soviets storm Vilnius TV tower in Lithuania killing 14 unarmed civilians
January 14, 2004: Georgia celebrates National Flag Day today
January 22, 1919: Day of Unity of Ukraine
29-30 March, 2017: Uyghur Youth Leadership Training Seminar Application
Batumi Trump Tower project in Georgia officially cancelled
Kerry: “Nothing was done after Russia invaded Georgia in 2008”
One day five years ago a man left his house to find it in a different country
Turkmen petroleum products will be transported via Georgia
Frankfurt Book Fair director visits Georgia
Russia’s creeping annexation of Georgian territory
Blood Brothers – Why Lithuanians feel Ukraine’s pain
ISIS kidnaps 1,200 Yazidis, moves them to Mosul
Brave Yazidi teenager tells her story of sex slavery and torture
Freed Yezidis from Mosul renew hope for those still missing
PKK will leave Shingal only once it is under Yezidi control
Iraq’s Yazidi community clings to homeland amid genocide
In the hunt for new ideas, Singapore eases obsession with grades
China links seized vehicles to Singapore’s ties with Taiwan
Uighurs in Kyrgyzstan hope for peace despite violence
Chinese police shoot dead three ‘terror’ suspects in Xinjiang
Group to Probe China’s Human Rights Violations Under U.S. Law
China to ‘take revenge’ if Trump recognizes Taiwan’s independence
US lawmakers defy China’s objections, meet President of Taiwan
China says committed to peace as aircraft carrier passes near Taiwan
Nigeria orders Taiwan trade office to move out of capital
China Tries To Push Taiwan Out Of Its Second Continent, Africa
Human Rights in Hong Kong at Lowest Point Since 1997 Handover
Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians attacked by China protesters
Hong Kong’s legal elite voice autonomy fears after China intervention
Tibetan PM in exile for negotiation with China
Hundreds of Tibetans defy China, gather at birthplace of Buddhism in India
Kalachakra: Dalai Lama’s message to Tibetans inside Tibet
Hope and joy in photos of the first nuns to earn “doctorates” of Tibetan Buddhism
Eat, pray, love the Communist Party: a road trip through Tibetan lands, guided by China
Richard Gere in Bodh Gaya for Dalai Lama’s Kalachakra
Swiss limit Tibetan protest against visit by Chinese president
Why are Swiss-Chinese relations so close?
Can gifts help save local democracy?
Can one be refused a Swiss passport for being too Swiss?
Biafra: Kanu, others ask court to quash treason charge against them
Biafra: Court Fixes February 10 to Rule On Kanu’s Application
Biafra: Kanu in court, alleges plot to detain him perpetually
Journalists ‘barred’ from attending trial of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu in Abuja
West Papua independence bid continues decades after 1969 UN backing
Indonesia: Silence, and Complicity on Human Rights Abuses
Free West Papua Campaign Australia hold demonstrations outside the Indonesian Consulate tomorrow
ISIS are welcome to help to defend the state of Indonesia
West Papuan attacked by 8 Indonesian soldiers
Four West Papuan students charged with treason
West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda’s interview with Al Jazeera
West Papuan children forcibly removed from families and sent to Islamic schools for re-education
Latest effort by a non-tribal person to publicise Adivasi culture ended up offending them
Chhattisgarh police’s arrest of 7 Telangana activists a reminder of its license to destroy lives
Why do reports of mass rape of Adivasi women by the police fail to elicit outrage?
Adivasi: Ashram schools – disguised death traps
What Indigenous businesspeople in Toronto think about a district of their own
Coroner blames Aboriginal suicides on Canada’s “ancient apartheid system”
Interactively Tracking Stolen Land in the Name of Oil in Ecuador
Bolivian Water Crisis as Glaciers Vanish
Bolivia’s 1st Autonomous Indigenous Govt To Take Local Office
Forest Guardians: Indigenous Continue Fight against Illegal Logging and Mining in Brazil
National Indigenous Congress announces a parallel indigenous government
Exclusive Interview With Leonard Peltier: ‘I’d Be There For My People Again’
US: Tribes Showing Continued Interest In Solar Energy
‘Their Culture Is Their Armor’
The value of indigenous people
Study Will Explore Best Practices for Creating Free Knowledge in Indigenous Languages on Wikipedia
New Tasmanian play with all-Aboriginal cast set for Opera House premiere
Aboriginal Australians co-existed with the megafauna for at least 17,000 years
Australia Day is a day of mourning – indigenous TV producer
Indigenous family of 10 strong women star in refreshing new reality series
Deadly Indigenous people to watch in 2017
‘You cannot do things alone’: Sherwood Park man receives Aboriginal Lifetime Achievement Award
Politician’s New Year challenge – speak only in Maori
Maori language app launched by the Department of Conservation
Maori suicide rates up dramatically since 1980s
Greenland: Independence is a virtue
Germany may pay out for Namibia genocide
Lawyers for indigenous Namibia groups file suit against Germany over 1904 genocide
Main Killers of Civilians in Syria in 2016
Syrian Kurdish groups say not invited to peace talks
Ankara riled by US push for Kurdish seat at Syria talks
Iraqi Kurdistan, Caught Between Worlds
Turkish PM meets Iraqi Kurdish leader in Erbil
Turkey suspends pro-Kurdish lawmaker for ‘genocide’ comment
Is Turkey wiping out Kurdish institutions during lengthy state of emergency?
New ISIS Video Shows 3 Militant Children Executing ‘PKK Spies’
Diaspora plays a role in furthering Kurdish cause
Iranian Kurdistan: Is an Independent Nation Taking Shape?
2016 most fatal year for Kurdish Kulbar: Hangaw
Student translates literature into Kurdish to celebrate native language
Obama Extends Sanctions On Russia Over Aggression In Ukraine By One Year
U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Bastrykin And Alleged Litvinenko Killers
Trump Says He’s Open To Shift On Russia Sanctions
Trump Nominates outspoken critic of Russia’s seizure of Crimea as Intelligence Chief
Canada names leading Russia critic, as foreign minister
Which Repression in Russian-occupied Crimea is ‘Smart’, Mr Trump?
Moscow plans to ‘export separatism’ to Baltic countries
Europe erects defenses to counter Russia’s information war
Waiting for medical assistance prisoners die in the remand prison of Simferopol
Russia Invades Crimea, Then Charges Crimeans with ‘Violent Seizure of Power’
FSB detains Ukrainian Cultural Centre activist & his wife in Russian-occupied Crimea
Survey results: Human rights violated badly in Crimea
Will Trump Recognize Russian Annexation of Crimea?
Crimea: In the Dark: The silencing of dissent
Tillerson: Russia Had No Right to Take Crimea
Tillerson says ‘weak’ US response to Crimea emboldened Russian aggression in Ukraine
Ireland Reconsiders Its Constitutional Ban on Abortion
Phil Hogan urges Ireland to keep distance from UK on Brexit
Irish language campaign logo goes viral on social media
Stormont in crisis: Ten-year power-sharing pact ends with exit of Martin McGuinness
Northern Ireland faces elections as deputy leader McGuinness quits
How did it come to this? The cash for ash scandal that brought down Northern Ireland’s government
In Northern Ireland, old divisions could have a new casualty: Brexit
Why Brexit means Irish unity is now inevitable
Paul Givan reverses cuts to Irish language scheme
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir challenges 280-year-old law banning Irish in court
Tory MP Dismisses Malta As A ‘Tiny Little Island’
The future of theatre in Malta
Pope Francis’s authority challenged by Knights of Malta over condom row
Corruption allegations tarnish Malta’s EU presidency
Malta accused of being tax haven as it takes EU presidency
Malta raises alarm on Russia in Libya
Slovenian tourism stirs ‘Melania’ hype
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin May Meet In Slovenia, Melania’s Home Country
6 Reasons Montenegro May Be This Year’s Most Tempting Travel Destination
Support for Montenegro’s Accession to NATO Would Send a Message of Strength
Montenegro seeks extradition of 2 Serbs over failed coup
Serbia: Two Suspects Detained In Alleged Montenegro Coup Attempt
Kosovo blocks entry of ‘provocative’ train from Serbia
Serbia Seeks Extradition From France of Former Kosovo PM
Albanians Abroad Unite for Kosovo Ex-PM Haradinaj
Serbia says it will retaliate if France refuses to hand over Kosovo ex-PM
Serbia under fire for Russian gas deals
Bosnia to expel foreign nationals who have violated property investment rules
Bosnian Serbs Mark Controversial ‘Statehood’ Holiday
Bosnian Serbs halt contact with envoy over national day ‘insults’
Photographers Document Bosnia’s ‘War of Memories’
Croatia’s pension reform: An uncertain future
Croatia to Introduce Euro ASAP
On surviving the Christmas holidays as a lesbian in Bulgaria
Anti-corruption party launches in Bulgaria as election approaches
Albanian Political Parties Demand Language Equality In Macedonia
Albania – A trustworthy and solid partner for the euro-atlantic agenda in the Balkans
Lithuania marks 1991 independence dead as fears rise about Russia, Trump
UN classifies Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia as Northern European countries
Estonia wants to build government systems with other countries
Moscow plans to ‘export separatism’ to Baltic countries
Baltic populations still shrinking
Russian propaganda unsuccessful in Latvia
Lithuania’s foreign minister: Dialogue with Russia shouldn’t be smokescreen for inaction
NATO’s ex-military commander: Dialogue with Russia inevitable
NATO Deputy Secretary General: US armored brigade a ‘proportionate response’ to Russia
US defense secretary nominee backs permanent troops in Baltics
Lithuania bars data centre project over fears of Russian spying
Cyber attacks among ‘eight main threats’ to Sweden
Sweden PM ‘can’t rule out’ Russian interference in Swedish elections
Denmark: big year ahead for the 850-year-old capital and European city of culture
Norwegian mass murderer Breivik in human rights appeal case
Iceland’s Independence Party Forms New Government, Pirates Excluded
Iceland gets new government, could restart EU entry talks
Iceland ousted one leader named in the Panama Papers, but ended up with another on the list
‘Tom of Finland’ Opens Goteborg Film Festival
World’s most eco-friendly icebreaker starts duty in Finland
Finnish President mulls changing political landscape as Trump prepares to take office
Niinistö to meet Putin twice in 2017
Four soldiers dead in Jerusalem truck attack
A multibillion-dollar natural gas boom may reunify Cyprus
Cyprus: four decades of division and negotiations
Cyprus fears Russia could wreck reunification
Alex Salmond blasts Theresa May as he tells Scots to prepare for a second independence referendum
Wee Ginger Dug: Don’t wait for permission … Scotland’s future is in our hands
Elaine C Smith: Scotland deserves a better script… let’s start writing it
Indyref2 can be won with a radical agenda say Greens
‘Huge response’ after Labour for Independence relaunches
What we know about Yes and No voters … and how it can help us move forward with indyref2
‘We’ve got the band back together’: Pictures from the first Yes conference since 2014
Sarah Beattie-Smith: Scotland could be a beacon of hope if we work together
Norwegian politicians say Scotland could only join EFTA if independent
Campaigners gather for conference to prepare for indyref2
Yes campaigners make proposals for Scottish pound in bid to improve IndyRef2 bid
Mystery NY donor funds Basque campaign showing girls with penises and boys with vulvas
Euskadi: thousands rally in Spain for ETA prisoners to be moved closer to families
Portugal mourns ‘father of liberty and democracy’ Mario Soares
Spain and Catalunya at loggerheads over independence referendum
Latvia’s PM wasn’t bribed to support Catalonia’s independence process
Puigdemont won’t stand for president in next Catalan elections
Will Catalonia try to secede from Spain this year?
Catalans plead with EU to recognise ‘insistence on democracy’
Spanish government “must get more involved” in Sahrawi cause
“Moroccan expansionism is a drama that affects the entire region”
Western Sahara: Year of Reform and Repression
Czech Republic: ARA ART launches campaign to support LGBT Roma
Look back in anger: 2016 through a Roma rights lens (part 1)
Stázka Brodníčková: I wouldn’t have come this far without my foster mother
Greek gov’t launches drive for social inclusion of Roma
Czech Republic, Slovakia to cooperate on guarding air spaces
Azerbaijan wants a solid foundation for EU relationship
The Price for Journalism in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Sustained Crackdown
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for journalist Mehman Huseynov Tortured in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Using Soviet Methods to Revive Cotton Industry
Chechen President Kadyrov curses Stalin
Prospects For Chechnya’s Oil Sector Remain Unclear
Speaker of Chechen parliament threatens journalist Grigory Shvedov
Moldova wants to be a bridge between East and West
Moldova To Receive Up To 100 Million Euros In EU Aid
Belarus Introduces Visa-Free Five-Day Stay For Citizens Of 80 Countries
Salaries In Belarus To Amount To $40
‘Europe’s last dictatorship’ has a new plan: Tourism
Belarus To Build Camps For Refugees From Syria, Chechnya, Ukraine?
CPJ Urges Belarus To Release Russian Blogger Wanted In Azerbaijan
Lebanon’s Aoun visits Riyadh to mend Saudi fences
Lebanon: Time for Action on Rights Abuses
Jamaica Says U.S. And Others Are ‘Poaching’ Its Nurses
Luxembourg’s Bid to Become the Silicon Valley of Space Mining
Luxembourg broaches dropping French and German as official languages
‘Change education’ to hit one million Welsh speakers target
Welsh language centres will succeed, says Alun Davies
Corbyn rejects idea for Welsh immigration control
Palestinians in Israel strike over home demolitions
Israel lobby infiltrates UK student movement
The Next ‘Exodus?’ Jews Moving Out of France, Italy, Belgium To Israel At Large Rates
Syria accuses Israel of military airport rocket attack
Algerians celebrate Berber New Year amid calls for official holiday
Italy reopening embassy in Libya two years after closure
Libya Ramps Up Oil Production, Threatening OPEC Plans
Russia woos top Libyan military chief
World in Progress: Fleeing from oppression and poverty in Eritrea
Hungary to Meet NATO Defense Spending Goal by 2026
Hungary Plans to Crack Down on All Soros-Funded NGOs
Scotland is butt of jokes in Hungary and Scots are asking for a ‘square go’
Armenia raises alarm as abortions of girls skew population
Armenia: No Accountability for Police Violence
U.S. citizens targeted after extradition of Haiti ex-coup leader
Rebel. Drug Fugitive. Hero? Haiti Erupts Over an Arrest
Here are the real lessons from flawed responses to Haiti’s disasters
Austria to propose plans for businesses to hire local workers ahead of other EU citizens
Greece’s Supreme Court Rules Against Extradition of Remaining Turkish Army Men