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Congress President deplores yet another blow to local self-government in Turkey
Congress
1 October 2020
Strasbourg
“I am deeply concerned about continued arrests, over the last days, of democratically elected representatives from the opposition in Turkey, notably of Mr Ayhan Bilgen, Co-Mayor of the city of Kars in the south-east of the country, who is a member of our Congress. This morning, news arrived about...
Secretary General warns of humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh
Secretary General
1 October 2020
Strasbourg
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, made the following statement today: “As the armed conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh escalates with a growing number of civilian casualties, I mourn the deaths of the many people, including civilians, who are falling victim to...
