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Sakharov Prize: Giving a Voice to the Repressed

European Parliament Web Team | Posted 24.11.2012 | UK Politics
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European Parliament Web Team

The first Sakharov prize was awarded to Nelson Mandela, who was also the first of the winners to have been incarcerated. He served 27 years in prison as part of his struggle against apartheid in South Africa.

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The Stand-off at Aldgate Tube Station was the Result of Discrimination, but not From the EDL

James Howell | Posted 06.11.2011 | UK Politics
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James Howell

The trouble in the east end of London at the weekend is evidence of English Defence League's intolerance but also the intolerance of the UAF and their unwilling to hold a political discourse with members of the far-right.

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