EU Member States Must Not Let Euro Zone Crisis Weaken Commitments to Roma
Press Release
November 8, 2011
George Soros and members of the European Parliament gathered in Brussels to encourage member states to stand firm behind an agreed blueprint for ending discrimination against the Roma and improving their educational, housing, and employment opportunities and access to quality health care.

Call for Applications: Romedia Foundation Internship
Deadline: November 30, 2011
With the support of the Open Society Roma Initiatives, the Romedia Foundation in Budapest announces a call for applications for a six-month internship beginning in January 2012.

The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
OSI-New York
November 7, 2011
 AUDIO
A panel of experts discuss The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, by Open Society Fellow Andrew Feinstein.

Revising Paul Kagame: Myth and Reality After the Genocide in Rwanda
OSI-New York
September 19, 2011
 VIDEO    AUDIO
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has been hailed as a liberator and highly principled leader. But his post-genocide record tells a different story. A distinguished panel attempts to separate myth from fact.

Helping or Hindering? How Telecom Providers Respond to Government Surveillance Requests
OSI-New York
September 15, 2011
 AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Chris Soghoian discusses how various telecom companies respond to government surveillance requests, and the different degrees to which user privacy is or isn't protected.

Who Is the Community in Community Engagement? Law Enforcement Approaches to Countering Radicalization
OSI-New York
September 12, 2011
 AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Arun Kundnani explores the potential risks and dangers of community engagement models used by U.S. law enforcement agencies in Muslim communities to combat extremism.

Asef Bayat
Asef Bayat will study unconventional forms of activism "from below," in the Arab world and beyond.

John Feffer
By interviewing contemporary witnesses, Feffer will look at lessons learned from the Soviet collapse and its aftermath.

Vanda Felbab-Brown
Felbab-Brown will study seven illicit economies to draw lessons about ways to enhance human rights and security.

Mark Gevisser
An award-winning journalist and author, Gevisser is writing a book on the rights of sexual minorities in the age of globalization.

Suki Kim
Suki Kim will tell the stories of ordinary North Koreans in the wake of tumultuous changes in the region.

Sarah Spencer
Spencer is investigating the provision of essential services to irregular migrants across Europe.

Martina Vandenberg
Vandenberg is creating a public law center to bring attorneys together with victims of trafficking.