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Germany local elections: Far-right groups make huge gains

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Germany local elections: Far-right groups make huge gains by Caroline Mortimer Monday March 7 th , 2016  at  2:11 PM The Independent - Europe 1 Share Small neo-Nazi party won 17 per cent of the vote in one district - making it the town's third largest party.  Next Page of Stories Loading... Page 2 Activists Turned Away From Visiting Jailed Azerbaijani Journalist   by webdesk@voanews.com (Tapdig Farhadoglu) Monday March 7 th , 2016  at  2:08 PM Voice Of America 1 Share Activists and journalists were turned away by Azerbaijani authorities Monday as they attempted to visit imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova on the eve of International Women’s Day.    Ismayilova, an award–winning investigative reporter who published findings on the vast assets belonging to the family of President Ilham Aliyev, is serving a 7-plus years prison term on charges of tax evasion and abuse of power.