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21 / 05 / 2012

More than 60 killed in Syria despite presence of U.N. monitors

21 / 05 / 2012

Egypt ‘revolution youth’ divided ahead of landmark poll

21 / 05 / 2012

‘Election silence’ prevails in Egypt as final countdown to landmark voting starts

21 / 05 / 2012

Zimbabwe: I Am Tired, Mugabe Says

18 / 05 / 2012

Results for Egypt’s expat voting Friday; U.S. group to send 22 monitors to polls

18 / 05 / 2012

Syrian opposition leader Burhan Ghalioun resigns amid mounting criticism

18 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Military Source Denies Armed Forces' Intention to Issue Constitutional Declaration

16 / 05 / 2012

Syria National Council reelects Ghalioun president

16 / 05 / 2012

Copts to shun Islamists in Egypt’s presidential, vote fear sectarian conflicts

16 / 05 / 2012

Myanmar Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea

15 / 05 / 2012

Syria's squeezed moderate voices

15 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: 57 Thousand Expats Voted in Elections Until Monday Noon

14 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Liberal Party Warns of Campaigning in Mosques

14 / 05 / 2012

[Ticker] Belgium: EU is considering military presence in Syria

14 / 05 / 2012

Death toll mounts across Syria as EU readies new round of sanctions against Assad

14 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Day 1 in Expats Voting - High Turnout in Gulf Countries, Average in Europe

14 / 05 / 2012

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Officially Declares His Ambition to Lead Zanu-PF

11 / 05 / 2012

Security Council condemns Syria ‘terrorist attacks’; Syrian U.N. envoy blames al-Qaeda

11 / 05 / 2012

Syria calls on U.N. to fight terror; Arab League says blast aimed to foil Annan’s plan

11 / 05 / 2012

Moussa and Abul Fotouh face-to-face in Egypt’s 1st ever presidential debate

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04 / 11 / 2009

Democracy Activists Recognised

undefinedJan Marinus Wiersma, a long-standing Dutch MEP, has been awarded in his home country for services to European democracy. Mr Marinus Wiersma has spent much of the last twenty years  as an MEP  actively supporting Central and Eastern European nations as they build and maintain proper democratic systems of governance. Indeed, his commitment continues to this day, such that he had to accept his award in a film due to ongoing business in Central Europe. The film reflected on Europe's democratic transition over his time in office and can be viewed here. Also recognised was Kenyan human rights defender Njeri Kabeberi for her outstanding efforts to reunite her country after the division and violence that followed the 2008 general election. Read more about her work here or view photos of the event in the EPD's gallery.


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