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Nov 10, 2011

New Books Highlight Questions of Identity

NED partners authored books on Turkey and Azerbaijan this fall examining questions of identity in the region. :: MORE

Oct 17, 2011

Russian Chechen Friendship Society highlighted in Washington Post

The Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS), a NED grantee, is highlighted in “U.S. reset with Russia at new stage as officials meet with human rights activists,” in The Washington Post. :: MORE

Aug 11, 2011

Grantee Speaks out Against Illegal Property Seizures in Azerbaijan

The Institute of Peace and Democracy (IPD), a NED grantee since 2002, is in the spotlight as founder Leyla Yunus protests government seizures and demolitions of private property in Azerbaijan.  :: MORE

Jun 20, 2011

NED Mourns the Loss of Yelena Bonner

NED mourns the death of Yelena G. Bonner, prominent Russian voice for human rights and tireless campaigner along with her late husband Dr. Andrei Sakharov against Soviet totalitarianism. :: MORE

Jun 1, 2011

In the Washington Post, NED mentioned in Interview with Tom Melia

Why is NED so effective? This interview with Tom Melia points to one important reason: NED has a flexibility and responsiveness that traditional bureaucracies find hard to match.  :: MORE

May 31, 2011

Russia and the European Court of Human Rights: Implications for U.S. Policy

On May 3, 2011, the Kennan Institute and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation hosted a day-long conference on “Russia and the European Court of Human Rights: Implications for U.S. Policy." :: MORE

Mar 9, 2011

Human Rights Activist Azimjan Askarov awarded Homo Homini Prize

Azimjan Askarov, a NED-supported human rights activist currently jailed for life in Kyrgyzstan, was honored by People In Need with its annual Homo Homini Prize at the opening of the One World Film Festival in Prague. :: MORE

Jan 4, 2011

Belarus crackdown spurs Voices of Solidarity

NED joins RFE/RL’s Voices of Solidarity project in support of Belarusian democrats. :: MORE

Dec 21, 2010

Against the Odds, Civil Society Meets in Kazakhstan

The Parallel Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Conference took place in Astana on November 28-29.  Approximately 200 activists and practitioners gathered to discuss strategies to help the OSCE improve its efforts in supporting and monitoring human rights in the former Soviet Union (FSU). :: MORE

Oct 20, 2010

NED’s Miriam Lanskoy Discusses Chechen Violence on PBS NewsHour

Miriam Lanskoy, NED’s senior program officer for Central Asia and the Caucasus was interviewed on PBS NewsHour on recent violence in Chechnya. :: MORE