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CIEMEN presents the 2026 Aureli Argemí Awards in a ceremony of advocacy, commitment and solidarity

After decades of repression under Francoism and its lingering legacy, Basque has reclaimed the streets of Tolosa. The town’s experience suggests that the revival of a minority language is not the result of isolated measures, but rather of sustained collective effort, strong political commitment, and shared social ambition.

Kabylia’s unilateral declaration of independence last December seeks to put on the map a people who have endured centuries of Arab Islamist pressure, yet still find no allies in today’s complex world.

On the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia, where the desert meets the sea, the Wayuu people have sustained for centuries a way of life rooted in territory, the spoken word, and memory. Today, this ancestral balance is facing unprecedented pressure: the expansion of mining, large-scale wind energy projects, armed conflict, and structural poverty are putting at risk not only their lands, but also their culture, their spirituality, and their right to decide their own future.