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Date: 18/03/2009
Breton language has lost 74,000 speakers in the last 10 years
IN BRIEF. The Celtic language is losing ground in spite of its increasing use among youth
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Date: 17/03/2009
Turkish education ignores minoritised languages, cultures and religions, Minority Rights Group says
In a recently issued report the international organization speaks about “discrimination” in the classrooms and defines Turkish education as a system that promotes “assimilation” and Turkish nationalism, apart from denying education in languages other than Turkish · Many children belonging to minoritised communities do not even go to school · Ankara does not recognize Kurds, Assyrians, Gypsies, Lazs and Caucasians.
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Date: 17/03/2009
CIEMEN defends the importance of language rights before United Nations
NEWS IN BRIEF. It is another step forward towards the approval of the Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights
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Date: 16/03/2009
El Salvador goes left and pledges itself to respect indigenous peoples
Mauricio Funes, candidate for former guerilla group Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, has beaten the conservative party, which had been in power for the last 20 years · Although being a small minority within the country, indigenous communities are present in the election manifesto of the winner party, which intends to confer UN declaration on indigenous peoples status of law.
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Date: 16/03/2009
Thousands of Tamils demonstrate in Brussels against 'genocide' in Sri Lanka
NEWS IN BRIEF. They call for a European delegation of observers to visit the country
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Date: 13/03/2009
International organizations condemn again discrimination against minorities in Greece
A United Nations report says that Turkish, Macedonian and Gypsies, amongst other minoritised peoples, are not recognized by Athens, and urges the Hellenic state to protect rights to self-determination, freedom of expression and association · Athens has never recognized minorities within its boundaries.
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Date: 12/03/2009
A Tuareg faction calls for peace talks with the government of Niger
The Niger Patriotic Front (FPN) has split from the main Tuareg armed group and asks for dialogue to end the conflict · Tuaregs from Niger fight for political and economical autonomy of their territories · More than 600 Tuareg rebels form Mali laid down arms a few weeks ago in accordance with a peace agreement with the government.
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Date: 12/03/2009
Plaid Cymru launches a website on the benefits of an independent Wales
NEWS IN BRIEF. WalesCan.com aims at contributing to achieve a pro-independence majority by 2020
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Date: 11/03/2009
Fine of 30.000€ for a graffiti in favour of the reunification of Brittany
A French court in Nantes has accused six Breton youth of degrading public property with a graffiti and impose them the highest fine · They are also sentenced to more than 100 hours of community service and 2-months prison · The sentence is denounced as political by Breton parties and organisations.
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Date: 10/03/2009
Northern Irish parties assure peace process will not be damaged in spite of killings
Sinn Féin has said that killers “would not be allowed to drag Northern Ireland back to the past”, while unionists urge for calm and continue working together with republicans · Gerry Adams, Peter Robinson and Gordon Brown have rejected violence in a joint press conference · Two British soldiers and an Irish police officer have been shot dead in the last three days.
