Ethnicity
Video: Jean Ziegler, a portrait
He is regarded as the voice of the poor and feared by those in power. With his books „Switzerland washes whiter“, „The Empire of Shame“ or „The Hatred of the West“, he has caused many controversies in the western world and has brought some uncomfortable truths to a wide audience. Prof. Jean Ziegler ...
- Date | 29.09.10
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Video: The Jenisch in Switzerland
The early 1900s saw the onset of the persecution and resettlement of the Jenisch in Switzerland. It wasn’t until 1998, that the Swiss Travellers were recognised as a national minority in view of the signing of a framework convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the Council of Europe....
- Date | 26.05.10
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Video: The Danes in Germany
This reports takes us to the German-Danish border in Schleswig-Hostein. Until 1920, all of Schleswig used to be Prussian. In 1920, after a referendum, the northermost part was allocated to Denmark and today’s border was established, which resulted in the creation of minorities on both sides of the b...
- Date | 26.05.10
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Video: The Walser at the foot of the Monte Rosa
Near the Swiss border, in today’s Autonomous Region of Aosta, Walser people have lived for centuries. During the Middle Ages, several groups from the Swiss canton Valais spread out in all directions. Some of them settled in Gressoney, east of Monte Rosa. To this day, the descendants of these emigran...
- Date | 28.04.10
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Video: Rebiya Kadeer – China’s state enemy No. 1
In January 2010, the human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer made an official visit to Bolzano, following an invitation from the Society for Threatened Peoples and the EURAC. In her capacity as president of the World Congress on Uygur people, Kadeer used the visit to highlight the precarious situation o...
- Date | 24.03.10
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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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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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Video: The Dard People – A Minority in the Northwest of India
The Ladakh region is known for its outstanding beauty, for its mountains, its Tibetan-Buddhist culture. The region is also referred to as „Little Tibet“ and it is the home of the Dard people, an Indo-European minority. Their facial features, with their slender noses, Caucasian-looking eyes and relat...
- Date | 26.11.08
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Video: The U’wa Tribe in Northeast Colombia on the border to Venezuela
The U’wa tribe in Colombia has been fighting for years to be noticed by the international community. The small community, which counts around 5000 people, appears powerless and insignificant when faced with the greedy demands of large oil companies. The images in this minet report have been filmed b...
- Date | 13.10.06
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