Freedom of Information Receives Major Boost in Europe Press Release April 17, 2009 The Open Society Justice Initiative applauds a decision by the European Court of Human Rights expanding the right of watchdog groups to access government information. more
OSI Forum: Changing U.S. Policy in the Middle East OSI-New York April 15, 2009 AUDIO The Open Society Institute hosted a forum on changing U.S. policy in the Middle East with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East. more
OSI Grantee Honored for New Media Excellence April 8, 2009 VerdadAbierta.com, which examines the paramilitary side of Colombia’s long civil war, was awarded the New Media prize from the prestigious Círculo de Periodistas de Bogotá (Circle of Journalists from Bogotá). more
OSI Forum: Iraq—In Search of Truth and Trust April 7, 2009 AUDIO Los Angeles Times Baghdad bureau chief Tina Susman discussed the texture of ordinary life in Iraq as well as the overall state of the surge. more
OSI Forum: Nigeria's Progress on Transparency OSI-New York April 6, 2009 AUDIO The Revenue Watch Institute, an Open Society Institute grantee, held a discussion with two leaders in Nigeria's effort to reform management of natural resource revenues. more
Op-Ed: International Criminal Court Puts President in the Dock Aryeh Neier March 24, 2009 Sudan's President Bashir may be able to avoid arrest, but the charges against him have a powerful stigmatizing effect, writes Aryeh Neier, president of the Open Society Institute. more
Rafah Crossing: Who Holds the Keys? March 2009 Israel, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas are all preventing passage between Gaza and Egypt for political reasons, according to a report issued by Gisha, an Open Society Institute grantee. more
Closed Zone VIDEO Open Society Institute grantee Gisha has created a powerful animated film about how the Gaza Strip’s 1.5 million residents experience living in a “closed zone.” more
OSI Forum: Why Russia Says No to Methadone OSI-New York April 27, 2009 Vladimir Mendelevich, a leading advocate for effective and humane drug treatment, will discuss the ban on methadone in Russia, and explore barriers to HIV prevention and treatment. more
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