Apr 20, 2017

Brittany: 2017 Presidential Candidates Display Lack of Interest Regarding Regional Self-Determination

Photo by France Bleu   In the context of a Europe which is changing rapidly – especially after the Brexit referendum and some countries’ populist shift – in this Sunday’s [23 April 2017] Presidential Election, France will decide which direction the country will take in the future. In general, the candidates’ political programmes display a lack of interest as regards...

Apr 20, 2017

Brittany: 2017 Presidential Candidates Display...

Photo by France Bleu   In the context of a Europe which is changing rapidly – especially after the Brexit referendum and some countries’ populist shift – in this Sunday’s...

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Apr 20, 2017

Balochistan: Seven Activists Abducted in Just...

  Photo by Human Rights Council of Balochistan   The systematic use of abductions of Baloch activists by Pakistani authorities remains rampant. On 31 March 2017, UNPO submitted   a...

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Apr 19, 2017

Batwa: Denied Land Ownership in Burundi

Photo courtesy of Ecofin Agency The indigenous Batwa are perpetually struggling to survive while States deny them land rights. In Burundi, political power and territorial claims are only divided between...

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Apr 19, 2017

Brazil: Official Report Links Human Tragedy of...

Photo courtesy of The Dawn   In Brazil, the National Food and Nutrition Security Council (CONSEA) released a report about the situation of indigenous Guarani-Kaiowá communities in the state...

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Apr 18, 2017

Tibet: New Case of Self-Immolation in Protest...

Photo courtesy of Radio Free Asia In Kardze Town Square, a 30-years-old Tibetan named Wangchuk Tseten attempted to self-immolate this past Saturday morning [15 April 2017]. The act was partially caught...

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Apr 18, 2017

Ahwazi: Diaspora Remembers April Uprising on 12th...

Photo courtesy of Ahwaz News Members of the diasporic Ahwazi community and supporters gathered to honour those who were arrested, injured, and killed during the 15 April 2005 uprising in Ahvaz. The uprising...

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Apr 18, 2017

Southern Mongolia: Over a Dozen Protesting Herders...

Photo courtesy of SMHRIC On 13 April 2017, Chinese police forcibly apprehended 13 Mongolian herders at a protest against a government-led afforestation initiative that involved the nonconsensual plowing...

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Apr 18, 2017

Somaliland: Cholera and AWD Claim 28 Lives; Scores...

Photo courtesy of YoTuT, Flickr Somaliland has seen 28 lives claimed in ten days by an epidemic of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea (AWD). Since the start of the month [April 2017], over 411 cases have...

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