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Top Stories
- African grantees battle torture and impunity more
- Parliamentarians gather in DC to support democracy more
- Krastev to deliver Lipset Lecture, Oct 19, 2010 more
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Democracy Stories
African Grantees Battle
Torture and Impunity
NED grantee Rescue Alternatives Liberia (RAL) is partnering with Liberian legislators to bring anti-torture legislation into law as Liberia moves beyond war atrocities and blood diamonds. more
Meanwhile, NED grantee Access to Justice received the first Nigerian Bar Association's Gani Fawehinmi Prize for Human Rights & Social Justice. more |
News & Events
Parliamentarians Seek to
Advance Democracy
Lawmakers from around the world, including Nancy Pelosi and John McCain, gathered in Washington to discuss ways to foster democracy and stand in solidarity with those struggling for human rights and freedom around the world. more
Krastev to Deliver Lipset Lecture
"Paradoxes of the New Authoritarianism" will be the topic of Ivan Krastev, chairman of the CLS, who will deliver the 7th Annual Lipset Lecture at the Embassy of Canada on Oct. 19. more
Bosnia
NED Senior Program Officer Ivana Howard testified before Congress on "Human Rights, Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and Bosnia." more
Rwanda, Burundi Elections
Nancy Welch, NED Assistant Program Officer for Africa, reviewed recent elections in Rwanda and Burundi for the Great Lakes Policy Forum. more
Burmese Grantee Receives Journalism Award
The founder and editor of The Irrawaddy magazine, a long-time NED grantee, received the 2010 Prince Claus Award for Journalism. more
Op-Ed on North Korea in Thailand's The Nation
A Sept. 17 op-ed, "No easy task to read the tea leaves in North Korea" by John Knaus, NED senior program officer for Asia, appeared in Thailand's The Nation. more
NED Business and Labor Institutes Op-Ed in WSJ
NED business and labor institutes are highlighted in this Sept. 17 Wall Street Journal op-ed, "On Free Association, Business and Labor Agree" by Greg Lebedev and John Sweeney. more
New Journal of Democracy Book
Debates on Democratization explores democratic consolidation and reform, the transition paradigm, the "color revolutions," and government systems from the perspective of democratic governance and stability. more
New Journal of Democracy Podcast
Dr. Adeed Dawisha discusses Iraq's elections and democratic transition with Journal managing editor Brent Kallmer. more
New CIMA Report
Winds From the East: How the People's Republic of China Seeks to Influence the Media in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. more
Upcoming Events
Sept. 21, 12-2pm: Evaluating the Evaluators: Media Freedom Indexes and What They Measure (CIMA). more Sept 24, 12-2pm: Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War. more
Sept 29, 12-2pm: Covering Corruption: The Difficulties of Trying to Make a Difference (CIMA). more Sept 30, 3-4:30pm: Merchants of Modernity: Business, Development, and Democracy in Developing Countries. more Oct 19, 6pm: 2010 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World: Paradoxes of the New Authoritarianism. more |
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