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Search results for Project Country: Russia
Years: 2014 - 2017
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Displaying records 101-200 of 224 results
All results totalling $14,137,267
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Project Title: Raising Awareness of Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide free legal representation and consultation to victims of human rights violations. Project activities will include collecting information about human rights violations, and providing assistance to victims, including utilizing regional or international instruments for human rights protection and defense.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $67,860
Project Title: Increasing Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To provide access to accurate information about important ecological issues. Violations of citizens' rights will be monitored, legal and informational expertise will be offered, and information will be publicized.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $66,896
Project Title: Independent News and Commentary
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide a quality source of national news and independent commentary to Russian-language audiences. Video news programs will be published online featuring analysis and commentary.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $51,658
Project Title: Civic Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote democratic ideas and values. Seminars on democratic ideas and values will be organized. Topics will seek to educate people on how best to teach citizens about their rights and the difference this knowledge can make in their everyday lives.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,360
Project Title: Anti-Corruption Website
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To increase the accountability of public officials and to involve more citizens in anti-corruption efforts. A website with information about combating corruption will be maintained. Activities will include updating its website with specific examples of corruption among local officials and distributing information about combating corruption.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $53,387
Project Title: Human Rights Education and Legal Assistance
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote adherence to laws protecting human rights and to defend migrants' rights. A human rights education and training program for civil society activists will be conducted and legal assistance to migrants on how best to defend their rights will be offered.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $3,472
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To maintain a center for the support of citizen initiatives and nonprofit organizations and to counteract negative portrayals of civil society by highlighting the positive contributions that human rights organizations, initiative groups, and individual activists and volunteers make to society. Trainings will be hosted and awareness campaigns on these issues will be conducted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Support for Independent Journalism
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the amount of quality independent journalism available to the public. The organization will publish its reporting on significant social issues online.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $44,000
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To reduce the incidence of human rights violations, to strengthen the compliance with and application of international human rights standards, and to help citizens understand their rights. Free legal support will be provided and an informational campaign will be run.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $110,038
Project Title: Resolving Social Issues
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To facilitate the discussion of approaches to addressing social issues in Russia and to foster cooperation between activists. An event dedicated to the discussion of social issues in Russia and how to address them will be held.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $11,850
Project Title: Human Rights Networking
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support local human rights NGOs. A network of regional human rights NGOs will conduct a nationwide human rights monitoring program and carry out public campaigns on issues of local relevance.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $56,040
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To provide informational and legal assistance to civil society and to raise awareness of human rights violations. Assistance will be provided online and through in-person consultations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Assisting Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To reduce the incidence of human rights violations by law enforcement agencies. Project activities will include advocating on behalf of victims of human rights violations and coordinating efforts to resist attempts by the government to persecute civil society organizations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $55,610
Project Title: Monitoring State Propaganda
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase public awareness of the existence and impacts of manipulative propaganda and misinformation in Russian state-controlled mass media. Program activities will include monitoring and publishing analysis of the news content distributed by state-controlled mass media in Russia.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $51,000
Project Title: Supporting Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support regional civil society organizations through public outreach, training, and informational support for activists. Impartial coverage of regional civil organizations will be provided and activists in need will be assisted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,049
Project Title: Defending Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise the awareness of human rights violations and to lower tensions between minority communities and local officials. Free legal aid will be rendered and a series of roundtables and conferences to deepen local understanding of human rights will be conducted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $59,521
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of information by monitoring official information resources. Analyses of proposed and current legislation regarding freedom of information will be conducted and information about these issues will be published online.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $132,061
Project Title: Monitoring Extremism
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster greater attention to the problems of extremism and xenophobia and to promote tolerance for ethnic and religious minorities. Activities will include monitoring and analyzing events related to these issues, and publishing the results of their monitoring.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $109,975
Project Title: Defending Freedom of Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise public awareness about freedom of information issues and to defend citizens' right to freedom of expression. Legal assistance will be provided and advocacy will be conducted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $59,500
Project Title: Human Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To educate youth about human and civil rights and to encourage civic engagement among young people. A series of lectures and training seminars dedicated to discussing these issues and their relevance to citizens' daily lives will be hosted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $24,645
Project Title: Investigative Journalism School
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To improve access to high-quality, independent investigative journalism in Russia. An investigative journalism training program will be conducted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enable young people and their families to protect their rights and to decrease the frequency of human rights abuses. Human rights seminars and consultations will be conducted on these issues.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $49,900
Project Title: Enhancing Public Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide accurate information to Russian-speaking audiences. Activities will include reporting on current events involving Russia, publishing information online, and working with journalists in order to improve their reporting and expand their readership.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $41,180
Project Title: Historical Memory
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of human rights violations and the importance of civil society. The organization will host human rights-oriented outreach events.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor human rights violations. Project activities will include monitoring human rights abuses, providing legal consultations, and conducting analyses of previous instances of violations. An informational website will be maintained.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $106,300
Project Title: Human Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of human rights and to enable participants to better defend their rights. A series of trainings and roundtables will be conducted to improve participants' awareness of their rights and to develop strategies for defending them.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $38,112
Project Title: Legal Resource Center
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide legal assistance to victims of human rights abuses and to disseminate information concerning such cases. Regular monitoring of human rights abuses will be conducted in collaboration with other NGOs.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $66,664
Project Title: Fighting Internet Censorship
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise public awareness about and combat censorship of online information. Information on freedom of information issues will be published and technical assistance will be provided.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Documenting Repression
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To create a unified information platform linking databases with information on political repression in the former Soviet Union. A new online platform will be developed, providing access to a significant amount of historical information on political persecution to scholars and the general public.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $15,000
Project Title: Empowering Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To organize a series of capacity-building workshops for graduates of a prestigious civic activism program with the goal of maintaining a network of democratically minded people. The project will focus on establishing a support network of regional organizations and activists to enable networking among young leaders.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,747
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To provide informational, legal, technical, and financial assistance to NGOs and initiative groups. Events will be facilitated focusing on common problems faced by NGOs and civil society activists, such as legal challenges, registration procedures, and reporting requirements.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $122,180
Project Title: Improving Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To improve access to information, to support grassroots initiatives, and to improve the quality of journalistic reporting on access to information issues. Trainings will be organized on how to properly access information and to write about local issues.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $31,620
Project Title: Public Movements, Past and Present
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of the problems facing civil society and to improve understanding of the role of political repression in history and modern society. Project activities will include the continued development of the grantee's online presence, including making sections of its archives more accessible to the public.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $69,017
Project Title: Engaging Regional Activists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support local civic activists. The program will carry out research on local-level civic activism and help organizations develop their capacity.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $46,487
Project Title: Promoting Independent Media
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote the independent assessment of political, social, and human rights developments. Information and analysis will be provided on political, social, and human rights developments in the regions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $62,700
Project Title: Information Network
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide reliable and accurate information on local events through a network of regional correspondents. The project will support the maintenance of a website with regularly updated news and information.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Increasing Access to Legal Aid
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide legal aid and seek recourse for victims of human rights violations, to help persecuted citizens understand their rights, and to monitor hate crimes and discrimination against minorities. Project activities will include providing free legal support and conducting public awareness campaigns.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $55,422
Project Title: Promoting Internet Freedom
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide information and promote public engagement on digital rights issues in Russia. The program will support the maintenance of informational resources on related topics.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $7,709
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide independent news and analysis on social, political, and human rights developments along with a platform for open discussion and debate. Content related to the development of democratic norms and competitive politics will be published.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $39,600
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide an independent source of information on developments in the Baltic countries, Russia, and the world to Russian-language audiences. The program will support an independent media project to provide quality reporting to the public.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $44,826
Project Title: Human Rights Center
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To improve knowledge of and respect for international human rights standards and to raise awareness of individual rights. Human rights and legal education programs will be conducted, leadership trainings and seminars will be offered, and legal assistance will be given.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $62,670
Project Title: Documenting Repression
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To create a unified information platform linking databases with information on political repression in the former Soviet Union. A new online platform will be developed, providing access to a significant amount of historical information on political persecution to scholars and the general public.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $60,784
Project Title: Human Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote and explain the practical importance of human rights and civic education in regional universities and school communities. Human rights trainings, including human rights education methodology seminars and regional school competitions will equip school and young university teachers to understand the practical application of human rights norms. An online presence will be maintained.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $31,035
Project Title: Independent News and Commentary
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide a quality source of national news and independent commentary to Russian-language audiences. Video news programs will be published online featuring analysis and commentary.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Protecting Ethnic Minorities
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To defend the rights of ethnic minorities. Project activities include the provision of legal aid to members of minority populations with a focus on gaining citizenship or other legal status for stateless peoples. Advocacy will be conducted on behalf of marginalized and stateless peoples and strategies will be developed to coordinate efforts to acquire documents required for displaced ethnic minorities to obtain legal status.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $38,630
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To improve access to information pertaining to the violation of fundamental human rights and international law. A website with regularly updated news and information will be maintained.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Journalism Resource Center
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the capacities of journalists to conduct their work. The project will provide informational and professional support to journalists as they conduct joint projects on topics of mutual interest and will help to establish ongoing partnerships between journalists.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,600
Project Title: Increasing Access to Legal Aid
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide legal aid and trainings for citizens whose rights have been violated. Meetings and consultations with citizens will help answer questions they have about their rights, in particular women's rights.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,862
Project Title: Public Dialogue
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support civil society and human rights activists. Discussions on history and human rights will be hosted and resource support will be offered to activists, local NGOs, and initiative groups.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $44,790
Project Title: Increasing Access to Justice
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To support the rule of law and improve access to justice. Legal support will be offered to victims of human rights violations and activities will be conducted aimed at raising public awareness on issues concerning the rule of law and access to justice.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,100
Project Title: Providing an Open Space for Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To enhance the capacity of civil society. The project will support public events and collaboration between civic activists and organizations, including civic education programs.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $49,453
Project Title: Promoting Civic Engagement
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To involve a broader segment of the local population in civic activism and to further discussion of local issues. The organization will maintain an online platform to facilitate the exchange of information and will assist local activists.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $6,880
Project Title: Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide analysis on political and current affairs. Objective, fact-based reporting will be conducted and public presentations will be made.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $80,790
Project Title: Protecting Minority Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide information support and legal counsel and to inform the public about ongoing abuses of the rights of minorities. A series of public events will inform the public about ongoing discrimination against minorities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $32,090
Project Title: History and Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To educate and encourage discussion among youth and educators about the ramifications of political repression and other human rights violations. Seminars for educators and activists will focus on methods for teaching human rights.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $46,310
Project Title: Civil Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To raise awareness of corruption and its relation to human rights violations. Project activities will include investigating instances of corruption and collaborating with the media to publish information about their findings.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $74,041
Project Title: Local Governance Schools
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To support local civic activists. Research on local-level civic activism will help civic organizations develop their capacity.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $99,680
Project Title: Defending Freedom of Association
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To assess and raise awareness of the state of civil society and human rights, and to provide recommendations to the international community on how best to support it. Reports will be written analyzing these issues and presented to various actors.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $60,383
Project Title: Enhancing Public Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with accurate information about foreign policy developments. In-depth investigative reports, short news items, and educational reference material will be published online.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $65,090
Project Title: Protecting Activists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster the respect of, and adherence to, international norms on human rights, rule of law, and democratic values. Activities will include maintaining a website and providing informational and legal support to activists.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $119,706
Project Title: Support for Investigative Journalism
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the availability of independent investigative journalism on Russia-related issues. Project activities include a high quality investigative journalism program. The reporting will be published online.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $61,135
Project Title: Improving Access to Independent Journalism
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To improve the availability of unbiased, locally relevant information and to increase citizen engagement. An online platform for use by independent journalists and civic activists will be maintained.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $152,628
Project Title: Investigating Corruption
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise awareness of corruption and its relation to human rights violations. Project activities will include investigating instances of corruption and collaborating with the media to publish information about their findings.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $37,896
Project Title: Aiding Corruption Investigations
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To raise awareness of kleptocracy and its local and global implications. Information about these issues will be provided to international audiences.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $51,098
Project Title: Increasing the Capacity of Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To improve access to information about human rights and environmental issues. Consultations and events will he held and informational materials on these issues will be written.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $114,307
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor human rights violations and to offer legal aid to victims of human rights violations. A website with information about legal resources and human rights will be maintained.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $250,000
Project Title: Defending Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of human rights violations and to provide support to victims of human rights violations. Activities will include monitoring the situation with human rights, providing legal defense for victims of human rights violations, and raising public awareness of these issues.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $245,781
Project Title: Supporting the Rule of Law
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To improve the handling of gross human rights violations cases in the domestic and international justice systems and to raise public awareness of these issues. Monitoring of such violations will be conducted, and legal assistance will be provided to victims.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $108,000
Project Title: Developing the Capacity of Activists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase the capacity of young activists. Representatives of civil society will be trained in human rights history and law. A series of trainings and events for professionals working on these topics will be organized.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $46,640
Project Title: Human Rights Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of human rights and to enable participants to better defend their rights. A series of trainings and roundtables will improve participants' awareness of their rights and develop strategies for defending them.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $38,762
Project Title: Capacity Building for Journalists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the capacities and digital skills of regional journalists and to foster regional and national journalism networks. A series of capacity-building workshops for journalists will be organized.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $68,751
Project Title: Independent News and Commentary
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide an independent source of national news and commentary to Russian-language audiences. Online video news programs will be produced featuring analysis and commentary.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $48,940
Project Title: Independent News and Internet Television
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide an independent source of information on local developments and commentary on national-level political and social issues to Russian-speaking audiences, while connecting them to fact-based reporting on national and international events. Original reporting, analysis, and video content will be published online and through social networks as well as aggregate national and international news from a variety of reliable sources.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $77,000
Project Title: Investigative Journalism and Independent News
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the availability of quality Russian-language investigative journalism and to provide the public with an independent source of news and analysis of developments. Investigative reporting, analytical articles, and current events coverage will be published online.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $80,400
Project Title: Raising Awareness of Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide free legal representation and consultations to victims of human rights violations. Information will be collected about human rights violations and assistance will be provided to victims. Regional and international instruments for human rights protection will be utilized.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $67,110
Project Title: Video Reporting
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide an independent source of news and analysis of current events to the public. An Internet television program will cover pressing social topics in the former Soviet space.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $24,000
Project Title: Human Rights Monitoring
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise public awareness of and maintain an information and news collection network about human rights violations. A website will post regular updates on instances of civil and human rights violations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $127,084
Project Title: Supporting Democratic Reforms
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To develop a positive agenda for building a more democratic and inclusive society. Reports will be commissioned and roundtables will be organized on this topic.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $42,250
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society Activists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support democratic activists. Fellowships to activists at risk and humanitarian aid will be provided to political prisoners. Awareness will be raised about human rights issues, including politically motivated persecution against activists.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $47,380
Project Title: Protecting the Right to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To assist citizens in realizing their right to information and to improve the implementation of laws guaranteeing citizens' right to information. A series of activities will be conducted including informational campaigns to raise the awareness of the right among the legal community and the general public.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $149,930
Project Title: Supporting Interregional Human Rights Defense
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To reduce the occurrence of human rights violations and to seek recourse for victims. Legal assistance will be provided to the victims of human rights abuses and their families.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $58,480
Project Title: Resolving Social Issues
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To facilitate the discussion of approaches to addressing social issues and to foster cooperation between activists. An event dedicated to the discussion of current social issues and how to address them will be held.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $39,800
Project Title: Public Opinion Research
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To measure public opinion. Surveys on public attitudes regarding a range of issues will be conducted and published.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $44,400
Project Title: Promoting Accountability
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To expose cases of corruption among public officials at the regional and federal levels. Public records will be used to research and investigate reports of corruption and produce documentation demonstrating corrupt activities. Research will be published on the organization's website and in collaboration with local and foreign media.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $48,820
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support civic education and public dialogue. Activities will include hosting various events such as public discussions, seminars, lectures, roundtables, and trainings, and networking opportunities for civil society activists and organizations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $154,621
Project Title: Counteracting Discrimination Against Minorities
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To reduce instances of hate crimes. A series of trainings for volunteers, activists, and members of the community at large will focus on public activism and means of responding to hate crimes.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $43,211
Project Title: Promoting Civic Engagement
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To maintain an online platform to facilitate the exchange of information on local issues and to work offline to help local civil society and NGOs to organize activist campaigns and civic initiatives. Public discussion of local problems and civic activism at the neighborhood, municipal, and regional level will be encouraged.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $61,064
Project Title: Civic Education
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote democratic ideas and values. Seminars and trainings will focus on civic education and the benefits of activism to local communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,100
Project Title: Support for Independent Journalism
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the availability of quality Russian-language investigative journalism and to provide the public with an independent source of news and analysis on significant social issues. Investigative reporting and news coverage will be published online.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Information Network
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide reliable and accurate information on local events through a network of regional correspondents. Activities will include maintenance of a website with regularly updated news and information.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $120,000
Project Title: Human Rights Monitoring
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To continue its legal aid program for victims of human rights violations. Monitoring of human rights abuses will be conducted, and free legal assistance to victims will be provided.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $24,510
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enable young people and their families to protect their rights and to decrease the frequency of human rights abuses. Human rights seminars and consultations on these issues will take place.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $46,695
Project Title: Supporting Regional Independent Media
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To improve the availability of objective information. A weekly printed version of an independent newspaper and a daily online newspaper with both original reporting and posts from regional experts and journalists will be supported.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $69,300
Project Title: Human Rights Coordination
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To coordinate the activities of proponents of civil liberties and human rights. A broad range of support will assist victims of violations of the right of free assembly.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $47,040
Project Title: Democratic Film Festival
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support regional democracy-themed cultural events that will present democratic values and ideas to the public through movies, public discussions, and presentations. Young professionals will be provided an opportunity to develop their skills through participation in master-classes.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $53,135
Project Title: Monitoring Extremism
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster greater attention to the problems of extremism and xenophobia, and to promote tolerance for ethnic and religious minorities. Project activities will include monitoring and publishing reports and analyses.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $88,957
Project Title: Defending Digital Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote public engagement on Internet freedom issues and to defend citizens' rights to freedom of expression and privacy. Strategic litigation and public advocacy will be conducted on freedom of information issues.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $75,440
Project Title: Legal Defense
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To protect fundamental freedoms. Legal defense will be provided to civil society organizations, activists, and others, and strategic litigation will be pursued to oppose laws and practices that deny citizens their fundamental freedoms. Awareness of these issues will be raised and lawyers will be trained to conduct similar work.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $150,050
Project Title: Video Series
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide an independent source of national-level news and analysis of current events to the public. An online video series covering news and social topics will be produced.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,347
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To reduce the incidence of human rights violations, to strengthen compliance with international human rights standards, and to help citizens understand their rights. Legal support will be provided and informational campaigns will be conducted.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $110,008
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