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Registration opens for LI's 59th Congress

Registration for Liberal International’s 59th Congress – one of the largest gatherings of global liberals ahead of the crucial European elections - is now open via the LI website.
LI President in Kiev as violence escalates

LI President, Hans van Baalen MEP, has returned to Ukraine for a second time, amid the recent escalation in violence, and insisted that President Viktor Yanukovich can no longer continue to govern the country while the fatal...
LI and RELIAL call for peace in Venezuela
LI cooperating organisation, Red Liberal de America Latina (RELIAL) has released the following statement (in Spanish with an English translation) after anti-government protests turned violent in Venezuela. LI President Hans van Baalen MEP has added his support to the regional organisation's call...
LI Bureau's Kasit Piromya discusses Thailand crisis with London Financial Times
Within the fringes of the Liberal International Bureau’s most recent meeting in London, the Bureau’s Asia representative, Kasit Piromya, of LI full member Democrat Party, met with the London Financial Times’ Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator to discuss the crisis within...
UK minister boosts support for liberals in Montenegro
President of the Liberal Party of Montenegro (LPCG, applicant for LI membership at the upcoming 59th Congress in Rotterdam), Andrija Popovic, has met with the UK Minister of Justice, Rt Hon. Simon Hughes MP from LI full member, Liberal Democrats.
Lebanon commemorates assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
As proceedings for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon begin, and the members of a new coalition cabinet takes their seats, Lebanon commemorates the 9th anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister of Lebanon and former leader of the Future Movement (LI Full Member) Rafik Hariri.
Cambodian liberals win first step towards political reform
As part of the democratisation demands called for by Cambodia’s liberal leader, Sam Rainsy, Mr Sam's democratic opposition and the government of Hun Sen have agreed on the formation of a joint electoral reform committee, offering hope that the 8 month political deadlock may come to an end.
Praise for outgoing Canadian MP, Dr. Irwin Cotler
LI Vice President on the Bureau and former German Federal Commissioner for Human Rights, Markus Loening, has paid tribute to LI Human Rights Committee member, Dr. Irwin Cotler MP, following Dr Cotler's announcement that he will not seek re-election in the Canadian parliament. 

The next edition of LI News will follow on 27th February, 2014