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Participants: Dr. April Alley senior Arabian Peninsula analyst, International Crisis Group; Ali Saif Hassan (invited), director of the Political Development Forum in Sanaa; and Les Campbell, NDI's regional director for Middle East and North Africa

Location: U.S. Institute of Peace. 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037

Time: Thursday, May 12, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: RSVP here - http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1644752499 Please contact Jeremy Moore at 202-429-1976 or jmoore@usip.org with any general questions about this event.

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and CSIS Africa Program present:

Election Preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

With:

Reverend Daniel Mulunda-Nyanga
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)
Democratic Republic of Congo

Barrie Freeman
Deputy Regional Director, Central and West Africa
National Democratic Institute (NDI)

Daniel Laurent
Program Officer, Central Africa
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
Additional Speakers TBD

Moderated by:

Jennifer Cooke
Director, CSIS Africa Program

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) cordially invites you to the following discussion

Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission Report:
A Response from the Kyrgyz Government

With

RAVSHANBEK SABIROV
Member of Parliament, Ata Meken Party
Head of Delegation

MIRA KARYBAEVA
Head of the Department of Ethnic and Religious Policy and Interaction
Office of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic

ERKINBEK MAMYROV
Head of the Department of Legal Provision
Office of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic

DMITRY KABAK
Independent Human Rights Expert and Activist

Moderated by

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) held a briefing on local elections and political instability in Albania on Wednesday, June 1.

Wednesday, June 1, 12-1:30 p.m.

National Democratic Institute

2030 M St., NW, Fifth Floor

Washington, DC

Presentation by:

Nasim Firdaus

Executive Director of the Bangladesh Alliance for Women Leadership

Armenia faces major challenges surrounding democratic development, rule of law, media freedom, corruption, and other human rights issues. What is the impact of international relationships and the Nagorny Karabakh conflict on Armenian politics and society?