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• NED Democracy Award to honor Tunisia, Egypt. more• Pakistani grantee reaches out to prevent 'Talibanization.' more
• Former NED grantee to become Kenya Chief Justice. more |
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Democracy Spotlight
NED Democracy Award to Honor Tunisians and Egyptians
On Wednesday, June 22, 2011, NED will honor all those who have struggled and sacrificed for a democratic future in Tunisia and Egypt with the presentation of its annual Democracy Award.
The Award will be accepted by two individuals who symbolize this ongoing struggle: Zahraa Said from Egypt and Jamel Bettaieb from Tunisia. NED Chairman Richard A. Gephardt will preside at the ceremony, which will take place at a Capitol Hill reception. more |
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News & Events
Peshawar-based Aware Girls uses NED support to provide political advocacy training for young women to prevent 'Talibanization' in rural Pakistan. Founder Gulalai Ismail was recently invited to East London in an effort to prevent radicalization among at-risk youth there. Her work was profiled by the London Guardian. more
The London Telegraph featured a brief video on Ismail's work in Pakistan. more
Two activists from NED grantee Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) were found murdered; the suspects remain at large despite significant protests. more
 Kenya
Dr Willy Munyoki Mutunga, formerly Chairman of the Law Society of Kenya and Executive Director of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (both NED grantee organizations), was nominated for the position of Kenya's Chief Justice; he awaits confirmation by the legislature. more
"Early Lessons from the Middle East"
NED President Carl Gershman joined former President George W. Bush, Bush administration officials, regional analysts and NED grantees at "The Wave of Freedom: Early Lessons from the Middle East," a conference held at the G.W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, TX. more Conference video is available online, including Gershman's conversation with Egyptian activist and intellectual Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a longtime NED grantee. more
Iraq
Sherry Ricchiardi, author of the CIMA report, "Iraq's News Media After Saddam: Liberation, Repression, and Future Prospects," was interviewed on NPR's On the Media on the struggles of Iraqi journalists. more
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joshua Marks, NED Program Officer for Central Africa, wrote for the Council on Foreign Relations about the need to address potential electoral violence and rebellion in the DRC. more
Marks spoke on "New Reports on the Democratic Republic of the Congo" at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on June 2. more
Zimbabwe
Florence Ndlovu and Walter Dube of NED grantee the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) were illegally detained after convening a workshop on the effects of torture. more
Angola
Reagan-Fascell Fellow Rafael Marques de Morais wrote "Zero Tolerance Against (Media Investigating) Corruption" for the Angola Notebook of the Global Integrity Report. more
Russia
A recent Wilson Center conference on "Russia and the European Court of Human Rights: Implications for U.S. Policy" featured NED Vice-President Nadia Diuk, NED grantee Karinna Moskalenko and former Reagan-Fascell Fellow Anton Burkov. more
Serbia
Natasa Kandic, founder and director of Serbia's Humanitarian Law Center, spoke about Ratko Mladic's arrest. Kandic, a longtime NED grantee, received NED's Democracy Award (2000) for her documentation of rights violations on all sides of the Balkan conflict. more 
Moldova
The Moldovan Ambassador to the U.S. joined grantees and experts at NED to discuss recent developments in Moldova. more
New CIMA Report
Funding Free Expression: Perceptions and Reality in a Changing Landscape, by Anne Nelson, based on a survey of 21 major donors to international freedom of expression activity. more
Call for Applications: Reagan-Fascell Fellows
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program will accept applications for 2012-2013 fellowships beginning August 1, 2011. more
Recent & Upcoming Events
 June 2, 2011, 4:30-7:00pm: The 60th Anniversary of RFE Broadcasting to Czechoslovakia, at SAIS; NED President Carl Gershman participated in the panel discussion. more
June 2, 2011, 12:00-2:00pm: The 2012 Mexican Elections: A New Test for Democracy, at NED, featured Reagan-Fascell Fellow Luis Carlos Ugalde. more
June 8, 2011, 12:00-2:00pm: How (Not) to Write an African Constitution: Reflections on Ghana's Current Constitutional Review, at NED, featuring Reagan-Fascell Fellow H. Kwasi Prempeh, Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner. more
June 9, 2011, 12:00-2:00pm: Making Gender Quotas Work: A Case for Doubling the Seats in the Indian Parliament, at NED, featuring Reagan-Fascell Fellow Medha Nanivadekar. more
June 10, 2011, 9:00-11:00am: Côte d'Ivoire: Prospects for Democracy and Reconciliation, at NED, featuring NDI Resident Director in C ôte d'Ivoire, Charles Djrekpo. more
 June 22, 2011, 5:30-7:30pm: The NED 2011 Democracy Award, at the Rayburn Building, honoring the Tunisians and Egyptians who sacrificed for democracy. more
Video of recent events available online include Ukraine's Convoluted Transition: Between Dysfunctional Democracy and Unconsolidated Authoritarianism. more
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