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Bolivia’s New Constitution – More Rights for Indigenous Minorities

Video: Bolivia’s New Constitution – More Rights for Indigenous Minorities

In January 2009, a new constitution came into force in Bolivia. It grants unprecedented rights to the 36 indigenous peoples in the country. Its aim is to improve the indigenous people‘s access to primary care facilities, education and health. minet reports on the changes this new constitution brough...

  • Date | 25.11.09
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The Dalai Lama in the South Tyrol

Video: The Dalai Lama in the South Tyrol

The Dalai Lama’s third visit to the South Tyrol. Soon after his arrival, Christina Khuen from minet TV met his holiness to have a conversation with him.

  • Date | 25.11.09
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The Karaites – A Small Minority in Lithuania

Video: The Karaites – A Small Minority in Lithuania

Trakai, near Vilnius in Lithuania, has been the home of a small community of Turkic Karaites for centuries. In contrast to the Karaites in Israel, the Lithuanian Karaites don’t view themselves as Jews, but as an independent religious community, and that is also how they are seen by the Jewish commun...

  • Date | 26.10.09
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