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'The latest online news about stateless nations in Europe and beyond'
Over 30,000 in Pristina to protest against UN six-point plan
Date: 19/11/2008
Organizers say Ban-Ki Moon’s plan would divide Kosovo in two by legitimizing parallel institutions set up by Belgrade in Serb areas · Vetevëndosje! and some 30 organisations more back the demonstration. [+]
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‘Minorities’ behind Obama’s victory: ‘Yes, we can’
Date: 11/11/2008
OPINION. Aureli Argemí, president of CIEMEN, analyses the results of the US elections earlier this month, highlighting the importance of the minority vote. Argemí explores the relationship between democracy and respect for marginalized groups. [+]
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Crimea caught up in strategic battle between Russia, Ukraine and the West
Date: 07/11/2008
SPECIAL REPORT. Ukrainian ultranationalist party calls for referendum on revocation of Crimea’s autonomy · Crimean authorities side with Moscow over Georgia crisis · Tatars demand recognition as autochthonous people and want national and territorial autonomy. [+]
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Peoples and nations today: Occitania
Date: 07/11/2008
DOSSIER. Extending to twice the area of Hungary, with more inhabitants than Greece, Occitania is the largest stateless nation in Western Europe. Centuries as an undervalued minority have pressured this nation to assimilate and have converted a culture that was once a reference point into one on the brink of disappearing. Despite this, Occitania is a living reality, and considering advanced made in the Val d’Aran and other areas within its territory, a revival of its language and identity is possible. [+]
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Peoples and nations today: Chechnya
Date: 31/10/2008
DOSSIER. Although the official line is that the Chechen civil war is over, Chechnya continues to be one of the most unstable countries in Europe. The conflict between Chechen separatists and Russian unionists has not only worsened in recent years but has also become more complex, with new factors – such as Islamic fundamentalism and large numbers of refugees – coming into play. [+]
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Peoples and nations today: Corsica
Date: 24/10/2008
DOSSIER. Conscious that their island is not merely a French region like any other, the people of Corsica have repeatedly called for self-government in the past, and despite frequent internal divisions, in recent years they have managed to find a chink in the armour of the centralized and homogenizing French state. Corsica’s political parties and its active civil society are striving to protect and promote the island’s valuable cultural, linguistic and ecological heritage. [+]
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Northern Ireland parties finally reach agreement on devolving police and justice powers
Date: 19/11/2008
NEWS IN BRIEF. The deal ends five months of government deadlock [+]
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Peace prospects in Congo as rebel troops withdraw from North Kivu
Date: 18/11/2008
Tutsi leader Laurent Nkunda agrees to ceasefire between rebels and Congolese army after weeks of fighting · UN peacekeeping forces deployed in the zone between the two fronts. [+]
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Thousands take to the streets of Madrid to demand self-determination for Western Sahara
Date: 17/11/2008
March called by NGOs and a group of personalities in defence of Sahrawi territory · Slogans include ‘Freedom and independence for the Sahara’ and ‘Morocco guilty, Spain responsible’ · Spain abandoned the former colony 33 years ago. [+]
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Right to self-determination on World Social Forum agenda thanks to Catalan organization
Date: 14/11/2008
CIEMEN to organize a space devoted to the theme of ‘collective rights of stateless peoples’ at the next WSF · Preliminary meeting in Barcelona is attended by delegates from stateless nations around the world. [+]
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Bosnia’s three main parties reach an agreement on key issues
Date: 12/11/2008
Brussels welcomes the compromise reached by the three parties but calls for ‘concrete action’ · The agreement is one of the first clear steps towards resolving disagreements between Serb, Croat and Bosniak communities that have dogged Bosnian politics in recent years · Minor parties say the deal amounts to ‘betrayal’. [+]
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Autonomist candidate wins provincial elections in the Trentino
Date: 11/11/2008
Democratic Party heads winning centre-left coalition · Two autonomist parties in winning coalition obtain over 25% of votes · Northern League overtakes Berlusconi’s People of Freedom party · Incumbent president of the autonomous province, Lorenzo Dellai, to remain in office. [+]
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‘Minority’ voters key to Barack Obama’s victory
Date: 07/11/2008
Figures highlight the role of ‘minority’ voters in Obama’s victory in American presidential elections · 95% of Afro-American voters backed Obama · Latino vote crucial in Florida, Nevada and New Mexico. [+]
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Surprise defeat for SNP in Glenrothes by-election
Date: 07/11/2008
NEWS IN BRIEF. Media and opposition parties say the SNP honeymoon is now over [+]
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Serbia again criticized for failing to protect Albanian community
Date: 05/11/2008
Report criticizes Serbian Government’s ‘inadequate’ response to attacks on Albanians and other minority groups following Kosovo’s declaration of independence · Authorities failed to take ‘preventative measures’ to stop violence and ‘have made little effort’ to bring perpetrators to justice · Most of the violence is said to have taken place in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. [+]
