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In this special edition of Middle East Matters, we focus on the Kurds. Spread across four nations, they are the world's largest stateless ethnic group. Indigenous to the Middle East and numbering at least 35 million, the Kurds have sought to establish a homeland of their own since the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the 1920s. They have endured decades of bloodshed in Iraq and also faced state oppression in Turkey, Iran and Syria. We take a closer look at the history and location of the Kurds and speak to researcher and journalist Guney Yildiz.
San José, May 25 (EFE) .- More than three decades ago, Marco Castillo began a path towards equality, full of rejections, obstacles, and achievements, the last one being equal marriage in Costa Rica, which will enter into force on Tuesday by order of the Constitutional Chamber.(CAMERA: María José Brenes)STATEMENTS: MARCO CASTILLO - ACTIVIST AND LAWYER"The importance of my wedding with Rodrigo is that it will be the first wedding in a family court. It is very important to make it clear that family courts have to agree to marry same-sex couples. The court said that judges cannot deny marriage to a couple for personal reasons. That is clear, but we have to take the first step to make it visible. Family courts are obligated because it is the couple's right to get married."
Northern Ireland legalises abortion and same-sex marriage.
Friday, May 25, 2018: The Irish Times welcomes the end of a "divisive campaign" as voters in Ireland head to the polls in a historic abortion referendum. Irish expats in favour of legalising the procedure have been flying home in droves, hoping to spare women from continuing to make the opposite journey: leaving the country to seek an abortion abroad. We also look at the EU privacy laws coming into effect today, and worries in France over a giant flatworm that's killing earthworms.
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