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Date: 22/01/2009
A regional director of La Poste declares that apostrophes in Breton language get optical readers mistaken · Breton institutions call for the director to respect the Celtic language and remind him that computers “adapt to all languages”
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Date: 21/01/2009
Catalan organizations present 71,000 signatures in favor of a referendum for self-determination
They call for the power to call for referendums to be transferred to the Catalan Government, a right currently reserved for the Spanish Government · Spokeswomen from the Plataforma pel Dret de Decidir (PDD, Platform for the Right to Decide) and Sobirania i Progrés (Sovereignty and Progress) have met with the president of the Catalan Parliament
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Date: 15/01/2009
The right to self-determination in the World Social Forum 2009, with a Catalan accent
CIEMEN invites representatives of 30 nations to discuss about collective rights and self-determination · The Catalan organization coordinates one of the biggest tents in the WSF 2009 · During the event, activities are to be followed on a blog · Self-determination will be among the main topics for the first time.
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Date: 09/01/2009
Peoples and nations today: Sardinia
DOSSIER. Sardinia is a crossroads in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the European islands with the highest degree of linguistic and cultural diversity. Even though Italy has entered into the island with the force only a State can have, Sardinians have gained for themselves the legal status of People instead of that of Region, and enjoy a significant degree of self-government which provides for some protection of their languages (particularly Sardinian) and singularities.
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Date: 18/12/2008
Diverslinguae, an organization for the promotion of plurilingualism in Spain, has been launched
The association set up by Catalan, Galician and Basque organizations was presented in Santiago de Compostela and it is committed to promote the language rights of minoritised language speakers · The initiative comes as a result of the last Council of Europe’s report on the application of the European Charter for Minority or Regional Languages.
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Date: 17/12/2008
The Colombian army challenges the indigenous community by killing one of its main leaders
A squad of the National Army opened fire against a vehicle of the Regional Indigenous Council in Cauca (CRIC) and killed José Edwin Legarda, husband of Aida Quilcué, renowned indigenous representative · The Andean Indigenous Coordinating Organization calls for President Álvaro Uribe to be trialed, while Amnesty International condemns the killing
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Date: 11/12/2008
The Supreme Court of Brazil votes in favour of self-rule for the indigenous territory of Raposa
Even though the court has not yet pronounced sentence, eight out of eleven members voted for the continuity of Raposa Serra do Sol as an integral self-ruled territory - If the decision is confirmed, farmers, rice growers and other productive sectors will have to leave and land will be given to the indigenous peoples.
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Date: 10/12/2008
Kiev accuses Rusyn leader of threatening Ukraine’s territorial integrity
Dmitry Sidor, chairman of the Association of Carpathian-Ruthenians, is accused by Ukrainian Security Service of separatist activities and could face a three-year prison sentence · Rusyn council declared formation of Republic of Carpathia-Ruthenia in October.
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Date: 05/12/2008
Cornish seek political autonomy and recognition as a people
SPECIAL REPORT. Main Cornish nationalist party confident it will do well in next local elections · Over half Cornwall’s population support self-government based on the Welsh and Scottish model · One group intends to take the United Kingdom to the European courts for failing to recognize the Cornish as a people.
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Date: 03/12/2008
Thousands take to the streets to demand independence for West Papua
West Papuans criticise the Indonesian rule and demand control over natural resources, especially copper mines · Those who display the national flag face imprisonment, police reiterate · The Netherlands recognized the independence of Papua in 1961, but the country was later annexed by Indonesia.
