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Top Stories • Kenya: engaging youth to bridge ethnic divisions more • NED grantees facilitate C ôte d'Ivoire elections more• "North Korea's Shifting Political Landscape" online more |
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Democracy Stories
 Kenya: Citizens Against Violence
Olang Sana of Citizens Against Violence describes to Larry Diamond how his organization was formed to stop political and electoral violence in Kenya by working with young people in Nairobi's slums and across Kenya to foster a sense of national unity. more |
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News & Events
On Oct. 21, NED hosted a day-long conference on "North Korea's Shifting Political Landscape." Robert King, US Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, gave opening remarks, and was followed by four panels of Korean and western experts and activists, including several North Korean refugees. Video from this event is online. more
Côte d'Ivoire
NED grantees saw years of hard work pay off in the recent elections. more Sudan
NED grantees, including Radio Dabanga, were caught up last week in Sudan's crackdown on civil society and media prior to the country's referendum on self-determination. more
2010 Lipset Lecture Available Online
Video of this year's Lipset Lecture, "Paradoxes of the New Authoritarianism," delivered by Ivan Krastev, is now available online. more
 New Journal of DemocracyThe October issue focuses on "Democracy Support and Development Aid," and includes an article (free to online visitors) on "Liberation vs. Control: The Future of Cyberspace," by Ronald Deibert and Rafal Rohozinski. more
The future of cyberspace was also explored at a Stanford University-hosted conference on "Liberation Technology in Authoritarian Regimes," which was attended by NED grantees and NED leadership. 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
Recent CIMA Events: Video Available OnlineVideos from recent CIMA events, including the launch of Winds From the East, are now available online. more Afghanistan
NED grantee Sakeena Yacoobi and the Afghan Institute of Learning were praised by Nicholas Kristoff in the New York Times in "Dr Greg and Afghanistan" (Oct. 22, 2010). more Chechnya Miriam Lanskoy, NED senior program officer for Central Asia and the Caucasus, discussed recent violence in Chechnya on the PBS NewsHour. more
Mexico
Reagan-Fascell Fellow Arturo Alvarado Mendoza discussed violence in Mexico on NPR's OnPoint Radio. more
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows
NED welcomes the 2010-2011 Fellows, who come from around the world to do work on a broad range of democratization questions. more
Upcoming Event: North Korea
Nov. 11, 2010: North Korean Human Rights Advocacy: Making the Most of Scarce Data at SAIS, featuring NED grantee North Korean Database Center for Human Rights. more |
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