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.
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El Centre Internacional Escarré per les Minories Ètniques i les Nacions (CIEMEN) condemna de manera clara i inequívoca l’agressió militar iniciada pels Estats Units d’Amèrica contra la República Bolivariana de Veneçuela. Aquest atac constitueix una violació flagrant de la Carta de les Nacions Unides, del principi de no-ús de la força en les relacions internacionals i del dret dels pobles a determinar lliurement el seu futur polític, econòmic i social sense ingerències externes. Cap desacord polític, cap conflicte institucional ni cap disputa diplomàtica pot justificar el recurs unilateral a la força armada contra un Estat sobirà.
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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.
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STC loses control of almost all territory it held amid Yemeni–Saudi offensive
Less than a month after securing territorial control over the entirety of South Yemen following a successful offensive in early December, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) has seen its gains unravel. After that advance, the STC proclaimed the birth of the new State of South Arabia on 2 January. Five days later, an offensive by forces allied with the Yemeni government, backed by Saudi Arabia, has left the STC in a critical position.
