Suppressed People

In many areas of the World
people are suppressed due to their ethnicity

Many seek autonomy
 to keep their culture and language alive

• Basques

Amnesty poster

Basques
living in France and Spain

My Photos of the Basque country

Hoping for more autonomy within the European Union
to preserve their language and culture

• Kurds

nomad camp

Kurds
living in parts of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey

My Photos of Kurdish people

Have often been promised a homeland
but have always lost out at the political bargaining table

Now semi-autonomous in Northern Iraq
but will probably lose out again, when the fighting stops

• Uyghurs

Uyghur family unit (Yurt dwelling)

Uyghurs
living in Northeastern China

My Photos of the Uyghurs

the government has encouraged immigration of Han Chinese
to suppress the indigenous Uyghur population

• Saami

Saami dwelling

Saami
living in Northern Finland and Russia

My Photos of the Saami

Traditionally a nomadic people, the Saami, seek
to preserve their heritage

• Irish Catholics

Botanic Gardens, Belfast

Irish Catholics

My Photos of Northern Ireland

When Ireland became free of British rule,
many Irish Catholics were included in the Northern part of Ireland,
where a Protestant majority holds control.

The Irish Catholics want a better deal,
 as part of a power sharing government in Northern Ireland.

Support the rights of all ethnic groups to preserve their heritage
within just power sharing governments!

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