Top Stories · Sudan grantee tests limits of political openness. more · DR Congo grantee killed in plane crash. more · July 2011 Journal of Democracy now online. more |
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Democracy Story
Sudan Grantee: Finding Democratic Solutions
 The Al-Khatim Adlan Centre for Enlightenment and Human Development, a NED partner in Sudan since 2007, is committed to finding democratic answers to Sudan's long-entrenched conflicts, testing the limits of the greater political openness envisioned by Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement. more
NED Assistant Program Officer Sonja Uwimana contributed to an experts' roundup on post-separation Sudan for Think Africa Press. more |
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News & Events
 Democratic Republic of Congo
The Executive Secretary of NED grantee Groupe Lotus, Franck Koy Mawade, was killed in a plane crash earlier this month; GL president Dismas Kitenge (left) was severely injured. more
While Kitenge is now unable to attend the July 26 NED-sponsored conference at Washington's Holocaust Memorial Museum on the DRC's political future, several other key DRC civil society leaders will be present. more NED Senior Program Director for Africa Dave Peterson wrote on "Unfinished Business in the DRC" for Think Africa Press. more
Tunisia
Jamel Bettaieb, Tunisian trade unionist and co-recipient of the 2011 NED Democracy Award, was highlighted on the AFL-CIO website. more
China
The director of NED grantee Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor, Law Yuk-Kai, was detained by police and prevented from filming Hong Kong's annual pro-democracy demonstration. more
 New Journal of Democracy
The July 2011 issue looks at the Arab spring, as well as the relationship between poverty, inequality, and democracy. Selected articles are available free online, including "Strife and Secession in Sudan," by Khalid Mustafa Medani. more
New CIMA Report
Media and the Law: An Overview of Legal Issues and Challenges, by Peter Noorlander, legal director of the Media Legal Defense Initiative. 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 Events
 July 26, 2011, 9:30am-noon: Voices from Congo: the Road Ahead, at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. more
July 28, 2011, 1:30-5:00pm: Lessons from Other Transitions: Challenges for Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia, a CIMA event at NED, moderated by NED vice president Nadia Diuk. more
Videos of past events are available online . more
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