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    MEPs speak out against ACAA

    The EU should not upgrade relations with Israel whilst its government fails to make progress in building peace with the Palestinians. That was the view of a group of MEPs from the EFA Group in the European Parliament following a vote to approve a new trade agreement on pharmaceutical products. ...
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    Iran - death penalty

    According to official reports, ten prisoners were executed by hanging in the early hours of Monday, 22 October, in Teheran. The executions were initially scheduled for 11 October - one day after the World Day against the Death Penalty - but postponed following international outcr...
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    Belarus

    Commenting on the outcome of today's council of EU foreign ministers and their conclusions on Belarus, Green foreign affairs spokesperson Werner Schulz said:"The failure by EU foreign ministers to expand sanctions in Belarus is a source of regret. Targeted sanctions against individual firms and...
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    Human rights in Mexico Diary

    Saturday 6th October "Migrant Hub" A large number of people are migrating from Central American countries to the USA due to the catastrophic situation in their home countries. One possibility to cross Mexico is to jump on cargo trains. In the North of Mexico City many railroads converge ...
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    EFA visit to the West Bank and East Jerusalem

    This week MEPs from the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament are visiting the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The visit aims to get a first hand view of the challenges facing people in their daily lives as they deal with the effects of occupation including settlement building and frequent check points. They are viewing th…
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    Climate campaign newsletter

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    Sakharov Prize 2012

    The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was set up in 1988 and is awarded each year by the European Parliament. The prize is awarded for a particular achievement in one of the following fields: defence of human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly the right to free expression;safegua...
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    Georgia

    Demonstations continued in Georgia today as hundreds gathered in Tbilisi to protest prison abuse that has taken place under President Mikheil Saakashvili. The protests were sparked by video footage of Georgian prison guards brutally beating and abusing inmates. The European Parliament has previ...
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    Georgia

    Zu den aktuellen Straßenprotesten in Georgien, ausgelöst von im Fernsehen gezeigten Beweisen für die vorherrschende Brutalität gegen Insassen georgischer Gefängnisse, erklärt Ulrike Lunacek, außenpolitische Sprecherin der Grünen/EFA-Fraktion und Mitglied der Süd-Kaukasus-Delegation des Euro...
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    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the presentation of Sakharov prize candidates, regulating financial markets and limiting commodity speculation, budget problems in EU agencies, air pollution and EU regulation, ICT possibilities and the case of Iceland, nanomaterial registers and transparency, the Commission brought to court, tac…