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California Prison Ruling: What Happens Now?
Maria Archuleta
May 27, 2011
 BLOG
Sherrilyn Ifill, professor of law at the University of Maryland and board chair of U.S. Programs at the Open Society Foundations, breaks down the implications of the Supreme Court ruling forcing California to reduce the extreme overcrowding of its prisons.
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Sri Lanka: Why the Silence?
Alison Cole
May 27, 2011
BLOG
It is time for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to move forward in his commitment to justice and accountability over the 2009 atrocities in Sri Lanka.
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Lost in Translation
Robert Basch
May 26, 2011
BLOG
 VIDEO
While corruption and cronyism are rampant throughout the Czech Republic, the concept of whistleblowing has been difficult to promote.
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Poland Steps Toward Drug Policy Reform
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
May 26, 2011
BLOG
Ahead of a visit from Barack Obama, Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has signed an amendment to his country's drug law.
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Reduced Prison Populations Can Mean Better Public Safety
Marc Mauer
May 25, 2011
BLOG
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on California prisons provides policymakers with the opportunity to correct misguided sentencing policies and, in the process, to produce more effective public safety outcomes.
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Through a Web Darkly: Does the Internet Spread Democracy or Ignorance?
London, England
May 27, 2011
This event, featuring former Open Society Fellow Evgeny Morozov, will attempt to distinguish the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the interaction between new media and politics.
Maria in No Man's Land (Marķa en tierra de nadie)
OSI-Washington, D.C.
May 31, 2011
This film, which documents the dangerous journey faced by Central American migrants traversing Mexico in an attempt to reach to the United States, will be followed by a discussion with one of its producers.
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