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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
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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.
