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Hundreds of Kenyan women march on Parliament

Hundreds of grassroots women leaders from across Kenya marched to Parliament on the eve of the country's one-year anniversary of the New...

by Ellie Van Houtte in Kenya on 26/08/2011

British MPs from all parties came to speak and show solidarity with the Tamil people who were rallying in Trafalgar Square. The MPs signed a petition in support of the call for a war cimes tribunal and spoke to the rally of thousands of Tamils.

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British MPs support Tamil people's call for War Crimes Tribunal

British MPs from all parties came to speak and show solidarity with the Tamil people who were rallying in Trafalgar Square. The MPs signed a petition...

by melpressmen melpressmen in United Kingdom on 18/05/2011

Thousands of Somaliland people gather at Parliament to lobby MPs regarding international recognition of Somaliland. Somaliland is an unrecognized self-declared sovereign state that is nternationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.

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Thousands of Somaliland nationals lobby at UK Parliament

Thousands of Somaliland people gather at Parliament to lobby MPs regarding international recognition of Somaliland. Somaliland is an unrecognized...

by Lee Massey in United Kingdom on 18/05/2011

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