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• Date: 20/04/2009

  Victory for Turkish nationalists in Northern Cyprus hinders reunification of the island

  

  The National Unity Party (UBP), winner of the parliamentary elections, favours the two-state model in the island, although his leader has announced support to current negotiations · The new cabinet is to cohabitate with president Mehmet Ali Talat, who backs a federal settlement.

• Date: 17/04/2009

  Petition of online signatures to seek official status for Tatar language in Russia

  Several youth groups demand greater recognition for the Tatar people, the largest “minority” in the country · Apart from linguistic demands, they call for Moscow to respect the sovereignty of the Republic of Tatarstan, which has more than 50% of Tatar population.

• Date: 16/04/2009

  Russia puts an end to war in Chechnya

  

  The Kremlin assumes the situation in the Republic is 'normalized' and that it is time to create 'possibilities for investment and employment' · The conflict is still far from being solved, as clashes between pro-Russian administration and pro-independence guerilla fighters continue · Violence has spread to neighbouring regions and harassment to families of rebels goes on.

• Date: 15/04/2009

  Massive arrests of DTP members in Northern Kurdistan

  

  Turkish police arrests DTP spokesmen, vice-presidents and deputy mayors · A defense lawyer of Abdullah Ocalan, a Kurdish TV editor and dozens of DTP members are also under arrest · Raids have been conducted a few days after the Kurdish party won local elections in Kurdish areas and only hours after PKK announced a cease fire.

• Date: 14/04/2009

  The new Bolivian electoral law to guarantee indigenous representation in Parliament

  

  Evo Morales has ended the hunger strike aimed at putting pressure on the Congress to pass the bill · A new electoral register will be made, and indigenous peoples will be reserved 7 seats in the new Plurinational Legislative Assembly · Evo Morales will be allowed to run for a second term in next elections due in December 6.

• Date: 14/04/2009

  The Basque pro-independence leftists appeal for nationalist unity in the Basque Country

  NEWS IN BRIEF. The Forum of National Debate celebrates Aberri Eguna (Basque National Day) with the traditional march from Hendaye to Irun.

• Date: 08/04/2009

  The government of Niger and main Tuareg factions prepare for peace

  

  The round talks, sponsored by Moammar al-Gaddafi, have been the most successful so far · Tuaregs from Mali laid down arms last February to favour a peace agreement with the government.

• Date: 07/04/2009

  Armenia and Turkey could open borders before next September

  

  Barack Obama, who had openly spoken about Armenian “genocide”, has eluded the question during his official trip to Turkey, and has encouraged both countries to take steps towards diplomatic rapprochement · Azerbaijan puts pressure on Ankara not to reestablish relations with Erevan before settling the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in its own terms

• Date: 07/04/2009

  The two main Hungarian parties in Romania to run together in European elections

  NEWS IN BRIEF. The Democratic Union of Hungarians from Romania (UDMR) and the National Council of Hungarians from Romania (NCHR) will be led by Laszlo Tokes.

• Date: 06/04/2009

  Australia backs UN Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples

  

  The Australian government takes another step for the recognition of its indigenous population · Some pro-indigenous sectors see the move as “hypocritical” · Australia, together with the US, Canada and New Zealand, was among the states that had not backed the Declaration · New Zealand could follow in the footsteps of its neighbor.