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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 18, 2010.

George Soros: Open Society, the Financial Crisis, and the Way Ahead
October 2009
VIDEO
Open Society Institute founder and chairman George Soros shares his latest thinking on economics and politics in a lecture series based on a lifetime of practical and philosophical reflection.

Call for Applications: Afghan Communications Scholarship
November 17, 2009
This program offers fully funded fellowships to qualified citizens of Afghanistan to complete a two year MA in communications at the University of Ottawa.

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.

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Kazakhstan: Problems with Rule of Law and Basic Freedoms Ahead of the OSCE Chairmanship
New York City
November 20, 2009
Speakers at this Open Society Institute event will discuss the trials of Yevgeniy Zhovtis and Ramazan Yesergepov, and the policy implications for Western governments as Kazakhstan approaches its year at the helm of the OSCE.

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.

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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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