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Open Society Institute Responds to Charges Against Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh
Press Release
November 26, 2009
The Open Society Institute is deeply dismayed by the charges of spying announced this week in Iran against Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, an internationally respected scholar who is an American citizen. These charges are entirely without merit.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal’s Achievements Threatened by Political Interference
Press Release
November 23, 2009
An Open Society Justice Initiative report calls on the UN and the court’s donors to ensure the Cambodian government does not attempt to interfere with judicial or prosecutorial decisions.

Combatting Violence Against Women in Southern Africa
OSI-New York
November 9, 2009
 VIDEO    AUDIO
Cosponsored by the Open Society Institute and WITNESS, this discussion examines the role of the Southern African Development Community in ending violence against women in the region.

OSI-Baltimore Announces New Community Fellows
Press Release
November 9, 2009
Eight extraordinary social visionaries have been selected as Baltimore Community Fellows.

George Soros: Open Society, the Financial Crisis, and the Way Ahead
October 2009
 VIDEO  
Open Society Institute founder and chairman George Soros shares his latest thinking on economics and politics in a lecture series based on a lifetime of practical and philosophical reflection.

Georgia, One Year Later: Where Has the Aid Money Gone?
OSI-New York
October 20, 2009
 AUDIO
This Open Society Institute forum analyzes the effectiveness and transparency of foreign aid disbursed to Georgia since the country's crisis with Russia.

OSI Statement on the Sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh
October 20, 2009
The Open Society Institute is dismayed by the unjust imprisonment and draconian sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh. We call for his immediate release.

Transitional Justice and Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
OSI-New York
September 28, 2009
 AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Jonny Steinberg discusses transitional justice in Liberia and the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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What Does It Mean to Be Stateless?
October 2009
 INTERACTIVE  
Globally 15 million people are denied citizenship. The Open Society Institute presents a few of their stories—and ways that you can help.

Is America Really Post-Racial? A Screening of "New Muslim Cool"
Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2010
Featuring an interactive spoken word performance, film screening, and panel discussion, this event will examine the emerging worldview of a new generation of Americans.

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Moving Walls 16
 VIDEO    SLIDESHOW  
This OSI photo exhibition is dominated by themes of conflict and its aftermath, including the effects of U.S. military engagement on Afghan and Iraqi people and returning American soldiers, revolution in Nepal, postwar Liberia, and—on a different note—Chinese investment in Africa.

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Open Society News: Eastern Europe—Where Do Open Societies Stand 20 Years Later?
Fall 2009
The stories in this issue of Open Society News serve as reminders of the frenetic energy and excitement that filled people as communism in Europe fell apart.

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