Mastodawn

Kosovo Failing to Protect Non-Albanian Communities’ Cultural Heritage Sites

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/04/01/kosovo-failing-to-protect-non-albanian-communities-cultural-heritage-sites/bi/

Mathrubhumi English 1d ago

Congress vows to block FCRA Bill tomorrow. "Unconstitutional," says Venugopal. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/congress-protest-parliament-fcra-amendment-bill-2026-minority-rights-kc-venugopal-utpbnv4b?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FCRA2026 #Parliament #Congress #LDF #MinorityRights

Balkan Insight 2d ago

Father’s Dying Wish: Albanian Sues Serbia in Strasbourg after Address ‘Erased’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/30/fathers-dying-wish-albanian-sues-serbia-in-strasbourg-after-address-erased/bi/

Gay Curmudgeon Mar 23

There were many advantages to growing up in a small town of 900 folks. For a member of a despised minority, there were also numerous disadvantages. What's to be done with our bigoted society? #equalrights #civilrights #bigotry #endbigotry #enddiscrimination #discrimination #lgbt #lgbtrights #gayrights #bigotryiswrong #racism #sexism #xenophobia #homophobia #minorityrights #minority #gaymen #smalltown #smalltowns #pennsylvania

The Japan Times Mar 12

China is set to pass a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/12/asia-pacific/politics/china-ethnic-minority-law-mandarin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #indigenouspeople #xijinping #minorityrights

China passes ethnic unity law to advance Xi’s assimilation push

For critics, the law adds to pressure on minorities across the Han Chinese-majority country.

The Japan Times

Balkan Insight Mar 10

Cem Ozdemir: First German State Prime Minister with Turkish Origins

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/10/cem-ozdemir-first-german-state-prime-minister-with-turkish-origins/

Balkan Insight Mar 6

Caught Between Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest: Vojvodina’s Fractured Minorities

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/06/caught-between-belgrade-bratislava-budapest-vojvodinas-fractured-minorities/

Mike_V Mar 5

“Roughly summarized, the far right is a broad coalition of actors opposed to liberal democracy…. the far right is not against democracy per se, but they are united by a hostility to the principles of liberalism, in particular minority rights, the rule of law, and the separation of powers…. a democracy without the inclusion of minority voices is hardly a democracy at all.”
#Japan #farright #minorityrights

https://www.tokyoreview.net/2026/03/japans-far-right-turn-is-real-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/

Japan’s far-right turn is real, but not in the way you think – Tokyo Review

The Liberal Democratic Party’s absolute majority in the House of Representatives under the leadership of PM Takaichi Sanae, and the 15 seats won by the anti-immigration party Sanseitō, mark another step in the rise of the far right in Japan. The views and policies they have expressed should make this assessment uncontroversial, and yet, a […]

joe•iuculano

Mar 2

Via #DemocracyDocket - Mar 2, 2026

#BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨

In a setback for #VotingRights, the U.S. #SupremeCourt has halted #NewYork’s order to redraw its 11th Congressional District — a district a state court found diluted minority voting power.

The current map will remain as appeals continue.

#MinorityRights #SCOTUS

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-halts-redraw-of-new-york-district-found-to-have-discriminated-against-minority-voters/