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Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments
Sweden and Finland plan to withdraw funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by Unesco. The Indigenous parliaments of Sweden, Finland and Norway have warned that some Sámi ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
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A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party is elected as speaker of Austria's parliament
A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party has been elected as the new speaker of Austria’s parliament, weeks after the party won a national election for the first timeWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Venezuelan opposition leaders win EU parliament’s top human rights honor
Sakharov prize goes to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González after contested presidential election. The European parliament has awarded its top human rights honor, the Sakharov prize for ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote
Also in this newsletter: Russian migrant-smuggling ring bustedWorld - Financial Times - October 25 -
Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency
Western nations concerned over how UNRWA will operate in war-torn GazaBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Israel's parliament votes to ban a U.N relief agency in Israel
Israel's parliament voted to ban a U.N. relief agency from operating in Israel, a move that could threaten aid work in Gaza as the war rages there. Iran's foreign ministry said Iran “will use all ...Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
Israeli parliament votes to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 days
Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli state. Middle East crisis – latest updates Israel’s parliament has voted to ban the ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Israel’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians
Most of the provisions of the laws, which could threaten UNRWA’s work by barring its operations in the country, will not take effect for three months.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Updates: Israel’s Parliament Passes Bill That Threatens Work of U.N. Agency for Palestinians
The Knesset opened its winter session and approved legislation that banned the agency known as UNRWA from operating in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his spy chief was back home ...World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament
A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority governmentWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
State Department reacts to Israel's parliament vote to ban UNRWA
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Biden administration is concerned over a vote in Israel's parliament to ban UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Dominant Kurdish parties in Iraq maintain their sway in regional parliament elections
Final results from this month’s vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties maintaining their hold while an opposition ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
‘If I don’t do it, who will?’: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament
Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks ‘racist’ mindset. A Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of “cognitive dissonance” after she was ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Iraq's Parliament elects a new speaker to end a nearly yearlong vacuum
After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament has elected a new speaker, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with IranWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament
The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authorities. New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 seconds A ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
British Parliament member charged with assault over an altercation in the street
A British Parliament member has been charged with assault after video showed him beating a man in the streetWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Japan's parliament reelects struggling leader Ishiba as prime minister
Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, paving the way for the struggling leader ...World - ABC News - November 11 -
Russian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legalWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill
Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill. New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament
Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the haka and ripped up a copy of a contentious bill being voted on.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Watch: New Zealand MP leads haka to disrupt parliament
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
42,000 crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protestWorld - ABC News - 33 minutes ago -
The King and the protester: The challenges of a royal tour
An Indigenous senator's protest is a reminder of the historical baggage that royal tours can bring.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Firing Israel’s Defense Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Yoav Gallant was seen as a risky step as Israel fights wars on two fronts. Opposition leaders said the move put national security at risk.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
Privacy advocates worry banning masks at protests will encourage harassment, while cops’ high-tech tools render the rules unnecessary.Tech - Wired - 6 days ago -
Farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget
Protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax for farms gather outside the Welsh Labour conference.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago
