Recognizing Profound and Urgent Threats to Democracy, the Open Society Institute Charts New Direction for Its Work in the United States
Press Release
June 12, 2008
Building on a ten year commitment of more than $800 million to advance democracy and progressive reform in the United States, OSI launches groundbreaking new initiatives.  more

Open Society Institute Launches Campaign to Promote Black Men and Boys' Achievement
Press Release
June 12, 2008
OSI announces a new campaign to address the exclusion of African American men and boys from the economic and political mainstream in the United States.  more

Europe Must End Violence Against the Roma
Emma Bonino, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Andre Wilkens
June 4, 2008
Europe must find an effective approach to end racist violence against the Roma people once and for all, writes OSI-Brussels Director Andre Wilkens in this Financial Times article. more

Uganda AIDS Implementers Must Address Human Rights
Press Release
May 28, 2008
The HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting in Uganda must address the widespread human rights abuses and lack of legal services fueling the country’s HIV epidemic, according to a new report released by the Open Society Initiative for East Africa and OSI’s Law and Health Initiative. more

KatrinaMedia.org Wins Webby Award
May 6, 2008
Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster was named the best nonprofit website of the year in the 12th Annual Webby Awards.  more

OSI Grantee Honored for Courageous Refugee Work
May 2, 2008
Gistam Sakaeva, project officer at the Chechen NGO Reliance, an OSI grantee, was awarded the prestigious Voices of Courage award by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. more