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Sep 2, 2010
Citizens’ Alliance Works Tirelessly for Human Rights in North Korea
One of the world’s most serious human rights crises is the totalitarian state of North Korea, where average citizens live like prisoners, and the lives of actual prisoners are nearly unimaginable. Just a decade ago, the world knew little about life inside the Hermit Kingdom. But the determined efforts of one NED grantee, the Citizen’s Alliance for North Korean Human Rights and Refugees, have helped to expose this Orwellian nightmare and built an international coalition dedicated to bringing human rights to North Korea. :: MORE
Sep 1, 2010
NED Supports Participation of Young Activists and Diplomats in the Community of Democracies
From July 2-4, 2010, 87 official delegations and more than 200 civil society activists from around the world gathered in Krakow, Poland to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Community of Democracies (CD), recommit to the principles of its Warsaw Declaration, and to discuss improving and expanding its work. :: MORE
Sep 1, 2010
‘Defending Civil Society’ Efforts Boosted by Clinton Speech in Krakow
The efforts of the World Movement for Democracy in Defending Civil Society received an important boost from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she used a keynote speech to focus on the importance of civil society in advancing democracy, and on the growing challenges posed by restrictive legal environments. :: MORE
Aug 19, 2010
A new hope in North Korea?
NED President Carl Gershman wrote this op-ed that appears in the National Post based on a keynote address he delivered in Toronto on August 21, 2010 to the 10th International Conference on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees. :: MORE
Aug 3, 2010
Haitians Need their Own Voice
NED Program Officer Fabiola Cordova is featured on the Americas Quarterly Website making the case for engaging Haiti's civil society in the reconstruction of a country still reeling from January's devastating earthquake. :: MORE
Jul 28, 2010
Call for Applications: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowships
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program at the International Forum for Democratic Studies invites applications for fellowships in 2011–2012. The program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change. :: MORE
Jul 27, 2010
Marguerite Sullivan on Independent Media, Persuading Policymakers, and Jailed Bloggers
Marguerite H. Sullivan, Senior Director of the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), talks to CommGAP on Independent Media, Persuading Policymakers, and Jailed Bloggers. :: MORE
Jul 22, 2010
New Report from CIMA - Covering Corruption: The Difficulties of Trying to Make a Difference
Covering Corruption: The Difficulties of Trying to Make a Difference,is the title of a new report issued by NED’s Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), authored by Rosemary Armao, a veteran editor and journalism educator. :: MORE
Jul 12, 2010
FIFTEEN YEARS LATER: Forward or Backward in the Balkans?
Marking the 15th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica and anticipating the upcoming Bosnian national elections, this conference reevaluates the American and European Union engagement with Bosnia and the region. :: MORE
Jul 7, 2010
Making the connection: Promoting NGO partnerships in Moldova
Bobbi Jo Traut, NED's Assistant Program Officer for Europe and Eurasia, writes on the first annual European Partnership Fair in Moldova. :: MORE
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