Advocates Take on Failures of U.S. Criminal Justice System
Press Release
March 3, 2008
The Open Society Institute has awarded 18 fellows over $1 million to reform indigent defense, reduce juvenile incarceration, and improve prison conditions. more

Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidyar Network, and Google.org Launch Small to Medium Enterprise Investment Company for India
Press Release
February 19, 2008
The Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidyar Network, and Google.org have created an investment company to create job opportunities and spur economic participation for a larger segment of the population in India. more

Moscow AIDS Conference Blocks Drug Treatment Patients, Groups Charge
Press Release
February 14, 2008
In advance of an AIDS conference in Moscow, nearly 90 health and human rights groups from 27 countries petitioned a top health official to allow drug treatment patients to enter Russia with their medications.  more

News Site Offers In-Depth Coverage of Landmark Armenian Election
Press Release
February 13, 2008
EurasiaNet, an OSI-supported news website, launched a special feature providing detailed information on the candidates and main issues connected with the February balloting in Armenia. more

Book by OSI Fellow Receives National Award for Excellence
February 7, 2008
Angela J. Davis's Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor has received an Association of American Publishers Award for Excellence in the "Law and Legal Studies" category. more

OSI Documentary Photography Project Announces Distribution Grant Winners
February 6, 2008
OSI has announced the recipients of an award for photographers who have completed a significant project on social justice or human rights issues. more

OSI-Supported Film Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize
January 27, 2008
Trouble the Water, a documentary film by OSI grantee Tia Lessin, was selected for top honors at the Sundance Film Festival.  more

Teachers, Students, Web Gurus, and Foundations Launch Campaign to Transform Education, Call for Free, Adaptable Learning Materials Online
Press Release
January 22, 2008
The OSI-supported Cape Town Open Education Declaration is part of a dynamic effort to make learning and teaching materials available to everyone online, regardless of income or geographic location. more