Sep 10, 2014

Hungarian Minority in Romania: Parliamentary Speaker Meets Ethnic Hungarian Leaders in Budapest

The Hungarian House speaker met representatives of ethnic Hungarians in Romania to discuss issues related to their aspirations for autonomy and the current political situation in the country in terms of Hungary possibly playing a more active role in these issue areas.

Sep 10, 2014

Hungarian Minority in Romania: Parliamentary Speaker...

The Hungarian House speaker met representatives of ethnic Hungarians in Romania to discuss issues related to their aspirations for autonomy and the current political situation in the country in terms of...

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Sep 10, 2014

Somaliland: Advanced Technology in Trial to Crack...

A new iris-based biometric system is being tried by Somaliland’s electoral commission in the hope that it will crack down on electoral fraud and duplicate registrations. This new system, if fully...

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Sep 10, 2014

Tibet: Transportation or Colonization: Chinese...

A railroad opened in 2006 connecting China to Tibet has increasingly brought the region closer to China.  Tibet has a long history of relative isolation and has been difficult for Chinese authorities...

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Sep 10, 2014

Iraqi Kurds: Syrian Refugee in Iraq Help to Feed...

A video published by the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) tells the story of Shareef, a refugee from Syria who fled to Iraq to escape the violence in his home country. In the past year, he and his family...

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Sep 09, 2014

Kosova: No Talks on Recognition of Independen...

Serbian officials declared that Belgrade will not hold talks on the recognition of Kosovo’s independence. Moreover, according to the Deputy and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Serbia will maintain dialogue...

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Sep 09, 2014

West Papua: Maximum Penalty for French Journa...

Two French journalists, arrested in West Papua without a valid working visa, may get the maximum five years jail sentence. In previous similar cases, journalists were simply deported. The pair has apologised...

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Sep 09, 2014

Nagalim: A Sit-In Protest Against State Assault...

The Naga Women’s Union is organizing a sit-in protest to condemn violations of the rights of Naga people, who have been suffering under the policy of intolerance implemented by the State Governm...

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Sep 09, 2014

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Promises Unfulfilled

Twenty years since the pledge to return the lands belonging to the Hill people was made, the problem of land deprivation has still not been properly addressed. The people of Chittagong Hill Tracts continue...

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