Author:
Kenneth Wollack
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
02/16/2012
Resource Type:
Testimony
Language:
English
Media Type:
PDF
The goal of NDI's democracy programs, said NDI President Kenneth Wollack, "is to support a transparent, democratic process that gives people the freedom to make choices." Wollack was testifying before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs at a hearing entitled "Egypt at a Crossroads." The panel heard from witnesses from the four U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations (NGO) that were raided by Egyptian authorities in December, and that have employees now banned from leaving the country and facing the possibility of trial.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/20/2011
Resource Type:
Focus Group
Language:
Arabic, English
Walter Isaacson (left to right), Atia Lawgali and Sheikh Mohammed Abu Luhoum discuss their Arab Spring experiences. (Photo by Kaveh Sardari)
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A panel of political and civic activists from North Africa and the Middle East joined NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright and Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, to discuss what’s next for the Arab Spring at an event hosted by NDI on Monday, Nov. 7.
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/07/2011
Resource Type:
Speech
Language:
English
Media Type:
PDF
Reem Obeidat, a member of the NDI observer delegation from Jordan, speaks with voters outside a polling center. Photo by Rama Haleseh, NDI program officer in Jordan.
Tunisia’s 2011 constituent assembly elections are an “extraordinary achievement,” a milestone that is especially significant coming so shortly after the country emerged from decades of authoritarian rule, NDI said in a statement on Monday.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
10/24/2011
Resource Type:
Statement
Language:
Arabic, English, French
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Bahrain's reformist Prince Salman tours the U.S. while his family continues a brutal crackdown on protesters calling for democracy. NDI's director for the Middle East and North Africa comments on the situation. "The prince is on a world tour to convince people that Bahrain is turning over a new leaf when in fact the hard-liners are conducting business-as-usual at home."
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