Tag: independence
The Queen’s death may increase Scottish independence aspirations – thousands packed the route of Elizabeth’s coffin, but there were also cheers
Queen Elizabeth was loved in Scotland, but her death could give independence a new boost. Some would like to get rid of Great Britain, but still want to be part…
150,000 in protest for Catalan independence
Separatists in Catalonia gathered on Sunday in the region’s capital Barcelona for a protest against the Spanish central government in Madrid. Around 150,000 marched with demands for independence. The demonstration…
the traditional Diada, independence party, celebrated in the division
This Sunday, like every September 11, the Catalan separatists celebrate their “national” day and march through the streets of Barcelona. But this year the internal tensions in the secessionist camp…
in Scotland, the death of Elizabeth II reinforces the desire for independence
While Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at her royal residence in Scotland, many came to gather nearby, and her remains will rest for a few days in Edinburgh, the Scottish…
Ukrainians in Utrecht and Montfoort hold their breath on Independence Day: ‘Always in suspense’
“It is very sad and extremely painful that you have to celebrate your 31st birthday, while the country from which you have torn yourself away is pulverizing your houses and…
Russia struck widely on Ukraine’s Independence Day – at least 22 people were killed in an attack on a train station
According to the adviser to the Defense Minister of Ukraine, the number and scope of attacks in different parts of Ukraine was unusual. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi says that…
Arms aid to Ukraine from the United States and Britain increased – the war overshadowed Independence Day
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi remembered those who died on the Kyiv Maidan and those who fell in the war. In Ukraine, the country’s 31st Independence Day was celebrated without major celebrations,…
death of Déwé Gorodey, pioneer of Kanak literature and the struggle for independence
We learned of the death of the novelist Déwé Gorodey, Sunday August 14, at the age of 73. Also a pioneer in the struggle for the independence of New Caledonia,…
independence day marked by the absence of ex-presidents Bédié and Gbagbo
It is a national holiday in Côte d’Ivoire. The country commemorates, this Sunday, August 7, the 62 years of its independence with a large parade, throughout the morning, of the…
India wants to empty its prisons as it approaches the 75th anniversary of its independence
In India, the government wants to release as many prisoners on trial as possible. They would be some 350,000 languishing behind bars without even having been sentenced. As the 75th…