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1960 October 1: Cyprus Independence Day
2017 October 1: Catalan Independence Referendum
October: Black History Month, Europe
The mental health consequences of indigenous language loss
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Easily learn Breton on Youtube with Maïlys: the BRETONNE channel
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Every two days, a land defender is killed. Most are Indigenous
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1934 October 6: Proclamation of the Catalan state
Spanish budget 2023 allocates 17.2% of investments to Catalonia, below GDP share
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Junior partner Junts will leave Catalan government
Princess of Wales sends special World Cup message urging England rugby team to ‘bring the cup home’
Autonomy of Corsica: discussions at a standstill, “by mutual agreement” says Gilles Simeoni
An international conference of the Union of European National Minorities was held in Berlin
The linguistic behavior of linguistic politicians
Effort to recover Indigenous language also revitalizes culture, history and identity
Supreme Lama of Kalmyk Buddhists Condemns Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine
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1991 October 8: Croatia Independence Day
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The top 10 best Welsh place names and their real meanings
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October 10: World Mental Health Day
The World Spends Billions to ‘Protect’ Indigenous Land. Only 17% Goes to Indigenous Peoples.
How Indigenous languages can be preserved, and why those efforts help revitalize culture
Ukrainian Roma Take Legal Action Over Pepper Spray Attack in Moldovan Refugee Centre
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October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
Finno-Ugric culture: Concert in honor of Udmurt folk artist Dzhako Apaj
Madrid court jails ex-Catalan MP Antonio Banos for four months after refusing questions from Vox
The Delicate Work still undone in the Church of Sweden’s Reconciliation Process
Russia’s Imperial Dream Fades in Transnistria
Nariman Dzhelyal, the Crimean Tatar activist standing up to the Russian occupation
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1552 October 12: Fall of Kazan, Tatarstan
Indigenous Peoples Still Suffer from Poverty, Climate Change and Loss of Ancestral Lands, Delegates Highlight in Third Committee
Faroe Island’s Fishery Cooperation With Russia Up For Discussion
In the wake of Vikings, from Norway to Faroe Islands & Iceland with Stephen Scourfield
EU Ambassador to Moldova pays visit to Gagauzia
Unrest in Dagestan: A 6-Month Outlook
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UN: Conservation shouldn’t cost Indigenous lives
Russia-Ukraine war: Money and menace being used to recruit Muslims in the Caucasus
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October 14: Defender of Ukraine Day
Indigenous peoples are not cannibals, headhunters and war freaks
Indigenous peoples face growing challenges to access safe water
Arctic Circle Assembly 2022: Indigenous Leaders Claim the World Stage
IMARC to put spotlight on Indigenous participation in mining
EU to ban use of Russian passports issued in Abkhazia, South Ossetia
Russia’s Minorities Don’t Want to Be Putin’s Foot Soldiers
At least 800 law enforcers from Southern Russia perish in Ukraine
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1940 October 15: Catalonia president Lluís Companys executed by firing squad
Wallonia to finally make Dutch compulsory from primary 3
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Catalonia’s independence campaign after a collapsed government: ‘Momentum is clearly gone’
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Independent Scotland would seek EU membership but keep pound
Years of LGBT intolerance in Slovakia culminate in two killings
Circassia: The land, people, and brutal Russian genocide you’ve never heard of
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1991 October 18: Azerbaijan Independence Day
Welsh independence has gone from ‘joke’ to ‘part of mainstream political debate’ says Huw Edwards
Ukraine’s Parliament recognises independence of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Circassian Protest Plays Key Role in Killing Putin’s Mobilization Program
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Bookies tip Yes to win Scottish independence referendum if held next year
Promoting Romani language and heritage values through theatre
How Russia is rounding up reluctant army recruits for Ukraine
Why the World Should Be Worried About Chechnya
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Bashkirs Launch Armed Underground Movement Against Russia’s War In Ukraine
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‘Speaking Manx was the secret to understanding the island’
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Memorial to Basque refugee children unveiled in Southampton
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1956 October 23: Hungarian Uprising
Putin faces breakup of Russia as rebels form army to fight for independence from Moscow
In Response To Ukraine War, New Independence Movement In Middle Volga Region Of Russia
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Fiber-optic Submarine Cable near Faroe and Shetland Islands Damaged; Mediterranean Cables also Cut
Ukraine creates an online platform for learning the Crimean Tatar language
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Liechtenstein’s Vaduz in anything but a league of their own
Russia: Appeal in Trumped-Up Chechnya Conviction
Absence of volunteer queues to Chechen commissariats upsets Kadyrov
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1955 October 26: Austrian National Day
Czech Roma rights activists file criminal complaints against online hate speech
Irish language and Ulster Scots bill clears final hurdle in Parliament
When Russia is over…
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2017 October 27: Catalan Declaration of Independence
Finland PM Sanna Marin ‘doesn’t care about human rights for Sámi people’ as reforms likely to fail
North Macedonia: Ministry of Health discriminated against Romani children with drug abuse problems
Irish language to be given historic official recognition
Tatar Exile Government Seeks Ukrainian Recognition Of Independence Of Tatarstan
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1918 October 28: Independent Czechoslovak State Day
Sport exemption dubbed ‘sell-out to Basque party’
National Congress of Kalmykia publishes declaration of independence from Russia
Kalmyk activist leaves Russia after being fined for his pacifist calls
Ingush resident sentenced to long term of imprisonment in case attracting attention of human rights defenders
Russia’s Costly War Saps its Regions
Korelov Insists: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Other “Cults” Ready to Overthrow the Putin Regime
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Finland’s Sanna Marin apologises for lack of action on rights of indigenous Sámi people
Montenegro ready to tighten links with China, president says
Mongols View Welcoming Kalmyks, Buryats And Tyvans Equivalent Of Israel’s Repatriation Of Jews
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An Cailín Ciúin: ‘A breakthrough moment’ for Irish language films
5 Years ago Catalonia declared its independence
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The United States and Luxembourg establish a new era of space cooperation within NATO
In Northern Kosovo, Tensions Threaten to Boil Over
Persecution of sisters from Dagestan by their relatives comes into conflict with norms of Islam
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Netherlands Tells China to Close ‘Police Stations’
Ukraine’s and Chechnya’s Veteran Anti-Russian Movements Signal Mutual Support
Mobilization in Chechnya: Kadyrov warned that they would soon begin issuing subpoenas to the draft board
Chechens fighting for and against Russia in Ukraine
Cooperation established between Minsk and Yoshkar-Ola
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‘Historic moment’ as MPs vote to back Scottish independence motion
Denmark: Ruling Center-left bloc wins razor-thin majority
Iran and Armenia agree to double gas trade
Russian deputy commander of North Ossetia’s volunteer battalion killed in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Female NCO employee from Chechnya goes missing in Astrakhan Region
More than 100 draftees from Chuvashia launch protest at training center, claiming government hasn’t issued promised payments
Dagestan Supreme Court overturns arrest of Meduza journalist Vladimir Sevrinovsky
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1943 November 3: Remembrance Day of Karachais’ Deportation Victims
Switzerland forbids Germany from sending Swiss ammunition to Ukraine
Austrian government wants to ban fossil heating from 2023
Estonia drops plans for stake in Finnish LNG terminal
Turkey holds off on Finland and Sweden in NATO
Sweden’s Chief of Defense Wants to Strengthen Military Presence in Northern Sweden
Airnex Launches 0G Network Solutions and Services in Andorra
This Tiny Country Is the Green Heart of Europe
Don’t blame us for UK border problems, says Albanian PM
Bosnia, Kosovo Take Down Last Visa ‘Wall’ in Balkans
Air Serbia schedules first China service
Transnistria accuses Moldova of creating “humanitarian crisis”
Moldova ‘reverse’ imports gas from Slovakia for first time, official says
Bulgaria’s parliament approves long-delayed military aid to Ukraine
The Importance of Being Russian: Can Belarus Survive the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine?
Anti-War Russians Sabotage Railways, Could Face Execution
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The heavy history of the Romani people
Monaco most expensive signings – How Ligue 1 side spent over €1 billion on incoming transfers
Minister of EU of Austria: The EU is not complete without the Countries of the Western Balkans
First day sold out at Iceland Airwaves
No king has ever made uniting the realms of Scotland and England a reality
Space launch from Cornwall won’t be the last: ‘In the early days we were laughed at’
Gibraltar beats Britain to place Charles III royal mark on Christmas stamp set
North Macedonia’s quirky micronation
Chinese battery plant to start operations in Portugal by 2025
Romania to supply 90% of Moldova’s electricity needs
Slovakia: Firewood back as energy crisis bites
Teacher with Lithuanian citizenship detained in Belarus on extremism charges
France to deploy fighter aircraft in Romania
Whistleblower: Spyware helps the mafia rule in Cyprus
Azerbaijan and Georgia eye electricity exports to Europe
Arctic Indigenous People’s Summit Addresses Preservation of Cultural and Linguistic Heritage of Northern Ethnic Groups
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November 5: International Romani Language Day
November 9: Ukrainian Writing and Language Day
1938 November 9: Kristallnacht
1989 November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall
2014 November 9: Catalan self-determination referendum
1282 11 11: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, last prince of independent Wales, dies at Battle of Orewin Bridge
1620 November 11: Mayflower sails from England to America
1918 November 11: Poland Independence Day
1807 November 16: Icelandic Language Day
1989 November 17: Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
1918 November 18: Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia
2013 November 21: Euromaidan, Ukraine
November 26, 4th Saturday of November: Remembrance Day for the Victims of Holodomors in Ukraine
1912 November 28: Albanian Flag Day/Declaration of Independence
November 30: Saint Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s official national day
December 3: International Day of the Basque Language
1917 December 6: Finland Independence Day