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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

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For information about OSI’s U.S. Programs, OSI’s work outside the United States, and the Soros foundations network :

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publications

Open Society Institute: 2007 Selected Stories
December 2007
This brochure features selected stories about the efforts of OSI grantees, as well as larger themes and policies OSI is engaged in strengthening.  more

Soros Foundations Network 2006 Annual Report
This comprehensive survey focuses on the stories of people helped by OSI’s work on issues ranging from human rights, to access to education, to freedom of information, to public health.  more

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About OSI and the Soros Foundations Network
The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation based in New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in more than 50 countries. more

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