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Top Stories · Democracy Award honors Tunisians, Egyptians. more· Grantee's killers sentenced to death in DR Congo. more · NED welcomes President of Mongolia to Washington. more · Grantee receives Pope John Paul II Peace Prize. more |
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Democracy Spotlight
2011 Democracy Award
 Tunisian activist Jamel Bettaieb and Zahraa Said, sister of murdered businessman Khaled Said, accepted the 2011 Democracy Awards on behalf of all Tunisians and Egyptians who have struggled for a democratic future. William  Burns, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, spoke at the ceremony, which was preceded by an experts panel on the continuing struggle for democracy in the Middle East.
Both recipients met with U.S. President Obama in the Oval Office prior to the June 22 ceremony. more |
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 News & Events
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced to death four policemen for murdering human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, head of NED grantee Voice of the Voiceless. more
On July 26, NED will partner with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Eastern Congo Initiative to host a half-day conference Voices From Congo: the Road Ahead, at the Museum. more
Mongolia
NED welcomed the President of Mongolia, H.E. Tsakhia Elbegdorj, who spoke in the U.S. Capitol in anticipation of Mongolia's assumption of the Presidency of the Community of Democracies. more
 Senegal Penda Mbow, founder of NED grantee Mouvement Citoyen du Senegal, received of the Pope John Paul II Peace Prize from the Vatican for her tireless work promoting inter-religious dialogue. more
Pakistan
Female journalists in Pakistan gathered at a NED-sponsored seminar on "Women journalists towards democracy: challenges and opportunities." The seminar was the culmination a 10-day media training program. more
 Russia
NED mourns the passing of Yelena Bonner, the prominent Russian voice for human rights and tireless campaigner along with her late husband Dr. Andrei Sakharov against Soviet totalitarianism. more
Belarus
NED also mourns the passing of former Reagan-Fascell scholar Vitali Silitski after a year-long battle with cancer. Silitski was an analyst, activist and "voice of independent Belarus;" he will be "sorely missed." more
Europe
NED Senior Program Officer for Europe Ivana Howard spoke about human rights in post-conflict societies at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany. Her panel focused on past and ongoing peace and state-building missions and sought to shed light on alternative forms of human rights promotion and education. Audio available online. more
 New CIMA reports
Independent Media in Exile, by veteran journalist and international media trainer Bill Ristow. more
Confronting the News: The State of Independent Media in Latin America, by veteran newspaper correspondent and national security consultant Douglas Farah. more
IJNet highlighted CIMA's work in the article, "News media in post-Saddam Iraq face challenges." more
World Movement for Democracy
The Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy released the results of two extensive surveys of democracy assistance recipients along with an accompanying statement to a meeting of the Parliamentary Forum for Democracy in Vilnius, Lithuania, alongside the Community of Democracies Ministerial Meeting. more
 Radio Free Europe Anniversary
On June 2, NED President Carl Gershman participated in a panel celebrating the 60th anniversary of Radio Free Europe's first broadcasts to Czechoslovakia entitled, "No Freedom Without Media Freedom." more
Reagan-Fascell Applications
Opening Soon
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program will accept applications for 2012-2013 fellowships beginning August 1, 2011. more
Upcoming & Recent Events
July 12, 2011, 9:30-11:30am: Breaking Stereotypes: Women's Empowerment in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts, at SAIS; NED Program Officer for Asia Mona Dave will speak. more
July 26, 2011, 9:30am-noon: Voices From Congo: the Road Ahead, at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. more
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June 9, 2011: The Role of Youth in Strengthening the Democratic Transition in Nigeria, at NED, featured Kingsley Bangwell of NED grantee Youngstars Foundation. more
June 15, 2011: Iraq's News Media After Saddam: Liberation, Repression, and Future Prospects, at NED, featured report author Sherry Ricchiardi. more
June 23, 2011: From the Grassroots to the Nation: Promoting Women's Rights and Political Participation in Cameroon, at NED, featured Reagan-Fascell Fellow Anne-Stella Fomumbod. more
June 24, 2011: Sounding the Alarm: Protecting Democracy in Ukraine, at Freedom House, featured NED Vice President Nadia Diuk. more
June 28, 2011: Under Stress: Threats to Press Freedom in Ecuador, at NED, featured CIMA author Douglas Farah. more
June 30, 2011: Democracy and Insecurity in Central America: the Role of the Armed Forces, at NED, moderated by NED Director of Latin America & Caribbean Programs Miriam Kornblith. more
July 6, 2011, 12:00-2:00pm: The Political Situation in Kyrgyzstan: Implications for the United States, at the Hudson Institute; NED Director for Russia and Eurasia Miriam Lanskoy participated in the panel discussion. more
Video of most recent events are available online . more
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