In many areas of the World
people are suppressed due to their ethnicity
Many seek autonomy
to keep their culture and language alive
 | Basques |
Amnesty poster
Basques
living in France and Spain
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Hoping for more autonomy within the European Union
to preserve their language and culture
| Kurds |
nomad camp
Kurds
living in parts of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey
Have often been promised a homeland
but have always lost out at the political bargaining table
Now semi-autonomous in Northern Iraq
but will probably lose out again, when the fighting stops
| Uyghurs |
Uyghur family unit (Yurt dwelling)
Uyghurs
living in Northeastern China
the government has encouraged immigration of Han Chinese
to suppress the indigenous Uyghur population
| Saami |
Saami dwelling
Saami
living in Northern Finland and Russia
Traditionally a nomadic people, the Saami, seek
to preserve their heritage
| Irish Catholics |
Botanic Gardens, Belfast
Irish Catholics
When Ireland became free of British rule,
many Irish Catholics were included in the Northern part of Ireland,
where a Protestant majority holds control.
The Irish Catholics want a better deal,
hopefully as part of a power sharing government in Northern Ireland.
Support the rights of all ethnic groups to preserve their heritage
within just power sharing governments!
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