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.
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