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Date: 01/04/2008
Georgia and Abkhazia at loggerheads over the status of the self-proclaimed republic
The Georgian Government has offered to grant neighbouring Abkhazia ‘unlimited autonomy’, but the Abkhaz Government insists that the people of Abkhazia have already voted for independence and highlights the continuing Georgian military presence in the country.
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Date: 01/04/2008
Plaid Cymru claims self-government is the way forward for Wales
The Welsh secessionist party has reiterated its intention to hold a referendum on independence in 2011 · Plaid Cymru, the second largest party in the Welsh Assembly, governs the country in coalition with the Labour Party.
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Date: 31/03/2008
Greece fails to respect human rights of its Turkish community
According to the European Court of Human Rights Athens is failing to respect the freedom of assembly and association of Turks living in Thrace, north-eastern Greece · The Greek authorities deny the existence of a Turkish minority.
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Date: 19/03/2008
Racist attacks in Russia on the increase
Since the start of the year 26 people have been killed in xenophobic attacks, in many cases by members of neo-Nazi organizations · The national minorities of the Russian Federation are among the groups most at risk.
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Date: 18/03/2008
More and more calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics
As international support for Tibet increases, a number of international organizations have called for a boycott of the Olympic Games in China later this year.
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Date: 17/03/2008
Latin American indigenous organizations define access to water as a fundamental human right
They also recognize the plurinational state to be the “most democratic way of solving the problems” of Latin American countries · The international conference on ‘Indigenous peoples, the plurinational state and the right to water’ has brought together 200 representatives of organizations and indigenous peoples.
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Date: 14/03/2008
The Sorbian people call for right to ‘survive’
One of Germany’s minority communities claims to be receiving less and less support from the federal government · A conflict between Berlin and the states of Saxony and Brandenburg over funding is one of the main causes.
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Date: 13/03/2008
Macedonian government at crisis-point due to Greek pressure over NATO membership
Menduh Thaçi (PDA)
The Democratic Party of Albanians, one of the parties in government, leaves the ruling coalition after the Prime Minister rejects a number of its demands · Its leader accuses the government of ‘irresponsible behaviour’ in the light of Greek threats to veto Macedonia’s NATO membership.
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Date: 12/03/2008
‘There are huge failings in the democratic culture of the Spanish state’
EDITORIAL. Interview with Aureli Argemí, founder and president of CIEMEN (International Escarré Centre for Ethnic Minorities and Nations). Nationalia spoke to Aureli about the results of the recent Spanish general election.
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Date: 12/03/2008
Marginalized communities and indigenous groups: the ‘silent victims’ of climate change
A report recently published by Minority Rights Group has shown that natural disasters have a disproportionate effect on minority groups. Climate change may be on the international agenda, but the consequences for marginalized communities need to be addressed.
