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· Sep 5
Who gets to vote in South Tyrol? A political history of the residency clause
‘We did not have to make any concessions to achieve this result, which would have meant any reduction for the minority protection,’ said South Tyrol’s President Arno Kompatscher in an interview with R...
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· Sep 1
‘Ride the horse’: Martxelo Otamendi on leading MIDAS into the future
Martxelo Otamendi was elected as the new President of MIDAS at the 2025 General Assembly. In this interview, Martxelo Otamendi discusses the current situation and future of minority language journalis...
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Jakob Volgger
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· Aug 25
Remembering Heinrich Neisser: a firm advocate for minority rights in Austria
Heinrich Neisser, who died on 22 August 2025 at the age of 89, was not only a prominent Austrian politician and professor but also a big supporter of the country’s minority communities. His engagement...
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· Aug 25
“It felt like a wonderland for me”: Edit Slezák on MIDAS’s journey over a quarter of a century
This year, three long-standing and distinguished figures stepped down from the MIDAS Governing Board: Bojan Brezigar, Toni Ebner and Edit Slezák. All three played a key role in shaping MIDAS since its...
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· Aug 16
“MIDAS has an audience of millions”: Toni Ebner on the early years of MIDAS
This year, three long-standing and distinguished figures stepped down from the MIDAS Governing Board: Bojan Brezigar, Toni Ebner and Edit Slezák. All three played a key role in shaping MIDAS since its...
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· Aug 8
Western Thrace’s Turkish minority wins in court – but Greece still won’t listen
The article explores a landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling against Greece for violating the freedom of association of a Turkish women’s cultural group in Western Thrace. By refusing registr...
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· Aug 5
Austria faces scrutiny over handling of Slovene minority after police raid
A week after the controversial police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in Carinthia, Austria, tensions remain high. New testimonies and developments have further intensified public debate on the t...
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· Jul 30
UNSR on Minority Issues launches new network with a call for student-led research
The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Nicolas Levrat has launched a new academic network to identify and elevate student-directed research. The network is currently running the first edition of...
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· Jul 28
The raid at the Peršmanhof memorial: what it means for Austria’s Slovene minority
A large-scale police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in southern Austria, one of the country’s most significant memorial sites dedicated to resistance and civilian victims of the Nazi regime, has...
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· Jul 14
Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty
Democratic responsibility: What does a letter from the German minority have to do with Europe's peace? More than the Danish government seems to understand, journalist Marle Liebelt argues in her comme...
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· Jul 7
Cross-border collaboration and minority communities: insights from the FUEN Forum in Novi Sad
Cross-border cooperation among minorities plays a vital role in easing tensions – sometimes deeply rooted in history – fostering peace and coexistence, and supporting the economic development of perip...
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· Jun 23
Datafying Mixed Social Identities: Nonbinarity as the Complementary of Intersectionality
Capturing mixed social identities through categorical data presents significant challenges. Nonbinarity provides a conceptual, computational, and visual framework for reimagining social identities bey...
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· Jun 17
MIDAS Prize 2025: Urtzi Urkizu’s journey in minority language journalism
Urtzi Urkizu, winner of the MIDAS Prize for Journalism 2025, has over two decades of experience in Basque-language media, having worked for Euskaldunon Egunkaria and Berria. He focuses on minority lan...
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· Jun 16
Celebrating minority voices: Highlights from the MIDAS General Assembly 2025
This year’s MIDAS General Assembly took place in the twin towns of Nova Gorica and Gorica/Gorizia, located on the Slovenian-Italian border. The venue was chosen not only for its symbolic location but....
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· Jun 3
'Nothing for us without us': Roma voices demand representation in Europe
Despite being the EU’s largest minority, Roma voices are absent in the new European Parliament. At a recent intergroup meeting, adviser Costel Bercuş warned of growing exclusion and called for real po...
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