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Mayor of Istanbul wins Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award for defending local democracy
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For his unyielding defence of democracy, solidarity and the independence of local government facing autocratic tendencies and attempts at disqualification, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul, has been awarded the fifth edition of the Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award. Special recognition of the jury went to Mary Crilly, founder and director of the Centre for the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Cork. The award, which was established to promote the legacy of Mayor Paweł Adamowicz, was announced on Tuesday, 13 January, at the (Institute for Culture of the city) and will be presented during the plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels on 4-5 March.
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