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Prosecution of Talysh activists
Azerbaijani authorities have repeatedly prosecuted Talysh activists, journalists and researchers advocating autonomy, decentralization or minority-language rights.
Global timeline
Dated events from published cases, in chronological order. Dates keep their real precision; a period filter includes any event whose date range overlaps it.
Events
26 events.
Events over time
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Killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and India-Canada diplomatic crisis, 2023-2026
The killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader led to mutual diplomatic expulsions and unresolved allegations of Indian state involvement.
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Karelian National Movement banned, 2024
Russian authorities added the Karelian National Movement to the country's list of banned organisations.
In: Karelia
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Arakan Army territorial gains, 2024-2025
The AA came to control an estimated 90% or more of Rakhine State's territory amid Myanmar's civil war.
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Ethiopia-Somaliland Memorandum of Understanding, 2024
A port-access deal with Ethiopia, reportedly including a path to recognition, triggered a regional diplomatic crisis.
In: Somaliland
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Baymak protests, 2024
The jailing of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov triggered one of Russia's largest wartime protests, followed by mass prosecutions.
In: Bashkortostan
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Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, final report, 2024
A Welsh Government-established commission assessed enhanced devolution, federalism and independence without endorsing any option.
In: Wales
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Termination of the Algiers Accords, 2024
Mali ended the 2015 peace agreement amid renewed conflict following MINUSMA's withdrawal.
In: Azawad
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ICJ genocide case provisional measures, 2024
The ICJ found South Africa's genocide claim against Israel plausible enough to warrant provisional measures, without ruling on the merits or ordering a ceasefire.
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ICJ judgment, Ukraine v. Russia (CERD/Terrorism Financing), 2024
The International Court of Justice found Russia in violation of anti-discrimination obligations concerning Crimean Tatars and Ukrainian-language education, and of a provisional-measures order, in a final and binding judgment.
In: Crimea
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Michelle O'Neill becomes First Minister, 2024
Following the DUP's deal to end its boycott, Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill became Northern Ireland's first nationalist First Minister.
In: Northern Ireland
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Galician regional election, 2024
The Popular Party retained its absolute majority while the BNG made significant gains, becoming the clear second force.
In: Galicia
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Sardinian regional election, 2024
Alessandra Todde narrowly won Sardinia's presidency, becoming its first female president, while pro-independence lists won no seats.
In: Sardinia
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Basque regional election, 2024
The PNV and EH Bildu tied on seats, with the PNV forming a coalition government despite a declining vote share.
In: Basque Country
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Inauguration of President Lai Ching-te, 2024
Taiwan's new president reaffirmed a "status quo" position rather than a formal independence declaration, amid a divided government.
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May 2024 New Caledonia riots
A French voter-list reform bill triggered deadly riots and a state of emergency.
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Spanish amnesty law for the Catalan independence process, 2024
Spain amnestied acts linked to the 2014 and 2017 votes and the independence process; the Constitutional Court upheld most of the law in 2025 and the EU Court of Justice found it compatible with EU law in 2026.
In: Catalonia
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Huilcamán Paillama et al. v. Chile ruling, 2024
The Inter-American Court found Chile responsible for rights violations and recognised Indigenous self-determination as an independent legal right.
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ICJ advisory opinion on the occupation, 2024
The ICJ found Israel's continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory unlawful and called for its end.
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NLFT-ATTF peace accord, 2024
The last major armed Tripuri insurgent groups disbanded in a 2024 peace accord, ending over three decades of conflict.
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Banning of the PTM, 2024
Pakistan designated the PTM a proscribed organization under anti-terrorism law, drawing international human-rights criticism.
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Kurdistan Parliament election, 2024
No party won a majority; the KDP and PUK had not formed a new government by mid-August 2026.
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· Referendum or popular consultation
Puerto Rico status referendum, 2024
For the first time, voters chose among statehood, free association, and independence, without a current-status option.
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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, 2024
Over 42,000 people marched to protest the Treaty Principles Bill, New Zealand's largest recent Māori-rights mobilisation.
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ICC arrest warrants, 2024
The ICC issued arrest warrants against Israel's prime minister and former defense minister, and separately against a Hamas military commander.
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Partial OLA-Ethiopian government peace agreement, 2024
One OLA faction reached a peace deal, though the broader insurgency continued.