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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
October: Black History Month, Europe
1868 October 10: Proclamation of Cuban Independence Beginning Ten Years War
1492 October 12: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month, US
1979 October 27: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day

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Legal status for thousands of Liberians in US hangs on court decision
New Monument in the Vatican Encourages Compassion for Refugees
Syrian refugee children embrace love of Welsh language
In one Twin Cities classroom, learning in Hmong and about being Hmong
Academic Huub van Baar has found Romani people succeed on the labor market when given a chance
Samoan-Niuean siblings encourage others in their community to become doctors
Pacific languages are a source of strength
Why is Tajikistan pawing migrant laborers’ cash?
Arizona Official Arrested In Alleged ‘Baby Mill’ Adoption Fraud Scheme
A glimpse of Western Sahara’s forgotten refugees
Jamaica Is Trying to Steal Rihanna From Barbados
Tanzania president tells Burundi refugees to ‘go back home’
Kim Kardashian Reveals She Was Baptized with Her Kids in Armenia and Shares Photos from Ceremony
Towards the Sustainable Reintegration of Returned Migrants: Cash for Work activities in Guinea Bissau
‘Let us be heard’: Hundreds of Nashville Kurds protest downtown over Trump’s actions in Syria
First group of Syrian refugees arrive in Kurdistan Region
‘Becoming Americans,’ after a 15,000-mile journey
Gunman live-streamed attack outside German synagogue that left two dead
After The Storm, Haitians In The Bahamas Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers
‘Muslim Tatar’ Twins Await Russian Ruling To Avoid Forcible Return To China
Migrants describe being tortured and raped on perilous journey to Libya
Euro 2020 qualifier between Bulgaria and England paused twice over racist abuse
Jorgen Jorgenson’s fall from Iceland ‘king’ to Tasmanian convict captured in exhibition
EU citizens in Britain face deportation if they don’t apply to stay after Brexit, says minister
U.S. apprehended nearly 1 million migrants along U.S.-Mexico border in past 12 months
16,000 migrants have fled to Greek island this year. There’s only one rescue boat left to help.
Migrant protesters occupy U.S.-Mexico border bridge, crossing closed
Mexico military police halt migrant caravan on its way to U.S.
Central Asia’s Russian Migration Puzzle
African migration to the United States is the fastest-rising—in spite of Trump
Migration raises brain drain concerns for many CEE countries as regional economy slows
‘Dear America’ author: Immigration is our defining issue
Cocaine is driving deforestation, climate change, and migration
Mass migration from Africa likely as UK government invests in satellite monitoring of vulnerable countries
S.Africa president calls for tolerance towards migrants
‘I started painting the wall with my blood’: Inside Chechnya’s reported torture of gay people
National Coming Out Day: A survivor of Chechnya’s anti-gay purge steps out of the shadows
In breakaway Abkhazia, a loophole for North Korean workers amid beaches and Soviet relics

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
October: Black History Month, Europe
1868 October 10: Proclamation of Cuban Independence Beginning Ten Years War
1492 October 12: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month, US

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H.K. Millionaires Seek Irish Residency Amid Unrest
UN urges Bosnia and Herzegovina to address plight of migrants
Benefits of working in the Basque Country rather dealing with Brexit
Aruba says it will require Venezuelans to obtain visa to visit
Bahamas will resume deportation of undocumented Haitians who survived Hurricane Dorian
First Look: Amadou Fled Mauritania and the “Highest Rate of Slavery in the Entire World” in Netflix’s Living Undocumented
Ukroboronprom CEO Abromavičius violates Lithuanian laws while working in Ukraine
Bangladesh asks Brunei to deport suspects in human trafficking ring
Botswana to Offer Free HIV Medicine to Foreign Sex Workers
‘Flee as Fast as You Can.’ A Young Couple Joins Venezuela’s Exodus.
From Laos to America: Hmong family finds refuge in U.S.
Dominican Republic doctor helps impoverished community he grew up in: ‘God answered my prayers’
UN investigator: Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return
The story of Sierra Leone’s Krio people – in pictures
More Than A First Lady: Iceland’s Eliza Reid Tells Her Story
Iceland to offer subsidy for international artists recording in its studios
Assyrian Food Festival in Glendale serves up authentic food, taste of culture
Ahead of Modi-Xi meet, Tibetan govt-in-exile passes resolution on reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
Chechen community in Germany fears social rejection, deportation
Chechen family in Germany fights deportation to Russia
Proud As A Peacock: Armenia’s New Yazidi Temple Draws Attention And Awe

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
Last Week of September: Banned Books Week
September 26: European Day of Languages
October: Black History Month, Europe
1868 October 10: Proclamation of Cuban Independence Beginning Ten Years War
1492 October 12: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month, US

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Anti-racism event hosted by Edinburgh University bans white people from asking questions
Refugee From Sahrawi Builds Homes Out Of Recycled Plastic Bottles
Trump administration just inked another deal making it harder to claim asylum in the US
Poverty, brain drain, sects: East Timor’s archbishop talks of challenges
El Salvador Ramps Up Security To Stop Migrants
Gia Vang, the Twin Cities’ first Hmong-American news anchor adjusts to life in Minnesota
‘Genius’ Grant Goes To Marine Scientist Who Embraces Flash Mobs And Comic Books
How the diaspora will play a vital role in the political future of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tajik Opposition Activist Detained In Belarus, Faces Extradition
“Despite Brexit, London is still one of the best places for a Roma to be”: Portraits of EU families in London
After Biafra: ‘runboyrun’ and ‘In Old Age
Local Bahamians step up to help those in the Bahamas still reeling from Hurricane Dorian
Australian Uyghurs call on Federal Government for protection amid detainment fears
TikTok—Yes, TikTok—Is the Latest Window Into China’s Police State
Lithuanian descendants return for dedication
Hearing the Shofar’s Cry in the Jerusalem of Lithuania
Jewish cousins reunited 75 years after fleeing Romania and believing each other killed in Holocaust
Albania’s endangered Jewish museum celebrates ‘rebirth’
Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize awarded to Ilham Tohti
Senior US official issues strong new warning to Myanmar on Rohingya amid growing concern about refugees’ future
Bangladesh to fence in over 30 Rohingya refugee camps to halt their sprawl
Love Story: After fleeing Tibet, this man built a new life Connecticut and met his wife
Despite $380M in US aid for religious minorities persecuted by ISIS, 1 million from Nineveh Plains remain displaced
Greece must act to end dangerous overcrowding in island reception centres, EU support crucial
Free speech suppression online builds case to break up Big Tech

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1810 September 18: Fiestas Patrias, Chile
1983 September 19: Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day
1981 September 21: Belize Independence Day
Last Week of September: Banned Books Week
September 26: European Day of Languages
October: Black History Month, Europe

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A new normal: Evacuations from Libya to Niger and Rwanda
US Secretary of State Pompeo Urges Asia to Resist China’s Demands to Repatriate Uighurs
Georgia Extradites Chechen Terror Suspect to Russia, Triggering Criticism
Kurdish massacre survivor’s ‘mission from God’
Peshmerga found murdered in the UK
US provides over $6 million to displaced minorities in Iraq
Mother of renowned Kurdish filmmaker not allowed to leave Iran
Europe’s Hottest Property Market Is Getting Too Hot for Some
Meet the Ghanaian slave in Suriname who discovered bitter tonic for treating fever without side effects
Suicide risk factors vary by ethnic group
Baloch, Sindhi, Pashto groups gather in Houston to seek help from Modi, Trump
First Group of Namibia Refugees Deported From Botswana
Slovak bus company caught on video repeatedly denying some Romani passengers service
Communities at the heart of positive and inclusive change
Hmong among us made early mark
Trinidad and Tobago organizations need help to support Venezuelan refugees
Qatar: Despite reform promises, migrant workers still return home without wages or justice
Who is the average Barcelona foreign worker?
Olafur Eliasson appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador for climate
Estonian PM, formin commemorate anniversaries of refugee flight, Baltic Way in New York
A life of loving service
Lithuanian model Jonita Ragaisyte escapes jail after judge blasts her for looking ‘bored’
Vilna Ghetto Theatre, a form of resistance in the presence of horror
Finnish language classes beginning soon at Finnish American Heritage Center
Facts on Hispanics of Panamanian origin in the United States, 2017
Minister criticised after refusing free Welsh lessons for refugees
Sidewalk School Aims To Give Migrant Kids A Sense Of Stability
Small library in Sicily that helps Italians understand African migration to Europe
Compromised Space: Chechen Refugees at Risk in Europe
‘We can find you anywhere’: the Chechen death squads stalking Europe
Russians in Europe: Nobody’s Tool – The Examples of Finland, Germany and Estonia

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
2001 September 11: 9/11
1821 September 15: Costa Rica Independence Day
1821 September 15: El Salvador Independence Day
1821 September 15: Guatemala Independence Day
1821 September 15: Honduras Independence Day
1821 September 15: Nicaragua Independence Day
1810 September 16: Grito de Dolores, Mexico
1810 September 18: Fiestas Patrias, Chile
1983 September 19: Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day
1981 September 21: Belize Independence Day
September 26: European Day of Languages
October: Black History Month, Europe

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Migration to Greece Is Rising, as Erdogan Warns of Still More
Tracing the Migrant Journey
Migrant Women Face Mental Trauma
Genocide threat for Myanmar’s Rohingya greater than ever, investigators warn Human Rights Council
20-year-old refugee expelled from university for being Rohingya
Get $27,000 to move to Italy: That’s this region’s plan to attract newcomers
Trapped, alone and ‘desperate to come home.’ American siblings barred from leaving China
US Hospital Ship Dispatched for Migrants in Trinidad and Tobago
UK cleaners could earn 175% more in Switzerland
Up to three thousand Ukrainians jailed in Russia in human trafficking scam
‘We are treated like an infestation’ – Romani traveller speaks for her community
Chechens complete ‘March for the Supremacy of Law and Justice’ at UN HQ in Geneva
Pro-Khalistan Sikhs and Pakistanis hold protest against India over human rights’ violations
Russia Orchestrated Chechen Rebel’s Murder in Germany, U.S. Officials Say
Remembering the Sweeping Expulsion of Poland’s Jews—23 Years After the Holocaust
Sending children to Nauru was a ‘human rights breach’, commission finds
Kazakhstan: After Xinjiang, the long road to recovery
Nicaraguan professionals seek safety in Costa Rica
The changing profile of the U.S. military: Smaller in size, more diverse, more women in leadership
Italy arrests three men suspected of torturing migrants in Libya
In Ireland, a star is born
Brussels backs exiled rapper’s arguments against extradition
Immigrant children need to learn English, and they need to retain their native languages
Clara Ponsati backs Catalan civil disobedience push
Rally for Catalonia independence held in London
Portuguese cafe gives Wrexham residents chance to learn Welsh language

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1822 September 7: Brazil Independence Day
2001 September 11: 9/11
1821 September 15: Costa Rica Independence Day
1821 September 15: El Salvador Independence Day
1821 September 15: Guatemala Independence Day
1821 September 15: Honduras Independence Day
1821 September 15: Nicaragua Independence Day
1810 September 16: Grito de Dolores, Mexico
1810 September 18: Fiestas Patrias, Chile
1983 September 19: Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day
1981 September 21: Belize Independence Day

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Conflict and Persecution are the Main Reasons to Flee to Europe
AU KO TUVALU Comes to The Forge at The Court Theatre
Interview with Western Sahara advocate Tecber Ahmed Saleh
Kidnapped South African mine worker freed in eastern Congo
‘To hell with it’: She ditched Canada at 56 for Belize, where a couple can get ‘everything you could imagine’ for under $50,000 a year
How to Retire in Belize: Costs, Visas and More
Lao Worker in Thailand Vanishes After Criticizing Lao Regime
16 U.S. soccer players find a home in Switzerland — and in the Champions League
For these Latvian Americans, summer is for learning about their roots
Why Estonia pioneered digital identity
From forced migration to forced return: the plight of Afghanistani returnees
Hong Kong democracy protester ‘detained’ briefly by Australian Border Force as artists counter Beijing
Chinese diplomats violently clash with pro-Hong Kong protesters in Europe
In ‘Dear Haiti, Love Alaine,’ Haiti Comes Alive As A Character
Employer of Filipina killed in Kuwait guilty of murder
Rwanda’s economy is booming, but at what cost?
South Africa seeks arrest of murder suspects with alleged links to Rwandan government
Iceland launches push for overseas specialists
Brits in Ireland Rally to Protest Boris Johnson’s Brexit Gambit
I’ve moved back to Ireland in retirement. Can I transfer my pension? – No
Last words of a Tibetan freedom fighter
Nepal Deports 6 Tibetan Asylum Seekers to China
Central Tibetan Administration President begins six-day official visit to the United States
In Spain, young migrants fall between cracks in an overburdened system
Trump administration imposes new limits on remittances to Cuba
Taiwan & Hong Kong Independence Rally in NYC

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
1962 August 31: Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day
1960 September 2: Tibetan Democracy Day
1822 September 7: Brazil Independence Day
2001 September 11: 9/11
1821 September 15: Costa Rica Independence Day
1821 September 15: El Salvador Independence Day
1821 September 15: Guatemala Independence Day
1821 September 15: Honduras Independence Day
1821 September 15: Nicaragua Independence Day
1810 September 16: Grito de Dolores, Mexico

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Pope names 13 new cardinals, including 2 who help migrants
Greece to increase border patrols and deportations to curb migrant influx
Baloch hold anti-Pakistan protest in London to demand release of disappeared activists
Russia strips Azeri blogger of citizenship and moves to deport him
Missing Yezidi victims continue to be freed from ISIS in Syrian refugee camp
China’s Cross-Border Campaign to Terrorize Uyghur Americans
Int’l Day of the Disappeared: Educating the United Nations on enforced disappearances of Uyghurs
Haiti childhood cancer victim Djooly Jeune is dead
Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar: Activities of 41 NGOs halted for ‘misdeeds’
Stolen son: child traffickers preying on the Rohingya
Tibetans in Dharamshala commemorate the 59th Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day
Tibetan Democracy Day marked in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Council with the raising of Tibetan national flag for 2nd consecutive year
More than 1,100 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Greece need urgent shelter and protection
New rules, new debts: slavery fears rise for migrant workers in Thailand
A Palestinian Freshman Arrived in the U.S. to Study at Harvard. Immigration Officials Revoked His Visa and Deported Him.

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1939 August 23: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
1825 August 25: Uruguay Independence Day
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
1962 August 31: Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day
1960 September 2: Tibetan Democracy Day
1822 September 7: Brazil Independence Day

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A German-English collaboration produces Welsh language music in Barry
A new Trump rule could hold migrant families indefinitely in detention
Ship captain who faces prison time for migrant rescues refuses Paris bravery medal
Lengthy Detention Of Migrant Children May Create Lasting Trauma, Say Researchers
19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children
Freedom Tree in Elizabeth Park in West Hartford 30 years after historic Baltic Way protest against Soviet Union
Chicagoland Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians commemorate the Baltic Way
Guantanamo’s ‘most tortured detainee’ still can’t leave Mauritania
UK Home Office accused of persecuting LGBT Asylum seekers
Fear, disowning of children among reasons Yezidi women cannot leave Syria camp
Belgian Kurd spent 40 days in Turkish prison over Facebook posts
Ninety-three Iraqi refugees return from Turkey as part of ‘voluntary return’ program
Octavio Dotel, Luis Castillo — ex-MLB stars — linked to Dominican Republic drug trafficking ring: reports
Costa Rica Expects More Nicaraguans At The End of 2019
How a Soviet emigré tied to Miami Beach’s ‘B-girls’ scam became Grenada’s man in Moscow
Rohingya say no to repatriations around anniversary of atrocities
Migrants flooded to modern-day Denmark from all around Europe 2,200 years ago after the ‘Nordic Bronze Age’ triggered a period of wealth in Scandinavia
25 years later: Remembering the Lithuanian Lion, Vitas Gerulaitis
George Takei Honors Legacy of Japanese Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Polish Jews During WWII
‘Unwanted citizens of EU Member States’ – a one-day conference
Foreign Citizens’ Pensions Stranded in Iceland
Alternatives to Irregular Migration: IOM Launches Vocational Training Programme for Gambians
Chechen activists marching from Strasbourg to Geneva to seek justice for their nation
Georgian national, Chechnya–Russia war veteran killed in Berlin

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
August 14: Navajo Code Talkers Day
1939 August 23: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
1825 August 25: Uruguay Independence Day
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
1962 August 31: Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day
1960 September 2: Tibetan Democracy Day

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One migrant’s story: ‘There were 15 of us on the boat, I am the only one alive’
East Timor youth leaving in droves to seek employment
As long as Crimea remains occupied, Kurban-Bayram will have ‘special meaning’ for Crimean Tatars, mufti says
New memorial honors Hmong legacy and history
Lao Cinema Steps Forward on International Stage at Locarno, Venice
Portugal wants its emigrants back – so it’s paying them to return
African-Americans retrace painful ancestral journey into slavery as Kalabo residents console them with regatta
Burundi: 15 Years On, No Justice for Gatumba Massacre
Levan Akin on the Impact of ‘And Then We Danced’
The strengths and weaknesses of the Brussels demonstration by Romani Europeans
North Macedonia battles youth ‘brain drain’
New York’s world champion Kurdish pizza chef
Four female foreign workers died of sexual assault after trafficking in Kurdistan Region
Iran arrests British-Kurdish academic in Tehran
Yezidi community gets first religious temple, cemetery in Germany
Five arrested for setting fires at Yezidi displacement camp in Kurdistan Region
UK grants asylum to Iraqi doctor accused of war crimes under Saddam regime
As China Cracks Down on Uighurs, a Uighur American Joins the White House
This Uighur Journalist Is Bravely Fighting a Homegrown Cultural Genocide
Uyghurs in the Netherlands call on Dutch gov to defend their rights
Kazakh advocate of Muslim rights in China set free in plea bargain
‘Nightmare’ as Egypt aids China to detain Uighurs
Botswana Battles Influx of Zimbabwean Illegal Immigrants
Myanmar and Bangladesh Say They Will Try Again to Repatriate Rohingya Refugees
Lithuanian expatriates to get their own member of parliament
Open Arms rescue ship in ‘critical’ situation with 107 on board
Court says detained migrant children can’t be sleep-deprived, must get soap
White House Looked Into Ways to Block Migrant Children From Going to School
U.S. Government Faces Lawsuits Over Care Migrant Children Received In Foster Homes
Border agent who called migrants ‘subhuman’ pleads guilty to intentionally running over migrant

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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

1825 August 6: Bolivia Independence Day

1962 August 6: Jamaica Independence Day

August 9: International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

1965 August 9: Singapore National Day

1809 August 10: Ecuador Independence Day

August 14: Navajo Code Talkers Day

1939 August 23: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism

1825 August 25: Uruguay Independence Day

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The first Europeans weren’t who you might think

A Chechen refugee Poland wants to give up to Russia

Norway Mosque Shooting Investigated as Attempted Terrorist Attack

Cook Islanders celebrate culture and language

BAROTSELAND: Pomp and Splendor await African-Americans as they return home today!

Brockton woman celebrates her heritage at home & in Cape Verde

Haitian influx create hysteria in Guyana, Brazil and Suriname

The asylum seeker who has learned fluent Welsh in a year

Seminars, protests to mark August 11 as Baloch National Day

Xinjiang: What China shows world vs. what former detainee describes

‘They want to erase us.’ California Uighurs fear for family members in China

Uyghur Mother, Daughters Deported to China From Turkey

Kyrgyzstan: With tensions still simmering, exiled big-hitter makes homecoming

France takes in 31 more Yezidi families who suffered under ISIS

German Kurd deported from Germany to Turkey for waving YPG flag

Experience Ancient And Contemporary Tibetan Culture At Tibet Fest

Taiwan, Tibet and Uygur expats join Hongkongers in New York to show support for protests

A Young Artist Charts the Journey from “Haiti to Hood”

More than half a million Rohingya refugees receive identity documents, most for the first time

Migrants From Pakistan, Iraq Allegedly Beaten At Bosnia-Croatia Border

The forgotten ‘wolf children’ of World War II

Spain keeps close eye on Catalan activities in Switzerland

Mexico detains migrant children in cramped holding center despite court ruling

Mexico’s Crackdown Is Making the Migrant Crisis Worse

US: July migrant numbers slide 21% below 100,000

The Other Mexican Migration

Qatar: Migrant Workers Strike Over Work Conditions

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