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Date: 02/10/2009
Peoples and nations today: Transnistria
DOSSIER. According to maps of Eastern Europe, the Dniester River divides Moldova and Ukraine. It rises in the Carpathians and flows into the Black Sea. Yet atlases do not show that there is a stripe of land forming a new State along the west bank of the river, which is called Transnistria. However, it is not recognized by any other government or international institution.
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Date: 30/09/2009
Frisian and Danish communities in German Schleswig-Holstein will have twice as many MPs
The South Schleswig Voters' Federation (SSW, Südschleswigscher Wählerverband, in German) has obtained 4 seats in Germany’s northernmost state. Schleswig-Holstein is considered a part of the Frisian nation (Northern Frisia) although is also inhabited by Danish people.
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Date: 30/09/2009
Hamas could sign a unity pact with Fatah in mid-October
NEWS IN BRIEF. Egypt’s role in negotiations is a key factor to reach an agreement and hold legislative and presidential elections next year.
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Date: 22/09/2009
Scottish Liberal Democrat MPSs back referendum for independence
Party chiefs have warned LibDem MSPs against pro-referendum statements and requested them to stick to the party policy · Alex Salmond needs 16 deputies to attain simple majority at Holyrood and pass the referendum bill.
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Date: 21/09/2009
Northern Ireland fails to agree on minority languages
The government of Northern Ireland failed to meet the deadline to submit a report on the promotion of Irish and Scots to the Council of Europe · Progress on the report had been held up by the executive for the last months.
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Date: 17/09/2009
Moscow strives for supremacy of Russian language within and beyond the Federation
The Russian Supreme Court has compelled the Parliament of Tatarstan to modify language law · Russia intends to stop the decline of Russian language in former Soviet republics · Language remains a key issue for Russian political influence.
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Date: 16/09/2009
The Council of Europe urges Greece to penalise racial discrimination
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance welcomes Athens’s positive developments against discrimination of minorities and racial hatred, but regrets that legislation is insufficiently implemented · The Commission says that Roma, Turks and Macedonians are the most affected communities due to lack of State assistance.
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Date: 15/09/2009
Amnesty International calls for Spain to end detention law
According to the international organization, the practice facilitates violations of human rights because “it denies the detainee the right to a fair trial” and “could in itself amount to a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment".
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Date: 14/09/2009
Independence for Catalonia wins a landslide victory in the town of Arenys de Munt
The self-determination consultation in a small town draws the attention of world media · 60 municipalities are to hold similar referendums on December 6 · Turnout reached 41% · 96% of the votes were in favour of independence from Spain.
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Date: 09/09/2009
The last loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland to decommission weapons before February
The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has confirmed that the Ulster Defense Association (UDA) is to follow in the Ulster Volunteer Force’s footsteps, which has already disarmed · Both groups gave up armed struggle in 2007
