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By Michael Allen on January 20, 2010
Authoritarian regimes have deliberately targeted and intensified attacks against human rights and democracy advocates over the past year, according to the annual review of Human Rights Watch. [read full story]
Posted in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Blogs, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Human rights, Kenya, National Endowment for Democracy, Regions, Sri Lanka, authoritarianism, democracy, democracy promotion, democracy support, dissidents | Tagged Afghanistan, authoritarian, azerbaijan, burundi, china, democracy, Democratic Republic of the Congo, dissidents, Egypt, ethiopia, human rights watch, Kenya, National Endowment for Democracy, NGOs, non-governmental organizations, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, turkmenistan, uzbekistan |
By Michael Allen on July 23, 2009
An Azerbaijani court today rejected a complaint filed by jailed bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada about mistreatment by police. The hearing, held behind closed doors, concerned Milli and Hajizada’s detention after they filed a complaint against two assailants.
The bloggers were attacked and arrested after a youth group, Ol, posted a video in which a [read full story]
Posted in Azerbaijan, Blogs, Eurasia, Human rights, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, authoritarianism, media | Tagged Adnan Hajizada, azerbaijan, Emin Milli, Ilham Aliyev, National Endowment for Democracy, Ol, youth group, Youth Rights’ Protection Movement |
By Michael Allen on July 2, 2009
Azerbaijan’s civil society has won at least a temporary victory in blocking proposed amendments to the NGO and media laws that many feared would close political space and harden the Caspian state’s purportedly soft authoritarianism.
The final draft dropped controversial provisions that significantly impeded foreign funding, required NGOs to disclose members; personal details, and prescribed harsh [read full story]
Posted in Azerbaijan, Backlash, Democracy assistance, Eurasia, Human rights, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, authoritarianism | Tagged authoritarianism, azerbaijan, civil society, Civil Society Defense Committee, media laws, Media Rights Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, NGO law, soft authoritarianism |
By Michael Allen on June 19, 2009
Azerbaijan’s parliament, the Milli Mejlis, has postponed discussion of the proposed amendments to the NGO and media laws scheduled for today. Officials claimed that the deferral was due to lack of but democracy activists insist it was, in the words of one activist “clearly a political move” in response to “strong international and local resistance.”
Some [read full story]
Posted in Azerbaijan, Backlash, Eurasia, NGOs/Civil society, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, media | Tagged authoritarianism, azerbaijan, democracy, NGOs |
By Michael Allen on June 18, 2009
An extra-ordinary session of Azerbaijan’s parliament convenes tomorrow to consider proposed legislation on non-governmental organizations and the media which critics believe will seriously undermine rights to freedom of expression and freedom of association. The debate takes place just 10 days after the proposed amendments were made public, giving critics little chance to mobilize or comment [read full story]
Posted in Azerbaijan, Democracy assistance, Eurasia, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, media, promoting democracy | Tagged azerbaijan, Civil Society Defense Committee, Council of Europe, freedom of association, freedom of expression, Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Leyla Yunus, media, Media Rights Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, non-governmental organizations, Peace and Democracy Institute, soft authoritarianism |
By Michael Allen on April 15, 2009
Authoritarian hybrid regimes present particular challenges to democracy assistance groups, a recent meeting at the National Endowment for Democracy heard. The arch of historical development no longer appears to be on a democratic trajectory as the post-communist optimism assumed by the transition paradigm and given further momentum by the color revolutions has dissipated.
A case in [read full story]
Posted in Azerbaijan, Backlash, Democracy assistance, Eurasia, Human rights, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, economic crisis, foreign policy, media, promoting democracy | Tagged authoritarianism, azerbaijan, Democracy assistance, democracy promotion, GONGOs, National Endowment for Democracy, NGOs/Civil society, Obama administration's foreign policy, promoting democracy |
By Michael Allen on February 13, 2009
Authoritarian regimes have become adept at creating government-organized NGOs as a “tool of choice for undemocratic governments to manage their domestic politics while appearing democratic.” Part of a concerted backlash against bona fide democratic actors, GONGOs also deflect attention and resources from genuine democratic actors, creating a misleading impression of a healthy civil society.
It [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Eurasia, Human rights, authoritarianism, media | Tagged authoritarianism, azerbaijan, Backlash, Eurasia, Human rights, media, obama |
By Michael Allen on January 26, 2009
The Azerbaijani government has postponed the trial of human rights activist Leyla Yunus, head of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, a grantee of the National Endowment for Democracy. Human rights groups have called for the authorities to abandon a libel case against Yunus who is accused of “insulting” the interior ministry and causing “moral [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Eurasia, Human rights, NGOs/Civil society, authoritarianism | Tagged azerbaijan, Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leyla Yunus |
By Michael Allen on October 14, 2008
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev appears set for re-election in tomorrow’s poll which is being boycotted by opposition groups. They contend that the electoral process is rigged as a result of flawed procedures, media bias, and the harassment and imprisonment of opposition figures.
“The government has not taken the necessary measures to create a democratic, political environment,” says [read full story]
Posted in Elections, Eurasia, Human rights, NGOs/Civil society, Regions | Tagged azerbaijan, Elections, Human rights, NGOs/Civil society |
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