12th Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: The Puzzle of...
06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
The Embassy of Canada and The National Endowment for Democracy invite you to the twelfth annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World featuring Andrew J. Nathan.
Carl Gershman Discusses the State of Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carl Gershman gives an interview to Oslobodjenje, Bosnia and Herzegovina's leading daily, discussing the state of democracy in the country and the world today.
Premiere Screening of The Man Who Mends Women
05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The Man Who Mends Women is the moving story of Dr. Denis Mukwege and his work at the landmark Panzi Hospital in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Mukwege is internationally known as the man who not only repairs the bodies of tens thousands of women who have been raped during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but works to restore their lives and address the root causes of violence in DRC.
Grantee Spotlight: Stevan Dojcinovic and KRIK Earn Global Journalism Award
Congratulations to Stevan Dojcinovic, Editor-in-Chief of the Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK) and National Endowment for Democracy grantee for winning an international Award for Investigative Journalism.
2015 Lipset Lecture: Andrew Nathan on “The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle...
Columbia Professor Dr. Andrew J. Nathan will deliver the 12th annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on the “Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class” at 6pm on Tuesday, October 20.
Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt,...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The authors of a new report produced by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, “Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam,” will discuss the current environment for media and civil society in these three key countries and will explore how independent voices are adapting to resist authoritarian repression.
Report: Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia,...
In a new report by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, three experts assess the shape and trajectory of civil society and the media in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam, and their restrictions.
Syria conflict: Russia strikes ‘will fuel extremism’
http://www.demdigest.org/syria-conflict-russia-strikes-will-fuel-extremism/
U.S. Democracy Support: 2016 and Beyond
http://www.demdigest.org/u-s-democracy-support-2016-beyond/
Arab Spring’s ‘Pathways of Repression and Reform’
http://www.demdigest.org/arab-springs-pathways-repression-reform/
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