On the first part of this page are articles in which NDI's work has been noted in the press. Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to reproduce the articles in full. Where possible, we have linked to the articles online. If a link to material of interest does not appear, it may be found by searching the archives of the orginal site. (Note that this is not always a free service, as in the case of The New York Times on the Web.)

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Selected Articles 2005

December 20, 2005
"In the End, a Painful Choice"
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/19/AR2005121901787.html
David Finkel

December 19, 2005
"A Struggle for Peace in a Place Where Fighting Never Ends"
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/18/AR2005121801070.html
David Finkel

December 19, 2005
"Conduct Code to Guide Election Monitors"
Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20051218-105903-2808r.htm
Anupama Narayanswamy

December 18, 2005
"U.S. Ideals Meet Reality in Yemen"
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/17/AR2005121701237.html
David Finkel

December 8, 2005
"In Iraq, Signs of Political Evolution"
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/07/AR2005120702511.html
Jonathan Finer

November 23, 2005
"Sirleaf-Johnson to Become Liberia's President"
VOA News
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-11-23-voa7.cfm?renderforprint=1
Deborah Block

November 11, 2005
"Elections Free, Fair, Transparent - Says International Consensus"
Liberian Daily Observer
http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/printpage.php/aid/599/elections_free,_fair,_transparent.htm
Cheechiay Jablasone

November 1, 2005
"Mixed Signals from Observers on Conduct of Zanzibar Poll"
IRIN News
http://www.irinnews.org/print.asp?ReportID=49876

November 1, 2005
"Unity Party Says Weah Unwilling to Debate Sirleaf in Liberia's Presidential Runoff"
All Africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200511010001.html

October 29, 2005
"Youth Power in Liberia: From Bullets to Ballots"
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/29/international/africa/29liberia.html?ex=1288238400&en=b851bc14d8946864&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
Lydia Polgreen

October 27, 2005
"Standards for International Electoral Observation Endorsed at UN"
UN News Service
http://www.un.org/apps/news/printnews.asp?nid=16392

October 19, 2005
"Many Liberian Women See the Ballot Box as a Step Up"
New York Times
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70717F73E5B0C7A8DDDA90994DD404482&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fLiberia
Lydia Polgreen

October 10, 2005
"D-Day Tomorrow"
All Africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200510100593.html

September 24, 2005
"Community, Police Partnership Pushed for Safer Communities"
Philippine Information Agency
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p050924.htm&no=9

September 18, 2005
"Strange Bedfellows in Afghanistan"
Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/09/18/strange_bedfellows_in_afghanistan/ Fotini Christia

September 11, 2005
"Azerbaijan's Democratic Transition"
Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050910-110432-3349r.htm
Hafiz Pashayev

August 31, 2005
"Afghans Hope Election Offers Healing for Decades of Strife"
Knight Ridder Newspaper
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/world/12524887.htm
Jonathan S. Landay

August 26, 2005
"Monitoring Plans Undeterred"
Al-Ahram Weekly
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/print/2005/757/eg7.htm

August 22, 2005
"Afghanistan: Policies in Short Supply as Election Campaigning Begins"
IRIN News
http://www.irinnews.org/print.asp?reportid=48631

July 13, 2005
"Azerbaijan: West Maintaining Strong Pressure for Democratic Ballot"
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
http://www.rferl.org/features/features_Article.aspx?m=07&y=2005&id=2DDD2753-76F1-449C-96A1-C05483654EFD
Antoine Blua

July 4, 2005
"US Ex-Secretary of State Albright in Kosovo for 3-Day Visit"
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20050704_001105,00.html

July 4, 2005
"Regional Workshop on Transparency and Accountability in Yemen"
Yemen Times
http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=856&p=front&a=1

July 1, 2005
"Muslim Women Undergo Training"
The Analyst (Liberia)
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200507010742.html

May 17, 2005
"DPR Civic Info Fair: Tsunami Relief Revisited"
Indonesia Relief
http://www.indonesia-relief.org/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=20&artid=950

May 2, 2005
"Civic Fair Held to Strengthen Indonesia Tsunami Reconstruction"
Indonesia Relief
http://www.indonesia-Relief.org/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=19&artid=830

April 11, 2005
"US Body Organizes Training for Political Parties"
Guardian
http://209.183.227.156/ipp/guardian/2005/04/11/36845.html
Prosper Makene and Nicco Gilliad

April 1, 2005
"Empowering Democracies"
Business Monthly - American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
http://www.amcham.org.eg/publications/BusinessMonthly/April%2005/inperson.asp
Réhab El-Bakry

March 28, 2005
"Regional Conference on Women Held in Amman"
Jordan News Agency (Petra)
http://www.petra.gov.jo/nepras/2005/Mar/28/24576200.htm

March 17, 2005
"NDI Director Highlights Importance of Women in Elections"
Angola Press Agency
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200503170560.html

March 2, 2005
"Politicians and NGOs Address Electoral Code"
The Messenger
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/0813_march_2_2005/news_0813_2.htm
Anna Arzanova

February 22, 2005
"NDI Holds One Day Seminar"
Concord Times (Freetown)
http://allafrica.com/stories/200502220638.html
Michael Bockarie

February 17, 2005
"Responsible Aid to the Maldives"
Minivan News
http://www.minivannews.com/news/news.php?id=313
Mohamed Nasheed

February 10, 2005
"Only Democracy can Defeat the Maoists"
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/09/opinion/ednepal.html
Mark Feierstein & John Moreira

February 8, 2005
"Hope on the Rise Against all Despots"
The Daily Democrat
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/Stories/0,1413,136~32742~2699391,00.html
Jim Nielsen

January 31, 2005
"Foreign Observers, Watching From Safe Distance, Approve"
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/31/international/middleeast/31observers.html
Hassan M. Fattah

January 31, 2005
"Shays is Eyewitness to Historic Balloting"
The Stamford Advocate
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-nor.shays3jan31,0,2982647.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines
Joy L. Woodson

January 29, 2005
"Iraq Braces for Vote"
CanWest News Service
http://www.canada.com/regina/leaderpost/news/story.html?id=0a6f1d94-c411-42bf-a515-efe62c4a0dda
Mathew Fisher

January 26, 2005
"Coaching Iraq's New Candidates Discreetly"
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36582-2005Jan25.html
Karl Vick & Robin Wright

January 18, 2005
"Congresswoman Recaps Role in Palestinian Election"
UCSB Daily Nexus
http://www.ucsbdailynexus.com/news/2005/8663.html
Lulwa Bordcosh

January 14, 2005
"Window of Opportunity"
Center for American Progress
http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=292094
Mara Rudman

January 10, 2005
"Ramalah/Lagumdzija: Palestinian People Biggest Winner at the Elections"
FENA News
http://www.fena.ba/uk/vijest.html?fena_id=FSA216277&rubika=ES

January 7, 2005
"Election Monitors Set High Standards"
Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20050107-125920-5642r.htm
Joshua Mitnick


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