World news about “Minorities” published by euronews.
Another way to celebrateVisitors participate in the annual water-splashing festival to mark the New Year of the Dai minority in Xishuang Banna, Yunnan province. Monday marked the… 16/04/2013
PKK leader to call for peace with Turkish government Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of armed Kurdish rebel group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is to make a “historic call” for peace with the Turkish… 21/03/2013
Pakistani Christians protest at Lahore arson attack Hundreds of Pakistani Christians have taken to the streets to demand better protection after an arson attack razed a Christian district in Lahore to the… 11/03/2013
Mayan community protests amid Apocalypse crazePoverty-stricken Aborigines “Kekchi”, from Coban, gather in an attempt to draw international attention to their plight a day before the Oxlajuj Baktun… 21/12/2012
Christians weigh anchor Pope Benedict XVI’s coming to Lebanon is an attempt to reassure generations of resident Christians into not leaving. Lebanon is unusual as an ancestral land… 14/09/2012
Obama and African-American voters When the United States chose as a man whose father was African for president, it made history. Emotions among African-Americans soared to unseen heights. At… 03/09/2012
Australia: Dreamtime in Down Town The Aboriginal communities of Australia are caught in a vortex of the ancient and modern. A modern world full of racism, unemployment, poor education and… 13/06/2012
Aboriginal souls in an age of modernityQantas claims to be the “spirit of Australia,” it’s a smart piece of advertising, but the spirit we encountered in Australia was of a more ancient kind, the… 13/06/2012
French politics’ lack of diversity The French presidential election is the first to be held in the country since the arrival of a president of mixed race in the White House, in the US. Barack… 23/03/2012
Ending exclusion The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child aims to protect children against discrimination. But many young people from marginalised and minority… 23/02/2012
Ultra-orthodox Jews anger other Israelis with ‘Holocaust’ protestUltra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighbourhood caused outrage by dressing children as Holocaust victims to protest against what… 02/01/2012
Egyptian Christians and military clash – nocomment Christians protesting against an attack on a church were chased down by military police vehicles during violent clashes that left 25 dead in Cairo. 11/10/2011
Egypt’s Christians protest against riot deaths Coptic Christians have been gathering in a Cairo church ahead of the funerals of protesters killed in Sunday’s rioting. At least 26 people died in clashes… 10/10/2011
Tony Gatlif: Chain reaction fear over Roma expulsions Tony Gatlif is a man with a mission. For 35 years, Gatlif who is half Kabil (Algerian), half Gypsy, has produced and directed films about the Roma people in… 14/10/2010
Roma in France: not in my backyard In France, the Roma controversy is far from over. After a summer of expulsions and crackdowns on illegal camps, the European Commission has pressed France… 30/09/2010
Juan de Dios Ramirez Heredia, Spanish Roma MEP Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia has seen much change in Spain, and along with the Spanish the Roma people have changed, too. Himself an atypical Roma, he has… 20/09/2010
Andalousia, the promised land for the Roma? Sandra Heredia is a labour consultant at the Roma organisation Hamuradi-Falaki in Seveille: “I’m proud of being Roma. I don’t say “Hello, my name is Sandra… 16/09/2010
The long journey of the Roma people In the wake of hundreds of Roma expulsions from France, euronews has special coverage of the Roma community in Europe, which totals some 12 million people… 11/09/2010
Slovakia’s Hungarians Slovakia’s big Hungarian minority is at the heart of arguments between Budapest and Bratislava. 08/07/2010
Roma in Europe: a more effective inclusion The Roma are the largest minority in Europe. Often victims of poverty, discrimination and prejudice, integration can be difficult for them. With this in mind… 09/04/2010
PKK ‘to cease hostilities’ in February, says Turkish paperA report in the mainstream Turkish newspaper Hurriyet claims Kurdish militants are ready to stop hostilities next month under a fledgling peace… 29/01/2013
Turkey allows the use of Kurdish in courtTurkey’s parliament has passed a law permitting the use of the Kurdish language in court. The move addresses a key demand of Kurdish politicians, as the… 25/01/2013
Hispanic voters key to Obama re-electionA record turnout of Hispanic voters helped US President Barack Obama back to the White House. Exit polls showed that Hispanics made up 10 percent of the… 08/11/2012
Roma families expelled from illegal camp in FranceAnother illegal Roma camp has been evacuated in France, where rights activists have criticised the approach of the new Socialist government. Police moved in… 27/08/2012
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli draftThousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have been protesting in Jerusalem against plans to make them perform military service. Israel’s government wants members of… 16/07/2012
Arrest of Shi’ite cleric causes sectarian tension in Saudi ArabiaThousands of Shi’ite Muslims attended the funeral of a man shot dead as police arrested a Shi’ite cleric for sedition in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province… 11/07/2012
British PM plans to make forced marriage a criminal offenceParents who force their children to marry in England and Wales could be jailed in future. The British government is planning to make forced marriage a… 09/06/2012
New forced marriage law for UKA law making forced marriage a criminal offence is to be introduced in England and Wales. A pilot scheme began in Scotland in November. Prime Minister David… 08/06/2012
Rival marches held over Ecuador mining plansTwo rival marches have been held over the Ecuadorian government’s plans to develop large-scale mining in the Amazon region. Indigenous groups from that part… 23/03/2012
Serbs divided over Kosovo referendumJust days before the 4th anniversary of the Kosovo Albanians’ declaration of independence minority Serbs are voting in a referendum on whether to recognise… 14/02/2012
Protesters block Panama highway over mining rightsIndigenous protesters are blockading the Pan-American Highway in Panama to demand that a mining ban in their homeland remain in place. The protest began on… 05/02/2012
Fears for Iraq’s minority ChristiansThe number of Christians in Iraq has more than halved since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, according to UN figures. The amount is now down to around half… 02/01/2012
Israel’s deep religious divisions come to the surfaceTensions between Israel’s secular and ultra-orthodox Jewish communities are rising amid a debate over gender separation. Protesters boarded buses to highlight… 02/01/2012
Latvia wants Russian as official languageA month-long campaign has begun in Latvia that could lead to Russian becoming an official language. With nearly half the country’s population having Russian… 01/11/2011
Pressure on EU to resettle Libyan refugeesNGOs working with Libyan refugees are calling for more solidarity from European Union states. They say only a handful of countries have agreed to resettle… 31/10/2011
Party coalition snub prompts demo in LatviaAn estimated 2,000 people have protested outside the Latvian parliament angry that a prominent party representing the Russian-speaking minority was left out… 17/10/2011
Egyptians blame outside forces for protest violenceIn Egypt, they have been burying their dead as Tuesday signalled the start of three days of mourning. There has been a political fallout to violent protests… 11/10/2011
Another anti-Roma rally is held in BulgariaIn Bulgaria some 3,000 people gathered in the city of Plovdiv in another protest against a rise in crime. Since the murder of an ethnic Bulgarian youth two… 03/10/2011
Roma shops burnt after death of Bulgarian manThere have been widespread protests against the Roma minority in Bulgaria after the death of a Bulgarian man on Friday. Fury against the Roma has been… 27/09/2011
Snap poll in Latvia after row over oligarchsLatvians are going to the polls today in a snap election, with a party backed by the country’s large Russian minority leading the opinion polls. However… 17/09/2011
Lithuania’s ethnic Poles protest at new lawProtesting at the presidential palace, Lithuania’s ethnic Poles are outraged at a new language law they say will leave them bottom of the class. It means… 02/09/2011
Gay man marries transexual in Cuban firstA man and a transgender woman have married in what’s been seen as Cuba’s first gay wedding. Same-sex marriages are illegal in the country, but the ceremony… 14/08/2011
Copts wary of new conditions in EgyptThe cross and the Koran were brandished side by side in Tahrir Square last February, before the fall of President Hosni Mubarak’s fall. His regime had fed a… 09/05/2011
Tense atmosphere as Egypt celebrates ChristmasChristians in Egypt have been celebrating Christmas — but while the ceremonies have been as elaborate as ever, for many this year’s event has been a nervy… 07/01/2011
A tense Christmas for Egypt’s Coptic ChristiansSecurity forces have been out in strength as Egypt’s Coptic Christians mark Christmas, still reeling from a church bombing in which 23 people died. Extra… 07/01/2011
French Coptic churches on alert over ‘terror threats’At least 19 Coptic churches across France will face heightened security measures amid alleged terror threats from Islamist groups as their members prepare to… 06/01/2011
Mideast Christians facing growing persecutionFor Christians in the Middle East, there is no doubt that daily life has become more difficult. Many complain of attacks and persecution, forcing hundreds to… 03/01/2011
Safety fears for Europe’s Coptic ChristiansAs Egypt’s Coptic Christians protest for greater protection after a deadly church bombing, their brethren in Europe could now be under threat. It has… 03/01/2011
Egypt’s Copts issue warningEgypt’s Coptic Christians, in the bloodiest run-up to their January the seventh Christmas in years, are raising the pressure on the authorities to protect… 03/01/2011
Bagdad Christian attacks: elderly victims buriedThe funeral has been held in Baghdad of the elderly couple who died in wave of attacks on the homes of minority Christians. Mourners gathered in the… 31/12/2010
First EU-wide survey of police checks and ethnicityIt might not surprise people in minority groups that police in Europe are more likely to do control checks on them. The European Agency for Fundamental Rights… 11/10/2010
Amnesty says EU states forcing Roma back to KosovoAmnesty International has denounced European Union countries for what it said is a forced return of Roma people and other non-EU citizens to Kosovo. It said… 28/09/2010
International Day of the RomaToday is International Day of the Roma, and Tony Gatlif, a French film director of Roma origins who has just released his film “Liberty” about the… 08/04/2010
Roma, EU citizens short on rightsThey are EU citizens, Europe’s twelve or more million Roma… in principle entitled to the same rights as all other EU citizens. Yet all the studies on Roma in… 05/04/2010
The forgotten children of a Kosovo refugee campFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is in the Balkans on a mission to end the ongoing hostility between Serbia and its former province Kosovo which… 02/03/2010
Thai army begins repatriation of Hmong peopleThailand has begun the forced repatriation of some 4,000 ethnic Hmong people back to Laos despite concerns for their safety. The first trucks loaded mainly… 28/12/2009
DTP party ban sparks Kurd angerA pro-Kurdish political party has hit out over a decision to ban it by Turkey’s Constitutional Court. Chairman of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) Ahmet… 12/12/2009
Discrimination in the EUA recent EU survey found almost in one in six Europeans felt they had been discriminated against in the previous 12 months, either because of their origins… 17/11/2009
Russian nomads threatened by gas reservesThe harsh and remote plains of Russia’s Yamal province are home to the Nenet tribe. Climate change makes their 150 kilometre yearly journey from north to… 27/10/2009
Hungary criticises Slovakian language banHungary has called on Slovakia to recind new legislation which will make the use of Hungarian within the Slovakian public services punishable by a fine of up… 21/07/2009
