Ukraine’s Anti-Oligarch law to come into force May 7th, 2022
16/11/2021
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On September 23rd, Ukraine’s parliament passed a law into effect to order “oligarchs” to register and to stay out of politics. The law will come
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Social Democratic Women of the Arab Spring
16/11/2021
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Ten years ago, there was a wave of optimism known as the Arab Spring. Change was coming to the region following the tragic death in
High representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina warns about risk of Serbian separatists
12/11/2021
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The high representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, has warned about the risk that Bosnian Serbs pose to the stability of the country. In a report
Israeli settlement expansion plan leads to criticism
11/11/2021
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In the final week of October the Israeli government moved forward with plans to build more than 3000 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
HDP begins defense against closure case in Turkish Constitutional Court
10/11/2021
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On November 5th, lawyers for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presented their first 173-page defense to the Constitutional Court of Turkey. The ruling Justice and
Protests in Georgia against local election results and arrest of ex-president
05/11/2021
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The second and final round of Georgia’s local elections took place on Sunday 30 October. The result showed that Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party won
Egypt’s President al-Sisi announces an end to the State of Emergency after four years
04/11/2021
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On the 25th of October, Egypt’s President al-Sisi ended the state of emergency after four years. Egypt imposed a state of emergency in April 2017
Macedonia’s Prime Minister resigns after major loss in local elections
02/11/2021
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Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev resigned on the evening of October 31st. The resignation comes after the second round in Macedonia’s local elections, in which
Unrest in Iraq continues
01/11/2021
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On October 10th, parliamentary elections were held in Iraq, leading to a win of the Sadrist party. This party increased its number of seats from