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Democracy Stories
Burma: Civil Society Leaders Discuss Country's Future  To make sense of Burma's changing political dynamics, NED hosted a half day meeting on Feb. 2 featuring key Burmese civil society leaders and a keynote address by Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. more
Agence France-Presse reported on the half-day event. more |
News & Events 
Cuba
Reagan-Fascell Fellow Normando Hernández González testified before the House Foreign Affairs committee on "Further Human Rights Violations in Castro's Cuba: the Continued Abuse of Political Prisoners." more
 KoreaNED president Carl Gershman was honored with the Order of Diplomatic Service 'Heungin' Medal from the South Korean government in recognition of his work for North Korean human rights. more
"The Undiminished Passion of a Democrat" is an interview with Gershman by NED partner DailyNK. more
"What Do Democracy Promoters Actually Do?"
"What Do Democracy Promoters Actually Do?" National Public Radio correspondent Michele Keleman spoke with the leaders of NED party institutes IRI and NDI to explain how they aid the growth of democracy around the world, and to better understand the current situation in Egypt. more
Peru to Host World Movement for Democracy
Democracy for All: Ensuring Political, Social, and Economic Inclusion is the theme of the Seventh Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy, to be held in Lima, Peru, on October 14-17, 2012. Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has been invited to present remarks at the opening session on Sunday, October 14th. more
 New Books
The Next Generation in Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan: Youth, Politics, Identity, and Change is by NED vice-president Nadia Diuk. more
Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy is a Journal of Democracy book edited by Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond, and Marc F. Plattner. more
The JoD book was launched at a Feb. 23 event featuring the editors. more
The Center for International Media Assistance launched its Media Blog to highlight breaking news and analysis of media freedom issues. more
 Mexico
Lucha Castro, coordinator for NED grantee the Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres (Center for Women's Human Rights), received the International Award of the Year from the Human Rights Association in Spain. more
Zimbabwe
Riot police in Zimbabwe beat members of NED grantee Women  and of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) during a peaceful demonstration. more
WOZA coordinator Jenni Williams ( right) was also detained during a march commemorating the organization's 10th anniversary. more
KazakhstanYevgeniy Zhovtis, a World Movement for Democracy Steering Committee member and director of NED grantee Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, was released from prison in Kazakhstan following his amnesty earlier this month. more Burundi Faustin Ndikumana, a prominent anti-graft activist and leader of NED grantee PARCEM, has been arrested in Burundi. more
Senegal
Alioune Tine, president of NED grantee RADDHO, was briefly imprisoned in the lead-up to Senegal's elections. more
 Nigeria "Experts Weekly: Boko Haram," from Think Africa Press, features analysis from NED program officer Oge Onugobu. more Angola
NED partner Maka Angola has launched an online campaign petitioning CNN International to stop accepting advertisement from the Angolan government of President Dos Santos. more
Upcoming & Recent Events
Feb. 29, 2012, 10:00am-12:00pm: The Legal Enabling Environment for Independent Media in Iraq, a CIMA event at NED, moderated by NED Senior Program Officer Rahman Aljebouri. more
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Feb. 23, 2012: Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy, book launch at NED, featured editors Francis Fukuyama and Marc F. Plattner. more
Jan. 30, 2012: Can Media Development Make Aid More Effective? was a CIMA discussion at NED. more
Videos of past NED events are available online. more
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