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Date: 08/09/2009
The campaign is being promoted by Acció Cultural del País Valencià (Cultural Action of the Valencian Country), and aims at collecting 500,000 signatures across Spain so that the issue can be discussed in the Spanish Congress · It has the support of civil associations, trade unions and political parties, as well as important figures from the Catalan Countries.
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Date: 07/09/2009
President of Pakistan grants 'full autonomy' for Northern Areas
Gilgit-Baltistan will enjoy self-government and have an assembly with legislative powers · Opponents to the measure say Pakistani government has implemented the reform without local people’s participation.
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Date: 03/09/2009
Alex Salmond presents Scotland’s independence referendum bill
'Not everyone will agree with our vision for the future, we know that. But the people of Scotland must be heard', Salmond said in Holyrood this morning · He hopes to hold the referendum next year · MP’s in favour of a referendum are not in a majority in the Parliament.
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Date: 02/09/2009
Hungarians from Slovakia rally against new language law
The law restricting the use of minoritised languages came into force yesterday · Thousands showed disapproval of the State Language Act, which establishes that Slovak is the only language allowed in public offices, hospitals and schools.
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Date: 01/09/2009
Turkey and Armenia agree to open the border by the end of 2009
Both countries will put decision to the vote in their parliaments · Protocol agreed includes fields on which countries will co-operate and compels to discuss on the 'historic dimension' of the conflict between Ankara and Yerevan, particularly regarding 1915 Ottoman Turk slaughter of ethnic Armenians.
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Date: 01/09/2009
Madonna gets booed in Romania after criticizing discrimination against Gypsies
NEWS IN BRIEF. 'Discrimination against Romanies and Gypsies in general in Eastern Europe makes me feel very sad', said the singer while on stage in Bucharest.
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Date: 28/08/2009
Political crisis in Bosnia Herzegovina spreads to government of the Muslim-Croat Federation
The country is undergoing one of the worst political crises since the war · Four Croat ministers sharing cabinet with Bosniak and Serb ministers, have announced they are to boycott the government.
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Date: 12/08/2009
Morocco and Polisario to go ahead with talks to solve the Western Sahara dispute
According to UN mediator, two delegations have met in Austria “in an atmosphere of serious engagement, frankness, and mutual respect" · Sahrawis have called for the right to self-determination to be implemented, while Moroccans have offered autonomy · King of Morocco seeks to “regionalise” the country.
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Date: 11/08/2009
Corsican citizenship and sustainable development will be the crux of pro-independence party campaign
Corsica Libera will be facing 2010 Corsican elections with confidence after the unification of the pro-sovereignty spectrum · The party proposes an ecologist alternative to the PADDUC plan and the promotion of the island’s own identity · The Corti International Meeting condemns “repression” against New Caledonian trade-unionists.
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Date: 10/08/2009
Pro-rebel Tamil party wins one of the two local elections in Tamil Eelam
These are the first elections after the Tigers defeat · Governmental party in Sri Lanka wins in Jaffna with an abstention of 77% · Pro-independence Tamil forces say the strategy of Sinhalese nationalist parties has failed
