By Web on February 23, 2010
Wednesday, February 24 – Saturday, February 27 – “Voices from Afghanistan” Exhibit – Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE – On February 24, a new exhibit at the Library of Congress will display some of the thousands of hand-painted scrolls and letters received by Radio Azadi, RFE/RL’s popular Afghan radio station. [read full story]
Posted in Afghanistan, Democracy assistance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elections, Failed states, Fragile States, Haiti, Human rights, Iraq, Islam and democracy, Islam/politics, Kenya, Labour/labor unions, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Regions, Transparency, Women, authoritarianism, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratic reform, democratization, dissidents, engagement, foreign policy, freedom of expression, governance, media, promoting democracy, protests, rule of law, solidarity | Tagged and Google, Broadcasting in UN Blue, Center for International Media Assistance, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, china, counter-extremism, Democracy & Democracy Promotion, Democracy Promotion in the Muslim World, democratic governance, Geneva Summit for Human Rights, International Labour Organization, Iraqi Elections, Islam and Religious Freedom, Lech Walesa, National Endowment for Democracy, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, Rethinking Human Development, Role of the U.S. in Encouraging Pro-Democracy Movements, Tariq Ramadan, the Internet, Vaclav Havel, Violence against Women, Voices from Afghanistan, Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa |
By Michael Allen on November 6, 2009
The exiled Iranian dissident and philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo has been awarded the 2009 Peace Prize by Spain’s Association for the United Nations. The award recognizes his intellectual contribution to advancing non-violence both as philosophy and political strategy.
“I feel like it means I’m on the right path after fighting, struggling, and teaching non-violence for nearly 30 [read full story]
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By Michael Allen on June 29, 2009
June 30. Losing Trust: Understanding Popular Disaffection with India’s Politicians featuring Dr. Ronojoy Sen, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow; moderated by Dr. Marc Plattner, National Endowment for Democracy.
12:00 noon–2:00 p.m. (Lunch served 12:00–12:30 p.m.) National Endowment for Democracy, 1025 F. Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004. Telephone: 202-378-9675 RSVP (acceptances only) with name and affiliation to [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Asia, Cuba, Democracy assistance, Elections, Failed states, Human rights, India, Iran, Islam/politics, Latin America and the Carribean, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Nicaragua, Russia, Venezuela, authoritarianism, corruption, democracy promotion, dictatorships, dissidents, economic crisis, foreign policy, promoting democracy | Tagged Building Democracy in Resource-Rich Countries, campaign finance, Ekaterina Osipova, Gilbert Maoundonodji, Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking in Russia, International Forum for Democratic Studies, Iranian Presidential Elections, Islamism and “Indigenismo, Joseph Siegle, Journal of Democracy, National Endowment for Democracy, Popular Disaffection with India’s Politicians, populism, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowships, ” vs. Democracy |
By Michael Allen on June 15, 2009
June 16, 2009. 3 p.m. – The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) Africa Program. “Kenya: Is Political Reform Possible?” Panellists: Kenyan parliamentarians Martha Karua and Paul Muite; and Makau Mutua, University of Buffalo Law School. CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level, Washington, D.C. Further details – Andrew Schwartz, 202-775-3242, aschwartz@csis.org; http://www.csis.org [read full story]
Posted in Africa, Asia, Backlash, China, Cuba, Cuba, Democracy assistance, Elections, Events, Human rights, Indonesia, Iran, Islam/politics, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Russia, Soft power, Women, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, dictatorships, dissidents, promoting democracy | Tagged Center for Strategic and International Studies', Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Dagestan, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Elena Milashina, Freedom House, Grassroots Politics and Cuba's Communist Party, Iranian Elections, Kenya, National Endowment for Democracy, Online Discourse in the Arab World, political Islam, political reform, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, Reporters Without Borders, Saad Ibrahim, State of Global Internet Freedom, Stoning of Soraya M, Successful Extraction of Alberto Fujimori, U.S.-Cuba Policy, U.S.-Russian Relations |
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