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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 08:50:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>From Cardiff to Los Angeles through a documentary</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1431/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Residents of Butetown have appeared in a screening in Los Angeles as part of an internationally produced documentary exploring the lives and tales of migrants&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Proyección del documental “Say My Name” en Barcelona</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1414/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bosnia: Listen to an interview with Sheri Rosenburg on Minority Rights and the Principles of International Intervention</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1405/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In a podcast published by the Council of Europe, Sheri Rosenberg - international law expert at Cardozo Law School in New York – discusses her visit to&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK/Mauritania/Global: Actress and writer Meera Syal supports Minority Rights Group BBC Radio 4 appeal</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1404/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Georgia: Armenian political prisoners Vahagn Chakhalyan released from prison</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1367/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church in Georgia 
Press release / 24 January 2013


Armenian political prisoners Vahagn Chakhalyan released&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Georgia: Armenian political prisoners Armen Gevorgyan and Ruben Shekoyan released from prison</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1352/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Armenian political prisoners Armen Gevorgyan and Ruben Shekoyan released from prison
 	
In October 2010 as a result of false accusations well-known figures&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moldova: Using the UN Declaration on Minorities to combat intolerance</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1313/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Europe: Video - 20 years of the Office of the High Commissioner for Minorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1299/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lithuania: Obstacles to Roma Education in Kirtimai</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1215/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This entry discusses a number of obstacles hindering Roma children's access to education in Vilnius.

http://advocacynet.org/wordpress-mu/efilo/2012/10/08/kids-will-be-kids-conditions-permitting/ ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lithuania: Nobody wants a 'gypsy' on their staff</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1211/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This entry discusses issues affecting Roma participation in the formal economy in Vilinius.
http://advocacynet.org/wordpress-mu/efilo/2012/10/03/so-much-for-that-cushy-day-job/ ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lithuania's Roma - stateless and excluded</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1200/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The blog discusses the history leading to the current stateless status of some members of the Roma community in Lithuania- as well as the factors maintaining&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MRG Event: Business, natural resources and minority rights</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1187/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Italy: San Sperate (un)welcomes Roma</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1165/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Following their eviction from the encampment on the 554 route, 26 Roma have been moved to the small town of San Sperate, about 15 km away from Sardinia’s&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Europe: Corporate abuse flows along BP’s oil pipeline </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1162/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Russia: Coal smog settles over Siberia </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1154/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Turkey: Dam deluge for Kurds</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1156/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Russia: Reindeer herders seek deal with energy giants</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1148/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Italy: Afraid of enjoying their rights: eviction of the Roma in Cagliari</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1117/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ As often reported, one of the main issues Roma face in Italy is eviction from so called “nomad camps” - whether authorised by public authorities or&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Demolition of Armenian Church’s bell tower in Tbilisi, Georgia</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1103/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On the morning of May 14, 2012, the bell tower of the 18th century Surb Nshan Armenian Church collapsed due to the negligence of the appropriate governmental&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Protect the rights of Kurdish women in Turkey</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1002/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Improve access to early childhood services for Roma in Europe</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1005/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Crimean Tatar women face unemployment and discrimination in Ukraine</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/966/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MRG Podcast: January 2012</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/962/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bosnia and Herzegovina: Village of the Forgotten Widows</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/897/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 	
For three years the people of Bosnia were devastated by the horrors of war. They lived through attacks, rape and ethnic cleansing. Throughout all of&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back – Czech development practitioner says human rights-based approach is a lens to global issues</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/883/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back – Journalists say media in the New Member States are inward-looking</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/884/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back – Hungarian Parliamentarian says charity is a thing of the past</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/885/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back – Hungarian MEP says human rights-based approach is crucial at both the policy and the programming level</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/886/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back – Development officials from DfID and SIDA says human rights and development are interconnected</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/887/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back – Hungarian development official gives good tips to Poland and Cyprus on the EU Presidency</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/870/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back – Polish development official argues for the inclusion of beneficiaries in development programmes</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/880/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/880/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Hungarian development practitioner gives good tips to development NGOs in Poland and Cyprus</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/871/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: We report back - Hungarian development official says EU Presidency had a positive impact on development cooperation</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/867/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/867/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Hungarian development official says water as a priority was a timely initiative during the Hungarian EU Presidency</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/868/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/868/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Hungarian development official says transition experience is an added value of the New Member States to development</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/869/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/869/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Polish development official talks about Presidency priorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/872/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/872/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Polish development practitioner talks about the NGDO Platform’s Presidency project</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/873/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/873/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Hungarian development official says human rights-based programming can make development cooperation more sustainable</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/874/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/874/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back - Cypriot development practitioner talks about their challenges prior to the Presidency</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/875/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/875/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back - Lithuanian development official talks about Presidency priorities and the Lithuanian development cooperation</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/876/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/876/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back - Lithuanian development practitioner says media could play an active role in the promotion of development issues</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/877/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/877/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back - Lithuanian development official says media should inform the taxpayers about state development programmes</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/878/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/878/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Development expert says human rights-based approach can be an effective tool to development in the hands of the New Member States</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/879/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/879/</guid>
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<title>EU: We report back – Polish development practitioner says NGOs could be champions in the implementation of the rights-based approach</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/882/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK: Dale Farm residents resist controversial eviction by Basildon Council </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/828/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ These pictures were taken on Tuesday 20th September at Dale Farm in Essex, a former scrap yard which is home to 90 Traveller families. The place is under&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minorities struggle with identity and discrimination in divided Cyprus</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/465/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Minorities struggle with identity and discrimination in divided Cyprus
By Farah Mihlar
Foziye Tayim Ataya, is a Palestinian living in Cyprus. In 1948,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/465/</guid>
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<title>Hungary: Rap in Halmaj</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/437/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/437/</guid>
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<title>Hungary: Cicsero - the story of a Roma news agency</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/438/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/438/</guid>
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<title>Hungary: Halmaj under water</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/439/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/439/</guid>
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<title>Refugee Mothers - Georgia</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/208/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/208/</guid>
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<title>40 Years Protecting Minorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/332/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On Thursday 11th February 2010 MRG celebrated its 40 year anniversary with an exciting literary event at Foyles in London. Distinguished authors Roma Tearne&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/332/</guid>
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<title>Hungary: Bódvalenke Fresco Village – a marginalised village turned into a touristic sight</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/282/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Bódvalenke Fresco Village – a marginalised village turned into a touristic sight in Hungary

A report shot and edited by Cicsero - Viktor Siroki,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/282/</guid>
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<title>Hungary: Unemployment in Cserehát – local Roma collecting cherry</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/280/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Unemployment in Cserehát – local Roma collecting cherry

A report shot and edited by Cicsero - Viktor Siroki, Péter Siroki and Laci Siroki

See&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/280/</guid>
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<title>Hungary: Say no to racism through football – Roma and non-Roma speak out in Halmaj</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/244/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Say no to racism through football – Roma and non-Roma speak out in Halmaj

A report shot and edited by Cicsero - Viktor Siroki, Péter Siroki and&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/244/</guid>
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<title>Iraqi Refugees in Sweden: A Mandaean Priest Speaks </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/281/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Minority Rights Group
Brief synopsis: One of five hard-hitting short films featuring interviews with Iraqi asylum seekers and refugees from minority communities&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/281/</guid>
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<title>The State of Minority Groups in Azerbaijan</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/238/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Republic of Azerbaijan, formerly the Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan is composed of main minority groups of Lezgins 178,000 (2.2%), Russians&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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