January 27, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Freedom after the Freedom Agenda: Freedom in the World 2009. A discussion of the findings from Freedom in the World 2009, Freedom House’s annual survey of political rights and civil liberties …
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‘Disciplined’ defenders of Burma’s dissidents lauded
The Thai military’s brutal treatment of the Rohingya ‘boat people’ highlights the risks refugees are prepared to run to escape Burma’s military regime. Human rights group claim the Thai army and navy has detained and beaten up to 1,000 members …
January 21, 2009
in Corruption, Democracy Assistance, Democracy Promotion, Global, Labor/labor unions
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Obama’s inaugural speech, personal history suggest consistent, but nuanced support for democracy assistance
“To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history,” said President Barack Obama yesterday, while offering to “extend a hand if you …
Screws tighten on Russia’s NGOs
Russian civil society faces the likelihood of tighter constraints on their finances. A decree from the authorities is dues later this month, says Daria Miloslavskaya, a Moscow-based program director at the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law. But some activists …
Enough says enough – time for regime change in Zimbabwe
Reports suggest that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is returning to Zimbabwe for yet more talks with Robert Mugabe. But, with the prospects of the ZANU-PF leader ceding power remote, and democracy activists facing arrest and torture, the international community …
Obama’s foreign policy challenge to the EU?
The news that the United Nations has selected Iran to chair the UN Development Program, responsible for promoting good governance and ending poverty, suggests that the world’s democracies still face the challenge of growing authoritarian influence within international institutions…
Putin’s patronage takes a hit as economy nose-dives
With oil prices now hovering below $30 dollars per barrel, the potentially profound political ramifications are becoming apparent to Russia’s political elite, with finger-pointing between rival factions starting to test the durability of the Putin-Medvedev “tandemocracy”. New legislation curbing …