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• Date: 21/05/2013

  Ríos Montt conviction on charges of genocide cancelled

  

  Guatemalan Constitutional Court accepts appeal by the defense of former dictator, states that new trial must be held · De facto Guatemalan president from 1982 to 1983 had been convicted for the murder of 1,771 Mayan Ixils

• Date: 17/05/2013

  Corsican Assembly passes co-official status for Corsican and French

  

  AMs present at the vote unanimously support the proposal · The approval has no immediate legal effect, since only the French National Assembly has legislative powers to declare Corsican an official language · The statute foresees an important role for Corsican in public administration and schools

• Date: 09/05/2013

  Linguistic rights of Aragonese and Catalan speakers undermined by law amendment

  

  Spanish nationalist PP and regionalist PAR change the official names of Catalan and Aragonese in Aragon into acronyms LAPAO and LAPAPYP · Decision ignores scientific, philological standards · Aragonese opposition parties heavily criticize PP-PAR agreement

• Date: 03/05/2013

  Georgia not to boycott Sochi Olympics

  

  NEWS IN BRIEF. Georgian Olympic Committee decides not to use event as a sign of protest against Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence

• Date: 30/04/2013

  The "natural Albania", a further attemp to put merger with Kosovo in the political agenda

  

  Koço Donaj inspiring a campaign to call for the establishment of a single state for all Albanians · Proposal runs in parallel to that of the Red and Black Alliance party, which wants a referendum on unification to be held · The idea of a single Albanian state is more popular in Kosovo than in Albania

• Date: 29/04/2013

  Parties, organizations call for reunification and autonomy for Brittany

  

  Most recent Breton manifesto wants unity of Brittany's "driving forces" in order to move towards self-government · The text wants "positive and concrete" answers from the French government · Ratification of European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and official status for languages of Brittany, key demands

• Date: 22/04/2013

  Kosovo-Serbia deal: partial self-governing status agreed for Kosovo Serb municipalities

  

  Community of Serb Municipalities to have "full overview" on "economic development, education, health, urban and rural planning" · Agreement still to be ratified by both sides · Belgrade: "Serbia has not recognised Kosovo's independence, will never do"

• Date: 17/04/2013

  Corsican Assembly to vote on co-official status for Corsican language

  

  President of the Council of the Corsican Languages expects "strong majority" in favour · The text foresees the use of Corsican in schools and in dealings with public administration · The project concedes that co-officiality can only be implemented if the French Constitution is amended

• Date: 15/04/2013

  Civil movement to call for self-government, nationhood for Malaysia's Sarawak

  

  SSN wants the territory to have law-making powers, raise taxes, control own natural resources · Sovereignist movement argues Sarawak is one of three constituent nations of Malaysia · Sarawak Chief Minister Taib against any move: union brought "stability and peace" · International organizations accuse Taib of corruption, deforestation, "skirting laws and taxes"

• Date: 13/03/2013

  Greenland gives power back to former ruling party

  

  Siumut plans to introduce more taxes to foreign mining companies, wants to limit arrival of guest workers · Ruling IA party had passed a law that could bring 2,300 foreign workers to mine iron ore in 2015 · Siumut success could open new expectations for uranium mining