04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sponsored by: CIMA,Freedom House
Panelists discussed examples where regulation restricts media diversity or freedom of expression and provided recommendations for reform.
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
NED President Carl Gershman presented the Democracy Service Medal to long-time Board member Jean Bethke Elshtain. Elshtain served as the NED Board specialist for South Asia and has also written and lectured extensively on the topic of religion and democracy.
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Since Ukraine's 2010 presidential election, civil society’s ability to influence and engage with the authorities has also been curtailed. Panelists discuss this leave civil society on the eve of parliamentary elections in 2012.