{"id":14675,"date":"2025-01-10T20:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T19:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=14675"},"modified":"2025-01-20T23:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T22:13:16","slug":"occitan-is-losing-terrain-its-more-then-just-a-languague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/14675\/occitan-is-losing-terrain-its-more-then-just-a-languague\/","title":{"rendered":"Adishatz (Occitan documentary)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This documentary explores the ongoing challenges facing the Occitan language and the efforts of those working to keep it alive. 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