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Georgia, One Year Later: Where Has the Aid Money Gone?
OSI-New York
October 20, 2009
AUDIO
This Open Society Institute forum analyzes the effectiveness and transparency of foreign aid disbursed to Georgia since the country's crisis with Russia.

Forced Labor in Burma
OSI-New York
May 4, 2009
AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Richard Horsey discussed the International Labor Organization�s successful efforts to persuade the government of Burma to amend some of its harsh labor policies.

Call for Proposals: Central Eurasia Project
October 22, 2009
The Central Eurasia Project invites letters of inquiry from organizations active in the areas of labor migration, electricity and hydropower governance, and social, economic, and human rights. The deadline is January 25, 2010.

Moving Walls 16
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This OSI photo exhibition is dominated by themes of conflict and its aftermath, including the effects of U.S. military engagement on Afghan and Iraqi people and returning American soldiers, revolution in Nepal, postwar Liberia, and—on a different note—Chinese investment in Africa.

OSI Statement on the Appeals Court Decision on Evgeniy Zhovtis
October 20, 2009
The Open Society Institute is deeply discouraged by the decision of the Kazakhstani appeals court to uphold the sentence of Evgeniy Zhovtis, a noted human rights defender.

OSI Documentary Photography Project Announces 2009 Production Grant Winners
October 16, 2009
The grant supports photographers in documenting a social justice or human rights issue in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

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How to Engage Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Burma
OSI-New York
October 28, 2009
At this Open Society Fellowship Program event, three distinguished speakers address how the international community can promote peace and human rights in Burma.

The Political Impact of New Media in the Middle East�A Conversation with "Abu Aardvark"
OSI-New York
April 21, 2009
AUDIO
Influential blogger Marc Lynch discussed how new media technologies have reshaped political communications throughout the Middle East.

The Future of News
OSI-New York
March 16, 2009
AUDIO
Paul Steiger of ProPublica discussed new business models for reporting, their strengths and weaknesses, and what it takes to produce high-quality journalism.

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ScholarForum: Education
Fall 2009, Issue 12
The Fall 2009 issue of ScholarForum, the journal of the Open Society Institute Scholarship Programs, looks at education and Southeast Asia.

Why We Need a Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice
September 2009
The Open Society Justice Initiative is launching a Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice to promote alternatives to pretrial detention, expand access to legal aid services, and deploy paralegals to intervene earlier in the criminal justice process.

Fellows Program: Training the Next Generation of Human Rights Advocates
September 2009
This brochure covers the Open Society Justice Initiative's human rights fellowship program.

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