Cuba’s communist authorities will release 52 political prisoners, Catholic officials in Havana have disclosed, the largest release of imprisoned dissidents in decades.
As previewed in yesterday’s Democracy Digest, the release of the pro-democracy activists arrested in the 2003 Black …
Indonesia’s radical jihadi movement appears moribund after a series of police crackdowns and a failed attempt to provoke a holy war, The New York Times reports, citing a new report by the International Crisis Group.
“Groups advocating the …
With elections due in the fall, Moldova’s NGOs are poised to play a critical role in the country’s democratic transition, writes Bobbie Jo Traut:
NGOs were actively involved in monitoring both the April and July elections, and they …
Aside from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech, another highlight of the meeting of the Community of Democracies was the presentation of the Bronislaw Geremek Award for promoting democracy to Father Jose Conrado, one of the most critical and …
As a second dissident hunger striker faces death, speculation is growing that Cuba’s communist authorities may release or transfer several political prisoners.
In an unprecedented report, the Communist Party’s official newspaper reported that Guillermo Farinas (above) has developed a …
Dmitri Medvedev’s purported efforts to modernize Russia’s sclerotic, resource-dependent economy and encourage innovation is constrained by the elite’s obsession with control, writes Samuel Charap, associate director for Russia and Eurasia at the Center for American Progress:
Just as managed …
Four years after its first democratic elections in over 40 years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “has taken an unmistakable turn towards autocratic rule” that threatens to destabilize the entire region, writes Joshua Marks, program officer for …
National Endowment for Democracy
Program Officer, Eurasia
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a congressionally funded, private, nonprofit grant making organization that works to support freedom around the world, seeks a Program Officer for its Eurasia section. The …
Wednesday, July 7, 2010- 3 p.m. “Mexican Elections”
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is holding a discussion on “Mexican Elections” with George Grayson, professor of government at the College of William and Mary. The event will take …
Following up on her well-received speech to the Community of Democracies, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has used her trip to the southern Caucasus to support freedom of expression, highlighting the case of two dissident bloggers jailed in Azerbaijan.
“President …