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Landsbergis .
more · Iraq grantee fights
for internet freedom. more · Zoellick, Tauscher,
Jackson and Kurzman join NED Board of Directors.
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Democracy Spotlight
NED will
honor Vytautas Landsbergis, former president
of Lithuania, with its Democracy Service
Medal on March 13. A film screening of The
Other Dream Team will precede the medal
presentation and program. more
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News
& Events
Iraq
NED
grantee the Iraqi Network for Social Media led a
successful campaign to repeal a draft law in Iraq
that threatened to severely curb Internet
freedom. more
NED
welcomes new Board members
Robert B. Zoellick, Ellen O. Tauscher, Barry
Jackson, and Jayne M. Kurzman have joined the NED
Board of Directors after being elected to
three-year terms. more
 This month NED also mourns
the passing of a former Board member, John T.
"Jack" Joyce (right), who died on Feb.
14. Joyce was the longtime president of the
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied
Craftworkers. more
Zimbabwe
NED
grantee the Zimbabwe Organization for Youth in
Politics has been lobbying policymakers to
effectively include marginalized ethnic groups in
Zimbabwe's political system. more
Eastern
Congo
Joshua
Marks, NED Senior Program Officer for Africa,
spoke on "Continued Crisis in Eastern Congo:
Perspectives on Recent Developments," at the Great
Lakes Policy Forum. more
NED,
the World Movement for Democracy and the Open
Society Foundations organized an event on March 1
titled, "Addressing Human Rights and Governance in
Congo: Civil Society Perspectives," . more
Balkans
"The
Balkans Face Unique Challenges in Europe," an
interview with NED Vice President Nadia Diuk by
BalkanInsight.
more
Past & Upcoming
Events
Feb. 23:
A New Chance for Georgian Democracy was
moderated by Christopher Walker, Executive
Director of NED's International Forum, and
featured a lively discussion between Charles
Fairbanks Jr, Thomas de Waal, and Miriam Lanskoy.
Video is available online. more
Feb.
27: The Devil in History: Communism,
Fascism and Some Lessons of the Twentieth
Century, a book launch at NED, featuring
Vladimir Tismaneanu. more
March 1:
Addressing Human Rights and Governance in
Congo: Civil Society Perspectives, featuring
Dismas Kitenge of Groupe Lotus, Emmanuel Kabengele
of Network for Security Sector Reform and Justice,
and Sarah Pray of the Open Society Foundations. more
March 5, 2013,
12:00-2:00pm: Journalists at the
Forefront of Corporate Governance Reporting: The
Story that Lies Beneath, a CIMA panel at NED,
featuring Bethany McLean of Vanity Fair
and moderated by CIPE Executive Director John D.
Sullivan. more
March 13, 2013,
4:00-7:00pm: Presentation of the
Democracy Service Medal to Vytautas
Landsbergis, preceded by a
screening of the film The Other Dream
Team. more
Videos of past events
are available online . more
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