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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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The First Europeans Were Not Like That

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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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What is Roma Holocaust Memorial Day?


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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

1944 August 2: Roma Genocide Remembrance Day

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

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Europe experienced a surge in government restrictions on religious activity over the last decade

Brighton’s Amine brothers wrestling internationally for San Marino

Turkey Jails Another Professor Deported from Moldova

‘Irish people often think we are bad but we are good and friendly’

European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: Statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová

Canada marks Romani genocide during WWII

Italy’s Matteo Salvini accused of racism after ‘dirty gypsy’ comments

What is Roma Holocaust Memorial Day?

A South Korean cult leader who held 400 followers captive in Fiji has been jailed for six years

Young Kurds in diaspora – don’t ignore your roots

Costa Rica and Panama bust migrant-smuggling ring, arrest dozens

Diaspora Liberians to Suspend Remittances to Liberia

National Galleries’ exhibition on Scots migration omits Clearances

Pioneering migrants visit Australia’s Basque heartland to trace family history

Mejlis reports on 73 searches, 69 detentions and 200 arrests in Crimea over past six months

Uyghur Man in Qatar Fears Forced Return to China

Little Tibet Welcomes a Little Bauhaus

Malaysia’s Rohingya Refugees Forced to Work in Shadows

Libya shutting down three migrant detention centers

Estonia’s e-residents form an international chamber

From child refugee to president: Latvia’s Vaira Vike-Freiberga

What to do in Gimli — Manitoba’s New Iceland

Irish couple beaten by neighbours after disagreement turns violent in Turkey’s Didim

Report: 50% rise in suspected human trafficking victims in Finland

Doctors call for investigation after 3 migrant children in custody die of flu

Mexican Police Kill Migrant in Front of His Daughter as He Was Trying to Cross to the U.S.

Qatar: Migrant construction workers on World Cup projects protest delayed wages & poor working conditions

How Russians Make and Hide Their Dirty Money Abroad, and What Can Be Done to Stop It

Ex-Berkut officer wanted for Maidan crimes seen helping Putin savagely crush protest in Russia

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Don’t Send Them Send Them


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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

1847 July 26: Liberia Independence Day

1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru

1944 August 2: Roma Genocide Remembrance Day

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

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Gypsy Den café changes its name out of respect for Romani people, who find ‘G-word’ offensive

Baloch people urge US president to help end human rights abuses by Pakistan

A Baloch sister’s open letter to UN

Irish community celebrates “Irish Heritage Day” in La Crosse

East Timorese Study Korean Language to Fulfill the ‘Korean Dream’

A Welsh TV show is filming in a Wisconsin village of fewer than 2,600 people

Aberystwyth-based Syrian refugee wins Welsh learner award

Samoa’s lively version of cricket turns Jefferson Park into ‘a little piece of home’

Advocates work to stop human trafficking’s causes like poverty, exploitation of human rights

Amid US sanctions, Iranian Kurds seek jobs in Iraq

British police bust Kurdish human trafficking gang

New report by Iraqi organization documents multiple cases of human trafficking

Young migrants and refugees in Greece wanted to be heard. So they started their own newspaper.

Why America remains a beacon of hope for Liberian refugee

Mental health issues dominate Nauru and Manus asylum seekers medical admissions

My Uyghur family is quietly living in fear. This is how we become lost

Migrant receives chilling warning: ‘We can find you. We are in New Zealand’

Amid threatened ICE raids, safety at a Baltimore library

Major real estate developer takes on Trump’s immigration policy: ‘Don’t send them home, send them to us’

EU takes Hungary to court for criminalizing help for asylum seekers

Lebanon ups pressure on Syrian refugees to return

In Lebanon, Palestinians Protest New Employment Restrictions

Up to 150 migrants die in shipwreck off the coast of Libya

US citizen held in detention center says conditions were so bad he was ready to sign deportation papers

Border Patrol Chief Admits Even They Don’t Want Migrant Children in Their Facilities

Libya’s Migrant ‘Holding Areas’ Have Become Death Camps

Leading Catalan independence figures meet in Puigdemont’s Waterloo residence

How this quiet region in Guatemala became the epicenter of migration

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Go Back


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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

1810 July 20: Colombian Declaration of Independence

1847 July 26: Liberia Independence Day

1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru

1944 August 2: Roma Genocide Remembrance Day

1825 August 6: Bolivia Independence Day

1962 August 6: Jamaica Independence Day

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The 204 Oromo children of Ethiopia who were rescued from Arab slavers in 1888 and ended up in South Africa

Program helps maintain Hmong music by teaching kids about traditional instruments

More Than 100 Greater Cincinnatians Rally Downtown Protesting Injustice in Mauritania

Kurds in Germany celebrate success of Kurdish-language academy

Australia calls on China to release mother and child held in Xinjiang

Four Members Of First All-Female Afghan Orchestra Missing In Slovakia

Baloch activists in S Korea’s Busan stage protest against enforced disappearances at home

US: Baloch groups campaign against ‘enforced disappearances’ in Pakistan ahead of Imran Khan’s visit

Kyrgyzstan: Killing of Nigerian teacher sparks conversation around racism

Go back to Africa: A phrase that no longer wants to be with racism connected

Trans asylum seekers assaulted, abused in U.S., UK, Norway detention

These Americans Went Back and Fixed It

Voice in Exile: The Story of a Tibetan’s Fight for Freedom

Ocasio-Cortez gets new 2020 challenger: a Republican immigrant from Jamaica

U.S. sanctions Myanmar generals over mass killings of Rohingya

Palestinians in Lebanon protest crackdown on unlicensed workers

Kuwait: Activists Arrested for Peaceful Sit-In

Irish in London attend funeral of man with no mourners

Workplace etiquette in Ireland voted ‘easiest to understand’ in Europe in extensive global study

The Most Irish Town in America Was Built on Seaweed

Russia cracks down on environmental activists

‘I want Sindhis to not be embarrassed about their language’

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Marshall A Plan


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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week

1816 July 9: Argentina Independence Day

1973 July 10: Bahamas Independence Day

1968 July 11: American Indian Movement founded

1995 July 11: Srebrenica Massacre

1810 July 20: Colombian Declaration of Independence

1847 July 26: Liberia Independence Day

1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru

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Ethnic minority pay gap in UK still stubbornly wide

Tajikistan regime targeting families of political activists

The Last Basque Restaurant in Southern California

Monsoon floods sweep through world’s biggest refugee camp

Kuwait Unlawfully Returns 8 Egyptian Dissidents

One out of five Barcelona residents are foreign

Palestinians Were Spared Turkey’s Rising anti-Arab Hate. Until Now

Ukrainians hungry for Lithuanian jobs, but some end up here in deeper misery

Why has it taken two lads from Lithuania to clean up the canals in Manchester?

Migrant Flow Across U.S.-Mexico Border Falls For First Time This Year

US launches raids targeting migrant families

Marshall Plan for Central America would restore hope, end migrant border crisis

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First Australians Arrived 50,000 Years Ago


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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week

1867 July 1: Canada Day

1776 July 4: United States Independence Day

1811 July 5: Venezuelan Declaration of Independence

1816 July 9: Argentina Independence Day

1973 July 10: Bahamas Independence Day

1968 July 11: American Indian Movement founded

1995 July 11: Srebrenica Massacre

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First inhabitants of Australia arrived in large groups 50,000 years ago

Goodbye Hong Kong: Young people look to flee amid extradition bill fury

Boise Isn’t Just About The Basque: Bosnians And Herzegovinians Celebrate

Diseases, food shortages plague migrant ‘jungle camp’ in Bosnia

Connecticut becomes first state to give Hmong, Laotian veterans burial rights

How the Potential Tech Worker Exodus from Britain Benefits Ireland

Rohingya in Bangladesh are surviving – but their long-term prospects are grim

Thousands fleeing new Congo violence, Uganda refugee facilities dangerously stretched

They fled the Soviet army and ended up in a choir at Havant – Nostalgia

Estonia expanding e-residency scheme

President: Estonians should think, behave as global nation

Registration for online Latvian language course for children now open

Additional funding for schools to integrate migrant children returning to Lithuania

Bodies of father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande head home to El Salvador

Tajik Officials Use Family Members To Pressure Critics To Return

100 migrant children returned to overcrowded, “inhumane” facility in Texas

Activists allege widespread mistreatment of sick, hungry migrant children

Asylum Officers’ Union Says Trump Migration Policy ‘Abandons’ American Tradition

Balukh is refusing food or water in protest at relentless reprisals in Russian prison

Defender of Ukraine sentenced to 18 years after being treacherously handed over to Russia

Russia’s LGBT+ community finds safe space in the Baltics

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Crises & Fixes


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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

June 20: World Refugee Day

June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canada

National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week

1867 July 1: Canada Day

1776 July 4: United States Independence Day

1811 July 5: Venezuelan Declaration of Independence

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China Is Trying To Spy On Pakistan’s Uighurs

World Baloch Organisation and Baloch Republican Party Launch Campaign to End Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan

Protests against Migrant Influx in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Some People Fleeing Venezuela Opt For Dangerous Boat Crossing To Curaçao

Benin’s former president Boni Yayi leaves amid political crisis

Trump intends to appoint Kurdish woman as Ambassador to Bulgaria

Exposing Finnish white privilege #62: On free speech and scared white men

Save Me: New film shines light on growing suicide crisis within Milwaukee’s Hmong community

Peter Dutton says women on Nauru are using rape and abortion claims to get medical transfers

Cuba faces the next migration crisis

Chad opposition leader arrested in France on crime against humanity charges

Irish Emigrants Are Invited to ‘Come Home’ with CurrencyFair

Papua New Guinea says will not renew Australia refugee contract

Bangladeshis trafficked to Vanuatu to start returning home

Berlin’s Asian food hub implicated in human trafficking network

Migrant Children Describe Neglect, Mistreatment At Texas Border Facility

Can Mexico fix the migrant crisis?

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Mexico Deploys National Guard to Curb Migration; Italy Targets Migrant Rescue Ships


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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

1941 June 14: Soviet Mass Deportations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canada

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Rally in Paris to denounce human rights violations in Western Sahara

‘They look at us like we’re foreigners’: the stories of gentrification in Cardiff

32 Venezuelan migrants missing after boat sinks enroute to Curaçao

Anti-Roma Violence Erupts in Kosovo

Sweden bomb attacks reignite debate over gang violence

Seventh victim of Cyprus serial killer found

Thailand charges crew of stranded Rohingya boat

When Rohingya Refugees Fled to India, Hate on Facebook Followed

In a Soviet-era nuclear town, I brought Lithuania’s forgotten side to light

Taipei Mission in Latvia alarms of human rights violations in Spain

Ukrainian president appoints Lithuanian Abromavicius to defense position

Mexico’s National Guard, a ‘Work in Progress,’ Deployed to Curb Migration

Italy targets migrant rescue ships in emergency decree

‘Italy is not Salvini’: Catalan NGO docks in Naples to defend sea rescue

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