Hong Kong Media Bulletin
The Hong Kong Media Bulletin was a monthly email newsletter that provided unique insight into media freedom and freedom of expression issues in…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
IFES Charles T. Manatt Democracy Awards Dinner
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Charles T. Manatt Democracy Awards honor inspirational leaders with an unwavering commitment to…
Closing Civic Space, Citizens’ Distrust and Insecurity Ahead of the Imo Election
The effective management of democratic elections is a multi-layered responsibility that is dependent on several factors and the actions of…
Keeping tabs? Perceptions of relative deprivation and political trust in Africa
What are the implications of economic inequality for trust in government and state institutions? Political trust performs important functions in…
UNCAC COSP10: civil society organizations excluded from un anti-corruption conference due to objections
Transparency International and the UNCAC Coalition strongly condemn the move by Azerbaijan and Turkey to exclude five civil society organizations…
APEC protests, erhu player jailed, academic restrictions grows
In this issue: Hong Kongers protest at APEC summit, elderly erhu player and student from Japan jailed, as media access…
Samantha Power Accepts IFES Democracy Award On Behalf of USAID DRG Officers
USAID Administrator Samantha Power accepts IFES Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award on behalf of USAID DRG Officers on June 14,…
State of Civic Space in Uganda: A Call to Action
Civic space is the physical, virtual, legal, regulatory, and policy space where people can, among other things, securely exercise their…
Building Bridges for Stronger Systems: Charting the Learning Journey
How do we practice adaptive learning and locally led development in our work? The recently concluded Building Bridges for Stronger…
Broken Links
In its most simple terms, this report shows that very few countries actually publish the most important data to counter…