World news about “Minority rights” published by euronews.
Turkish minorities back constitutional change Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in a vote that will not only provide the country with a new government, but also a new constitution. Turkey is a country… 08/06/2011
Romanian mayor fined over ‘Roma wall’Anti-discrimination officials have fined the mayor of a northern Romanian town for building a wall between a Roma neighbourhood and a main road. They have… 18/11/2011
Amazon protesters in Bolivia accuse police of being heavy-handedIndigenous Bolivian protesters claim dozens of people are missing after the police cracked down on a demonstration near the capital La Paz. Protesters clashed… 26/09/2011
Bolivian minister held in highway protestBolivia’s Foreign Minister has been briefly captured by a group of about 1500 indigenous people campaigning against a proposed highway through the… 25/09/2011
UK travellers win legal reprieveResidents of Britain’s biggest unauthorised travellers’ site celebrated on Monday after winning a last minute legal reprieve preventing them from being… 19/09/2011
Travellers win temporary reprieve in UK eviction rowThe stand-off is over, for now. Families facing eviction from Britain’s biggest unauthorised travellers’ site have won a last- minute legal reprieve, at… 19/09/2011
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
French film actress backs Roma campaignDosta ! Enough ! in the Romany language. It’s the theme of a Council of Europe campaign tackling intolerance against millions of Roma people across the… 24/08/2010
Turkey proposes reforms for KurdsTurkey has announced plans to improve the rights of its Kurdish minority. The reforms are seen as a way of boosting Turkey’s chances of EU membership and… 13/11/2009
Roma inclusionEurope’s largest minority, some 12 million Roma, now live in the EU, where non-discrimination is institutionalised. But has this really changed their lives… 26/10/2009
