Libel Tourism: Silencing the Press Through Transnational...
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
This CIMA event discussed a new report "Libel Tourism: Silencing the Press through Transnational Legal Threats," by Drew Sullivan. The report describes the practice of shopping for plaintiff-friendly courts and the threat this poses to independent media.
New Media, New Threats: Authoritarian Regimes Crack Down...
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) held a panel discussion on Capitol Hill to discuss new threats to media in the digital age.
Twentieth Anniversary Celebration of the Journal of Democracy:...
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
The twenty years since the Journal of Democracy was launched in January 1990 have witnessed extraordinary democratic advances—and some setbacks as well. The Journal's coeditors and two other contributors to the issue discussed various aspects of “Democracy's Past and Future,” including transitions to the rule of law, postcommunism and its discontents, the absence of democracy in the Arab world, and the resilience of democracy.
Breaking the Resource Curse: Freedom of Information in Sierra...
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
In his presentation, Sierra Leonean human rights lawyer Mr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai considered how the ongoing campaign for a Freedom of Information (FOI) law can help ensure that oil does not become yet another “resource curse” in Sierra Leone. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a leading FOI advocate, Mr. Abdulai showed how such a mechanism could increase transparency and empower the people of Sierra Leone to demand answers from the country’s leadership.
Belarus on the Eve of Elections, Testimony of Rodger Potocki, Director,...
Rodger Potocki, Director, Central Europe and Eurasia, National Endowment for Democracy testifies before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), U.S. House of Representatives.
Iran: Two Sisters, One Cause
Despite unprecedented repression in following the compromised election in 2009, pro-democracy demonstrations continue in Iran. With journalists severely curtailed, the role of human rights monitors is critical.
Syria’s Democratic Past: Lessons for the Future
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
In his presentation, Dr. Radwan Ziadeh provided an overview of the ongoing struggle between democratic and authoritarian forces in Syria and considered useful lessons for fostering a democratic transition, including a recommendation that Syrian society come to terms with its authoritarian past through a truth and reconciliation commission.
Remarks by Carl Gershman at ASSISTING INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS IN CUBA
Introduction by Thomas Donahue, Chair, Committee for Free Trade Unionism The Albert Shanker Institute THOMAS DONAHUE: There are few people who have spent as many years and as much energy and concentrated attention...
4th Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in...
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Pierre Hassner, Research Director Emeritus, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Paris, France Welcoming Remarks Kevin O'Shea, Minister, Political Affairs, Embassy of Canada :: VIDEO Carl...
International Media Assistance is an Underappreciated Key to Democratic...
On Thursday, September 11, at 11:00 AM, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in cooperation with the Embassy of Poland, will host a memorial gathering to honor the life and work of former Polish foreign...
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