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![The new government will be headed by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the country's former petroleum minister [photo credit: EPA] The new government will be headed by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the country's former petroleum minister [photo credit: EPA]](/sites/default/files/egypt_swearing_in_-_epa_0.jpg)
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21 September 2015
Officials from Mubarak regime return to Egypt's new government
![Lawmakers crowd around Yoshitada Konoike, chairman on the upper house special committee on security, as Masahisa Sato, right, of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s fist lands on opposition Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Hiroyuki Konishi, top, during a vote at an upper house special committee session on security-related legislation at the parliament in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015 [photo credit: Yuya Shino/ Reuters] Lawmakers crowd around Yoshitada Konoike, chairman on the upper house special committee on security, as Masahisa Sato, right, of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s fist lands on opposition Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Hiroyuki Konishi, top, during a vote at an upper house special committee session on security-related legislation at the parliament in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015 [photo credit: Yuya Shino/ Reuters]](/sites/default/files/japan_-_reuters_0.jpg)
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18 September 2015
Japan: Abe pushes through reform of pacifist constitution despite widespread protests
![A protester wearing a Burkina Faso flag attends a protest against the presidential guard in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 16, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters] A protester wearing a Burkina Faso flag attends a protest against the presidential guard in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 16, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/burkina_man_protest_-_reuters_0.jpeg)
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17 September 2015
Burkina Faso presidential guard seize president and PM, facing international condemnation
![Nepal Constituent Assembly members [photo credit: AFP] Nepal Constituent Assembly members [photo credit: AFP]](/sites/default/files/nepal_constitution_pass_-_afp_0.jpg)
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17 September 2015
Nepal CA passes new constitution
![Student activist Nanda Sit Aung talks to his family and friends during a lunch break at a mass trial of the student protesters at Tharrawaddy court, Tharrawaddy, Bago, August 25, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters] Student activist Nanda Sit Aung talks to his family and friends during a lunch break at a mass trial of the student protesters at Tharrawaddy court, Tharrawaddy, Bago, August 25, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/mynmar_student_-_reuters_0.jpeg)
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16 September 2015
Op-Ed: Myanmar courts crack down on dissent

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16 September 2015
Palestinian drafting committee completes first state constitution draft

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14 September 2015
Revising the constitution as Abe's long-term project for Japan
![Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera speaks during the 30th regular session at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka told the U.N. Human Rights Council it plans to implement change to foster postwar reconciliation with the country’s Tamil minority [photo credit: AFP] Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera speaks during the 30th regular session at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka told the U.N. Human Rights Council it plans to implement change to foster postwar reconciliation with the country’s Tamil minority [photo credit: AFP]](/sites/default/files/bn-kh130_srilan_j_20150914112509_-_afp_0.jpg)
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14 September 2015
Sri Lanka promises reforms for post-war reconciliation to UN Human Rights Council

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14 September 2015
Myanmar: Lawyers launch "yellow ribbon" campaign against military in judicial office
![Sushil Koirala and Pushpa Kamal Dahal greeting each other as the CA puts amendment proposals to vote on Sunday [photo credit: The Himalayan Times] Sushil Koirala and Pushpa Kamal Dahal greeting each other as the CA puts amendment proposals to vote on Sunday [photo credit: The Himalayan Times]](/sites/default/files/koirala-dahal-ca_-_the_himalayan_times._jpg_0.jpg)
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14 September 2015
Nepal constituent assembly votes on final constitution draft

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11 September 2015
Thailand: Pheu Thai seeks amendment of interim constitution to allow public participation

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11 September 2015
المغرب: مشروع قانون المحكمة الدستورية - خلاف حاد داخل لجنة التشريع بخصوص مراقبتها لمبادرات تعديل الدستور

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11 September 2015
العراق: مسألة تعديل الدستور ليست سهلة ويصف الدستور العراقي بالجامد الذي يصعب تعديله

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11 September 2015
الجزائر: مشروع تعديل الدستور جاهز تقريباً ولا يمكن السماح للمتورطين في المأساة الوطنية تأسيس أحزاب

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11 September 2015
العراق: محسن السعدون يؤكد انه لا يوجد مانع دستوري او قانوني لتعديل الدستور