News & Events
Belarus
August marked the 1-year anniversary of the arrest of
Belarusian democracy activist Ales Byalyatski, head of NED grantee
the Viasna Human Rights Center. To mark his continued detention,
RFE/RL's Belarus Service is excerpting online a new book on Byalyatski.
The introduction was written by NED president Carl Gershman. more
Iraq
Laith
Kubba, NED senior director for Middle East and North Africa,
participated in a PBS Newshour
discussion on sectarian tensions in Iraq. more
"Libyan Americans Hold a Vigil," in The American Prospect,
features NED partner Aly Abuzakuk, who returned to Libya in 2011 to
help rebuild the country's civil society. more
Cuba
"The Sharpening Crisis in Cuba" was the
topic of NED president Carl Gershman's talk at the
"Pro-Democracy Movements in Totalitarian States" conference
on Capitol Hill. more
Gershman was also featured, along with NED Board
member Francis Fukuyama, in Nueva
Politica, a Spanish-language online magazine that
features political analysis of the Americas. more
Uganda
NED grantee East and Horn of Africa Human Rights
Defender Project (EHAHRDP) is a recipient of the U.S. State
Department's Human Rights Defender Award. more
Defending Civil Society
The World Movement
for Democracy cohosted, with the Wilson Center and the International
Center for Not-for-Profit Law, an event titled, "Understanding
and Responding to Attacks on Civil Society: The Roles of Politics and
Law." The panel, which included NED president Carl
Gershman, examined governmental restrictions on the freedom of
peaceful assembly, and what the international community can do in
response. more
To read
more about the meeting, go to, "Russian rights groups taking
'multi-step' approach against NGO law," in Democracy Digest.
more
New reports from the Center for International Media
Assistance
Challenges for Independent
News Media in Pakistan, by Sherry
Ricchiardi, a veteran journalist, journalism professor, and media
consultant. more
The Video Revolution, by Jane Sasseen, a veteran journalist and freelance
editorial consultant. more
NED mourns loss of former
Board members
NED was saddened by the recent deaths of Harry Barnes
and Kenneth Young, both previous members of the organization's Board.
more
Angola
"Growing
Wealth, Shrinking Democracy," by former Reagan-Fascell Fellow
Rafael Marques de Morais, appeared in The New York Times. more
Ethiopia
Former Reagan-Fascell fellow Birtukan Midekssa was honored by the A.
Philip Randolph Institute for her human rights work. more
Reagan-Fascell
program accepting applications
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program is accepting
applications for its 2013-14 sessions until Oct 15. more
Correction: Plattner to
lead Lisbon Program advisory board
The Aug. newsletter listed NED Vice President for
Research and Studies Marc Plattner as chair of the new MA in
Governance, Leadership and Democracy Studies offered by the
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa in Lisbon, Portugal. He is actually
the chair of the Program's International Advisory Board. more
Sept. 19, 9:30-11:30am: Advancing
Democracy in Burma: New Challenges and Opportunities, at
NED. more
Sept. 20, 12:00-2:00pm: Challenges
for Independent News Media in Pakistan, a CIMA event at
NED. more
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Aug. 14: Understanding and
Responding to Attacks on Civil Society: The Roles of Politics and
Law, at the Wilson Center, featured NED
president Carl Gershman. more
Videos for most past events are available
online. more
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