Independence

Military-ruled Myanmar marks 75 years independent of Britain
Tanks rolled out for independence celebration just days after jailing of country’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
Published On 4 Jan 2023
US House approves referendum on Puerto Rico’s future
Bill, unlikely to pass in the Senate, would offer Puerto Rico voters choice between statehood and forms of independence.
Published On 15 Dec 2022
Tanzania scraps independence celebration, diverts funds to kids
President Samia Suluhu Hassan redirected this year’s budget to building dormitories for children with special needs.
Published On 6 Dec 2022
OPINION,
Scottish independence debate returns from the courts to politics
Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision will not be the end of the movement towards Scottish independence.
opinion by David Allen Green
Published On 24 Nov 2022

Scotland seeks the UK Supreme Court’s approval for an independence referendum without London’s consent.

African scholars say dynamics between the UK and a group of mostly former colonies are anchored on outdated principles.

Emergency workers say the victims died in a crush of people during an event celebrating the nation’s independence.

US House Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan visit led to a crisis between the US and China; now more US officials are visiting.

Seeking self-rule, the Nagas announced independence a day before India in 1947 and commemorate this moment every year.

India’s democracy is under pressure like never before as dreams of ethnic Hindu nation leave its minorities sleepless.

India PM makes the pledge while addressing the nation on the 75th anniversary of India’s independence from British rule.

S Korean leader marks 77th anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule with appeals for peace with neighbours.

Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of British rule in 1947.

President Ouattara and his immediate predecessors are meeting for the first time since 2010. The outcome may be crucial.

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