[caption id="attachment_28909" align="aligncenter" width="916"] Screenshot of the Omid Memorial by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy[/caption] Even before their father—an Iranian lawyer and...

Democracy Research News is the electronic newsletter of the Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI), a membership association of institutions that conduct and publish research on democracy and democratic development.

This edition of the Forum's quarterly newsletter highlights recent research and publications, a new issue of the Journal of Democracy, the annual Lipset Lecture, and more.

Burma's military seized control on Monday after detaining President Win Myint, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Union Election Commission Chairman U Hla Thein, other members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), and civil society leaders...

On January 8, 2021, the Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) elected a new Chairman, Kenneth Wollack, as well as six new members to its Board of Directors:  Jessica Adelman, Roxanne Brown,  Ambassador Reuben Brigety,...