Democracy Digest » Search Results » Naga http://www.demdigest.net/blog News and analysis on democracy assistance and promotion Thu, 23 May 2013 21:23:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ethnic conflicts one of three threats to the ‘Burmese Spring’ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2013/02/ethnic-conflicts-one-of-three-threats-to-the-burmese-spring/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2013/02/ethnic-conflicts-one-of-three-threats-to-the-burmese-spring/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:37:46 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=18958 Burma’s government today held talks with senior commanders of the rebel Kachin Independence Army in an effort to end a violent ethnic conflict that threatens to undermine the country’s reform process.

“The KIA is fighting for autonomy for Kachin state …

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The initiative follows this week’s postponement of the trial …

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/11/egypts-ngos-nervous-on-the-nile/feed/ 0 A win for Egypt’s ‘deep state’? Mubarak holdovers dominate cabinet of rivals http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/08/egypts-deep-state-mubarak-holdovers-dominate-cabinet-of-rivals/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/08/egypts-deep-state-mubarak-holdovers-dominate-cabinet-of-rivals/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:09:40 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=16396 Egypt’s Islamist president swore in his cabinet yesterday, including five members of his Muslim Brotherhood and prompting criticism that the group had again reneged on promises to form an inclusive government of national unity.

“Their actions don’t match their words,” …

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/08/egypts-deep-state-mubarak-holdovers-dominate-cabinet-of-rivals/feed/ 0 Architect of Egypt’s NGO crackdown bows out http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/07/architect-of-egypts-ngo-crackdown-bows-out/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/07/architect-of-egypts-ngo-crackdown-bows-out/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:55:53 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=16295 The architect of Egypt’s crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy non-governmental groups – and a leading holdover of Hosni Mubarak’s regime – will not serve in the new cabinet, reports suggest:

Faiza Abou el-Naga, who had coordinated foreign aid …

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/07/architect-of-egypts-ngo-crackdown-bows-out/feed/ 0 Monarchs ‘trump aid for Arab spring nations’? http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/07/monarchs-trump-aid-for-arab-spring-nations/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/07/monarchs-trump-aid-for-arab-spring-nations/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:40:48 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=16195 While the West’s democracies are failing to live up to commitments to aid Arab transitions to democracy, the Gulf’s monarchies are channeling funds to maintain the status quo.

In May 2011, the G8’s Deauville summit in France generated promises of…

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/07/monarchs-trump-aid-for-arab-spring-nations/feed/ 0 Former U.S. envoy to Egypt calls for ‘time out’ in funding democracy NGOs http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/06/ex-envoy-to-egypt-calls-for-time-out-in-funding-democracy-ngos/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/06/ex-envoy-to-egypt-calls-for-time-out-in-funding-democracy-ngos/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:10:40 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=15774  

A former U.S. envoy to Cairo today called for a “time out” in funding for pro-democracy non-governmental groups supporting Egypt’s transition.

Funding for Egyptian civil society groups is “unwise” during a time of political upheaval, former diplomat Frank G. …

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/06/ex-envoy-to-egypt-calls-for-time-out-in-funding-democracy-ngos/feed/ 0 US-based democracy activist arrested as Egypt NGO prosecution continues http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/06/us-based-democracy-activist-arrested-as-egypt-ngo-prosecution-continues/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/06/us-based-democracy-activist-arrested-as-egypt-ngo-prosecution-continues/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:10:17 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=15740 Egyptian authorities today arrested an Egyptian-American democracy activist upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport.

The detention of Sherif Mansour (left), a former Freedom House program officer for the Middle East and North Africa, comes a day before the renewal …

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/06/us-based-democracy-activist-arrested-as-egypt-ngo-prosecution-continues/feed/ 0 Revolution, citizenship and democracy in transitional Arab states http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/05/revolution-citizenship-and-democracy-in-transitional-arab-states/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/05/revolution-citizenship-and-democracy-in-transitional-arab-states/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 20:14:29 +0000 Michael Allen http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=15181 The Arab awakening has yet to produce a genuine revolution, writes Hussein Ibish in this guest blog, and it is unlikely to do so unless political actors embrace a more liberal, inclusive concept of citizenship. While the region’s Islamists may …

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/05/revolution-citizenship-and-democracy-in-transitional-arab-states/feed/ 0 Civil society groups are the new spies, says Egypt official, as UN warns NGO curbs undermine transition http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/04/civil-society-groups-are-the-new-spies-says-egypt-official-as-un-warns-ngo-curbs-undermine-transition/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/04/civil-society-groups-are-the-new-spies-says-egypt-official-as-un-warns-ngo-curbs-undermine-transition/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:41:49 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=15065 Foreign-funded civil society groups are engaged in a new form of espionage against Egypt, says a government official.

“Naturally, some of these organizations threaten the national sovereignty through infiltrating the fabric of the Egyptian society, and implementing different agendas on …

]]> http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/04/civil-society-groups-are-the-new-spies-says-egypt-official-as-un-warns-ngo-curbs-undermine-transition/feed/ 0 Gulf NGO closures ‘ring alarm bell’ for Arab democracy http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/03/gulf-ngo-closures-ring-alarm-bell-for-arab-democracy/ http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2012/03/gulf-ngo-closures-ring-alarm-bell-for-arab-democracy/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:41:28 +0000 Demdigest http://www.demdigest.net/blog/?p=14733 “Possibly emboldened by Washington’s recent decision to approve military aid to Egypt without conditions on improving human rights,” National Journal reports, the United Arab Emirates has shut down the Dubai office of the National Democratic Institute.

UAE authorities yesterday …

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