Friday, January 23, 2009

Democracy Digest

This website might be of interest to some of you.

It is not without it's biases, coming from the National Endowment for Democracy, but they offer this digest with a range of articles. Their receht issue includes:

Inside most recent Issue:

NGO related news
Screws tighten on Russia’s NGOs
Enough says enough - time for regime change in Zimbabwe
Next step for Iraq’s fledgling democracy
Defend civil society, urges eminent persons group
Ethiopia’s NGO law - disabling by design
Eurasian autocrats turn against free media
Somali journalist, NED associate, killed
Zimbabwe: jailed activists prompt concern, solidarity
Resources

and:

“An Ethical Framework for ‘Strategically Vital” Democracy Assistance?
“Egypt’s Bloggers and Labor Activists Make Common Cause
Turkish Democracy Triumphs - Narrowly - Over Judicial Coup?
Islamist Parties: Bona Fide Democrats?
Democracy Deficit Fails to Benefit Arab Democrats
China’s ‘Bifurcated Authoritarianism‘ a Challenge to Freedom Agenda
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai’s Leadership Questioned
Venezuela: Chavistas ‘Losing momentum’


See also this short article on 'civil society' causing backlash in Asia.

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