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CLEAN : Basque leader sees hope for independence as ETA disarms
A veteran leader of the pro-independence movement in the Basque Country who was once part of the armed separatist group ETA, Arnaldo Otegi cuts a controversial figure. But his eyes like those of many Basques are turned to the future...
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CLEAN : ETA disarmament move a major step says France (2)
French Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said a move by the Basque separatist group ETA to hand over weapons on Saturday was a 'major step' and 'an undeniably important day
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CLEAN : Healing the dark past in ETA-hit Errenteria
Since ETA declared a ceasefire in 2011 the town of Errenteria has slowly been recovering from decades of upheaval marked by violent protests murders and torture brought about by the Basque separatist group
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CLEAN : American OSCE monitor killed in rebel east Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe said Sunday that one of its US monitors in Ukraine died after a mission patrol vehicle hit a landmine in the Russian backed separatist east
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CLEAN : Delegation at Ankara court to support pro Kurdish leader
A European Socialist Party delegation comes to court in Ankara to show solidarity with Figen Yuksekdag the co president of the pro Kurdish HDP party who was arrested last November and is accused of links with the Kurdish separatists
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CLEAN : Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP has elected new co-chair
Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition People's Democratic Party (HDP) has elected Serpil Kemalbay as the new co-chair to replace Figen Yuksekdag who has been imprisoned since her arrest in 2016 along with 11 other HDP lawmakers on accusations...
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CLEAN : Sri Lanka marks eight years since end of civil war
Sri Lanka holds a commemorative ceremony in Colombo to mark the eighth anniversary of the end of the island's Tamil separatist war
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CLEAN : FILE: 2014 campaign on Scottish independence
Last year's vote for Britain to leave the European Union had fuelled separatists ambitions to take Scotland out of the 300 year old British union but major losses for the Scottish National Party in Britain's general election have shaken...
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CLEAN : Increase security after deadly attack on Hindu pilgrims in India
Indian leaders and Kashmiri separatists unite to condemn an attack on a bus that killed seven Hindu pilgrims and threatened to exacerbate tensions in the country's only Muslim majority state
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CLEAN : Spain's Catalonia announces October independence vote (2)
The leader of Spain's Catalonia region where a separatist movement is in full swing announces an independence referendum for October 1 in defiance of Madrid which is firmly against such a vote
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CLEAN : India police fire tear gas to curb Darjeeling protests
Baton wielding police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in eastern India's hill resort of Darjeeling Saturday as unrest over a long simmering separatist movement rattles the town at the height of tourist season
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VOICED : Tillerson pide a Rusia una distension en el este de Ucrania
El secretario de Estado estadounidense Rex Tillerson llamo a Rusia a desescalar el sangriento conflicto separatista al este de Ucrania que Kiev y el oeste creen que está siendo respaldado por Moscu
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CLEAN : New school year starts in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine and Kremlin backed separatists launch the latest ceasefire attempt to coincide with the start of the new school year
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CLEAN : Protesters rally against Catalan independence in Barcelona
Protesters flock to Barcelona wrapped in Spanish flags to rally against plans by separatist leaders to declare Catalonia independent following a banned secession referendum
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CLEAN : Unease in Catalonia amid independence uncertainty
Emotions are running high in Catalonia the day before Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is due to address lawmakers in what separatists hope will be a unilateral proclamation of independence from Spain
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CLEAN : Barcelona: mass protest against Catalonia independence (2)
Waving Spanish flags protesters march in Barcelona to protest against plans by separatist leaders to declare independence for Catalonia following a banned secession referendum
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CLEAN : Spain marks national day with show of unity in Catalan crisis
Spain celebrates its national day on Thursday with a show of unity in the face of Catalan independence efforts a day after the central government gave the region's separatist leader a deadline to abandon his secession bid
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CLEAN : Colombians react to Spain's political crisis
Colombians react to Spain's most serious political emergency since its return to democracy four decades ago as Madrid gave Wednesday Catalonia's separatist leader until next week to clarify if he really wanted to take the path of...
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CLEAN : Catalan separatists walk free after sedition hearing
Catalonia's police chief and two prominent separatist leaders have avoided being remanded in custody at a court hearing over sedition accusations linked to the region's independence bid
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CLEAN : Crux day for Spain as Catalan leader decides on independence
Spain's separatism crisis faces a decisive moment with Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont to address regional lawmakers in a speech his supporters hope will be a unilateral declaration of independence
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CLEAN : Spaniards in Madrid react amid Catalan independence crisis
Spain dissolved Catalonia's parliament on Friday and called new regional elections after separatists voted for independence in a sharp escalation of a constitutional crisis that has stoked alarm in Europe
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CLEAN : Axed Catalan president stays in Brussels for safety
Catalonia's axed separatist leader said Tuesday that he would stay put in Brussels after being dismissed by the Spanish government but denied he would seek asylum to avoid possible rebellion charges
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CLEAN : Barcelona: separatists celebrate on Sant Jaume square
Thousands of independence supporters mass on Sant Jaume square cheering with joy after majority separatist lawmakers voted to declare independence from Spain
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CLEAN : Catalan far left questions Puigdemont's reason to be in Brussels
Catalonia's dismissed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is in Brussels as prosecutors called for him to be charged with rebellion over his drive for Catalan independence