OSI-Supported Film About Hurricane Katrina Earns Oscar Nod
January 29, 2009
Trouble the Water, a documentary film co-directed and co-produced by OSI fellow Tia Lessin, has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. more

OSI Katrina Media Fellows' Film to Air on PBS
January 29, 2009
As part of a series of programming celebrating Black History Month, PBS stations nationwide will air Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, a film written and directed by OSI Katrina Media Fellows. more

Open Society Justice Initiative Launches Website Documenting First-Ever International Criminal Court Trial
January 26, 2009
LubangaTrial.org will cover the legal proceedings against Thomas Lubanga, a former leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo accused of using child soldiers to fuel that country’s brutal conflict.  more

Central European University Announces New Leader
January 15, 2009
Central European University, a prominent center for advanced research and policy analysis founded by George Soros in 1991, named John Shattuck its next president and rector. more

Former World Leaders Rally for Burma’s Political Prisoners, Call for UN Action
December 3, 2008
The Soros foundations network partnered with the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights and Freedom and others to garner presidential signatures calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners currently being held by Burma’s junta. more

Over $450,000 in Baltimore Community Fellowships Awarded to Eight City Residents to Work with Underserved Groups
Press Release
November 10, 2008
Projects include promoting Native American awareness, a women’s empowerment center, advocacy for transgender people, fitness training for at-risk youth, and outreach to women with HIV/AIDS.  more