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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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