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Tha bàs roghnaichte air a bhith laghail san Òlaind airson deich bliadhna. Tha suas ri dà mhìle a roghnachadh bàs gach bliadhna. Tha grunn dhaoine ann an suidheachadh far a bheil cead aca bàs roghnaichte fhaighinn ach tha na dotairean aca a’ diùltadh a thoirt seachad. Tha ceuman air an gabhail gus na daoine sin a chuideachadh. A’ mhìos seo thòisich sgeama far am bidh ionadan bàs roghnaichte a-muigh sa choimhearsnachd, rud a tha a fàgail na daoine a tha ag iomairt an aghaidh bàs roghnaichte diombach.

Euthanasia was legalised in the Netherlands ten years ago. Each year as many as two thousand people choose to end their lives through euthanasia. However, there are some people who, despite fulfilling the legal requirements, are being refused euthanasia by their GPs. A pilot scheme has started in The Hague this month where six mobile euthanasia units will be deployed. It is a move which has angered anti-euthanasia groups.

Thug referendum air cànan ann an Latvia sa Ghearran seann sgaraidhean air ais am follais eadar Latvianaich agus Ruiseanaich dùthchasach na dùthcha. Chaidh referendum a chumail, agus cuid sa choimhearsnachd Ruiseanach den bheachd gum bu chòir inbhe oifigeil a bhith aig a chànan ann an Latvia, còmhla ris a’ chànan Latvianach. Cha deach an bhòt leotha, ach thug e am bàrr seann faireachdainnean de sgaradh. Chaidh ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ a thoirt sùil air dè dìreach a tha e a’ ciallachadh a bhith nad Latvianach sa latha a th’ann, agus a bheil Ruiseanaich dùthchasach a tha a’ fuireach ann an Latvia a’ fulang air sgàth eachdraidh thoinnte na dùthcha.

A referendum on language held in February in Latvia exposed old divisions between Latvians and ethnic Russians in the country. The referendum was held as many in the Russian community campaigned for official status for Russian alongside Latvian. They didn’t succeed with the vote, but it brought to the fore old feelings of division. ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ travelled to Latvia to find out exactly what it means to be a Latvian today, and whether ethnic Russians living in Latvia are suffering due to the complicated history of this country.