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Fri, 06/18/2010 - 07:48

Volleyball matches between Turkish and Israeli national teams cancelled

The European Volleyball Federation declared that the matches between
Turkey and Israel in the European women’s volleyball league have been
cancelled due to tensions between the two countries.


The European federation believes that holding such matches could pose
a danger. The federation decided to give both national teams 3:0
victories.

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Thu, 05/03/2012 - 16:31

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EU funds project on human rights classes

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 13:33

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Hillary Clinton hails improvements in Turkish religious rights

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 15:58

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Tue, 04/03/2012 - 14:42

The European Parliament has recently discussed the situation surrounding LGBT rights in Turkey, Serbia and Kosovo, European media report.
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