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...year-old pushes low taxes and is considered pro-business. Has also advocated for greater civil rights and adoption rights for same-sex couples...
...street corner in another part of town, Andrew Byrne, 24, is handing out bright green lollipops to passersby. Byrne is a member of Generation Yes, an independent, pro-Lisbon campaign group targeting young voters. In the last referendum, 18-to-25-year-olds had the highest proportion of no votes of any age-group. Handing a leaflet to an undecided young mother, Byrne tells her that the treaty will help tackle human-trafficking and improve energy security in Europe. The woman appears unmoved. "I voted no last time because of militarization," she says. "And I don't think the government...
Angela Merkel has built a career on defying her critics. On Sunday, she did it again, leading the Christian Democrats to a victory that sets her party up as the head of a new center-right government. But the CDU's probable coalition partner, the pro-business, liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), could end up being a thorn in her side, especially if, as is likely, the smaller party pushes a reform agenda that challenges Merkel's slow and steady style...
...capital was a scene of chaos on Sept. 28, when soldiers opened fire on crowds of unarmed civilians at a pro-democracy rally in a stadium, according to witnesses and news reports. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds were wounded, Isabelle Bourges, a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, tells TIME. According to New York-based Human Rights Watch, bodies were also found with knife and bayonet wounds and witnesses saw women being stripped naked in the streets and sexually assaulted by security forces. (See pictures of drug battles in Guinea-Bissau and Liberia...
...residents in Conakry remain locked in their homes, afraid to venture out into the streets. Jalloh says this could be the start of a massive government campaign against pro-democracy elements in the country. "This [scene] will repeat itself in the provinces," he says. "The situation will deteriorate as long as a new dialogue is not established." For Guineans weary of being ruled by dictators, the promise of life in a free democracy may yet be a far-fetched dream...