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Chinese Lawmaker Affirms Commitment to Socialism 12 March 2010
ElBaradei May Challenge Mubarak in Egyptian Election 11 March 2010
Burmese Government Announces New Election Laws; Bans Aung San Suu Kyi 10 March 2010
African Internet Connections Struggle to Keep Up 10 March 2010
International Women’s Day: a Chance for Progress in the DRC 10 March 2010
UN Office of Migration and Refugee Services Receives Archbishop Romero Human Rights Award 9 March 2010
US Promotes Internet Freedom By Licensing Exports To Three Countries 9 March 2010
Singapore’s SDP Celebrates 30th Anniversary; Party Leaders Serve One Week Jail Sentence 9 March 2010
Iraqi Parliamentary Election Praised As A Step Towards Progress Despite Election Day Violence 9 March 2010
Faure Wins Togo Election 8 March 2010
Rakhmon Wins Fraudulent Tajik Elections 8 March 2010
Update on Elections in Taiwan 5 March 2010
Nigerian President Yar'Adua Returns as Jonathan Named Acting President 4 March 2010
Norma Cruz Speaks on Guatemalan Human Rights 4 March 2010
Tajikistan Parliamentary Election Deemed Fraudulent By OSCE 3 March 2010
Ukrainian Parliament Passes No Confidence Vote on PM Tymoshenko 3 March 2010
Coup Leaders Appoint Transitional Government 3 March 2010
Kiir Campaigns For Southern Presidency; South Sudan Allocated 40 More Parliamentary Seats 2 March 2010
Egyptian Civilian Blogger Faces Military Trial 2 March 2010
Colombian President Denied Third Term 2 March 2010
Global Human Rights Advocates Meet With President Obama on U.S. Human Rights Agenda 2 March 2010
Update: Ukraine President Yanukovych Sworn In 1 March 2010
Ugandan Military Restructure Raises Concerns 1 March 2010
Cuban Hunger Strike Death 25 February 2010
Military Leaders Arrested in Turkish Coup Investigations 24 February 2010
Karzai Given More Power over Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission 24 February 2010
145 Candidates Remain Banned from Iraq’s Parliamentary Election; Bombings Rock Baghdad 24 February 2010
China Introduces New Controls on Internet Use 24 February 2010
Thousands Protest Correa Government in Guayaquil 24 February 2010
Constitutional Dispute Threatens Pakistani Stability 24 February 2010
Arrest of General Fonseka Poses New Political Crisis for Sri Lanka 24 February 2010
Pro-Democracy Groups Organize Countrywide Leaflet Drop; Vietnam Sentences More Activists 23 Februay 2010
Burmese Junta Releases NLD’s Oo as Scheduled; UN Envoy Assesses Human Rights 23 February 2010
Chinchilla Elected as Costa Rica’s First Female President 23 February 2010
Military Coup Ousts Niger’s President 19 February 2010
Togo Prepares for Presidential Election 17 February 2010
Continued Political Unrest in Iran; More Activists Sentenced For Execution 17 February 2010
CCD Board Member Larry Diamond Discusses the State of Democracy in the Middle East 17 February 2010
Power Sharing Agreement Falters in Zimbabwe 17 February 2010
Ukraine Election Update: Tymoshenko Refuses To Lose 17 February 2010
Concerns Grow over Rights Abuses in DRC 17 February 2010
Gaddafi Out, Leadership of AU Rotated to Malawi 16 February 2010
Ivory Coast Elections Delayed Once More 11 February 2010
NATO-OTCS Mutual Recognition Rejected by U.S. 11 February 2010
UN Leader Hopes for Progress in Cyprus Negotiations 5 February 2010
Iraqi Court Overturns Ban on Candidates 4 February 2010
Trial Begins for Malaysian Opposition Leader 4 February 2010
POMED Recommendations for US Policy in the Middle East 3 February 2010
Concerns Grow Ahead of Ethiopian Elections 3 February 2010
Thousands of Russian Protestors Gather in Kaliningrad; Protestors Arrested in Moscow 2 February 2010
Afghanistan Parliamentary Election Postponed; Karzai States Plan For Rebuilding 2 February 2010
Chinese Democracy Activist Jailed Illegally 1 February 2010
Underground News from North Korea 1 February 2010
Sec. Clinton Speaks on Development and Democracy 1 February 2010
Iran Executes Two amid Continued Unrest 29 January 2010
Former Guatemalan President Arrested 29 January 2010
Sudanese Elections Announced for April 28 January 2010
Hong Kong Lawmakers Resign to Promote Democracy 28 January 2010
Liberian President Announces Bid for Re-Election in 201127 January 2010
Honduras Coup Officials Charged; Zelaya Exit Deal; Lobo Takes Office 27 January 2010
Activists and Bloggers Arrested in Egypt 27 January 2010
Center-Right Candidate Elected in Chile 27 January 2010
Rajapaske Wins Re-Election in Sri Lankan Presidential Election 27 January 2010
Date for Suu Kyi’s Release Announced for November 2010 26 January 2010
Instability in Madagascar as Election Nears; SADC Calls for International Community not to Recognize Results 26 January 2010
Four Democracy Activists Jailed in Vietnam 22 January 2010
Chee Soon Juan and Ghandi Ambalam Detail Experience in Singapore Prison 22 January 2010
Over 500 Candidates Banned from Iraq elections 22 January 2010
Secretary Clinton’s Speech on Internet Freedom 22 January 2010
Freedom House Releases “Freedom in the World 2010” 20 January 2010
Opposition Party Gains Ground in Taiwan Election; Brawl in Parliament 20 January 2010
Chile Joins the OECD 20 January 2010
Ukraine Presidential Election Set for Run-off 20 January 2010
Guinea Appoints Civilian Prime Minister; Camara Goes Into Exile 20 January 2010
82-year-old Dissident Tirelessly Pushes for Democratic Reform 20 January 2010
Mozambique’s Guebuza Starts Second Term, Stresses Unity 20 January 2010
Kazakhstan Assumes Chairmanship of the OSCE, Renounces Democracy as a Major Focus 19 January 2010
Mongolia Marks Over 20 Years as a Democracy 19 January 2010
Election-Related Violence Escalates as Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Nears 19 January 2010
Steady Rise in Number of Female Diplomats 15 January 2010
Democracy Activist Sentenced in Vietnam 15 January 2010
Ivo Josipovic Elected As New Croatian President 13 January 2010
Nigerian President’s Ability to Govern in Question 13 January 2010
Former Czech President Protests Liu Xiaobo Sentencing 13 January 2010
Opinion Piece on US Policy towards Tibet 13 January 2010
Accra Communiqué of the Colloquium on African Elections 13 January 2010
Burmese Journalist Sentenced to 20 Years In Prison; Junta Confirms 2010 Elections 13 January 2010
Jailed Azerbaijani Bloggers; Appeal Hearing Rescheduled 12 January 2010
US Senator Highlights Importance of New Media in Supporting Grassroots Movements 12 January 2010
International Press Community Reacts to Censorship of Somali Media 12 January 2010
America's Influence on the Developing World May Be Waning 8 January 2010
European Parliament President Calls for the Immediate Release of Alexeyeva and other Activists in Russia 4 January 2010
Critique of the International Community's Handling of the Crisis in Guinea 2 January 2010
Tensions Escalate in Iran as Both Sides Take to the Streets 30 December 2009
International Community Calls for Release of Chinese Dissident 22 December 2009
Suu Kyi Meets With Party Leaders To Discuss Restructuring; Lawyers Appeal Sentence 22 December 2009
Clinton Addresses the Role of Human Rights and Democracy in US Foreign Policy 15 December 2009
CCD Board Member Received Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 15 December 2009
Conservative Billionaire Wins Plurality in Chile's Presidential Election 14 December 2009
Politicians and Protestors Arrested in Sudan 14 December 2009
Incumbent President Declared Victory in Equatorial Guinea 12 December 2009
UNSG Ban Ki Moon Issues his Guidance Note on Democracy 11 December 2009
Thai Protestors Call for Removal of Prime Minister and Repeal of Constitution 10 December 2009
Guinean Political Unrest Continues After Coup Leader Is Shot 10 December 2009
Evo Morales Elected to Second Term 9 December 2009
Iranian Student Protests Continue Despite Government Crackdown 8 December 2009
Charges of Fraud in Romania’s Presidential Election 7 December 2009
Issues of Legitimacy Plague Long-Awaited Honduran Presidential Election 1 December 2009
South African Mercenaries Rumored To Be Training Guinean Troops 25 November 2009
Iraq’s Sunni Vice President Vetoes Proposed January Elections 24 November 2009
Kenya’s Draft Constitution Proposes Power Sharing Agreement 24 November 2009
Ethiopian Coup Plotters Sentenced 24 November 2009
Karzai Sworn in as Afghan President Despite Fraudulent Election 19 November 2009
De Facto Honduran Government Continues To Reject Zelaya 19 November 2009
EU Revisits and Recognizes Importance of Democracy Promotion and the Community of Democracies 17 November 2009
Czechs and Slovaks Celebrate 20th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution 17 November 2009
Obama’s First Presidential Trip To China 17 November 2009
Civil Society and the Community of Democracies, Remarks by Mr. LaGamma 16 November 2009
France's Attempts to Promote Democracy in Africa Fall Short 13 November 2009
Russian President Medvedev Calls for Reforms 12 November 2009
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Keynote Address at the Atlantic Council Gala Dinner 10 November 2009
Timothy Garton Ash’s Velvet Revolution: The Prospects 10 November 2009
US Officials Meet with Burma's Leaders to Discuss “Pragmatic Engagement” 5 November 2009
Paraguay Fires Military Officials Amid Coup Rumor 4 November 2009
Abdullah Drops Out of Afghan Presidential Run-Off, Karzai Declared Winner 3 November 2009
Taliban Attack Meant to Deter Presidential Run-Off, UN Workers Killed 29 October 2009
Hamas Condemns Palestinian Election Scheduled for January 2010 29 October 2009
Mozambique General Election Commences Amid Claims of Corrupt Practices 27 October 2009
Afghanistan Presidential Run-Off Scheduled for November 20 October 2009
Chinese Dissidents Censored at Frankfurt Book Fair 20 October 2009
Niger President’s Latest Unconstitutional Power Grab 20 October 2009
Burma Allows Meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and Foreign Diplomats 13 October 2009
Military State Violence Mars Pro-Democracy Protest in Guinea 8 October 2009
Jailed Vietnamese Democracy Activists Found Guilty 8 October 2009
World Forum for Democratization in Asia Meets for its Third Biennial Conference 30 September 2009
Russia’s Push for Democracy 24 September 2009
Middle East Dissidents Call for Greater U.S. Support for Democracy 24 September 2009
Update on Honduras Coup22 September 2009
Chinese Man Imprisoned for Trying to Rally Support for China Democratic Party 17 September 2009
International Community Condemns Honduras Coup17 September 2009
Claims of Fraud Persist as Afghanistan Begins Partial Recount 15 September 2009
Fraud Allegations Mar Presidential Elections in Gabon 10 September 2009
CCD Board Member Ambassador Jeremy Kinsman Writes on Future Prospects for Democratic Change in Iran 12 August 2009
World Reacts to Suu Kyi Sentence in Burma 12 August 2009
Governments Silencing and Censoring the Media in the Name of Democracy 10 August 2009
Head of Electoral Commission in Mauritania Resigns following Presidential Elections 28 July 2009
UN Democracy Fund Newsletter Features CD Lisbon Ministerial 28 July 2009
Increase in Cambodian Court Cases against Critics and Opponents 22 July 2009
Lithuania Assumes Chairmanship of CD; Pledges to Continue Partnership with Civil Society 14 July 2009
CD Convening Group Issues Declaration on Honduras 14 July 2009
Latin American/Caribbean Network for Democracy Issues Statement on Honduras 6 July 2009
Mauritania Reaches Power Sharing Agreement 1 July 2009
Ten of Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong 1 July 2009
Honduran President Ousted in Coup 1 July 2009
Millennium Challenge Corporation cuts funding to Nicaragua due to Election Concerns 18 June 2009
WSJ: President Obama's Rhetorical Shift on Democracy 9 June 2009
ISC/CD Members Hoda Chalak and Mohsen Marzouk Address Doha Forum Civil Society Meeting 9 June 2009
Malawi Re-elects President to Second Term 28 May 2009
Opposition Party Claims Victory in Mongolian Presidential Elections 27 May 2009
Political Turmoil in Nepal Threatens Recent Democratic Progress 6 May 2009
Ecuador's President Wins Re-Election in First Round of Voting 29 April 2009
Former Undersecretary of State of Democracy and Global Affairs Urges Obama Administration to Support Democracy and Human Rights through Community of Democracies 27 April 2009
U.S. Seeks Election to UN Human Rights Council 2 April 2009
Madagascar’s President Steps Down and African Union Suspends Madagascar 2 April 2009
ISC/CD Calls for Release of Human Rights Lawyer in China 4 March 2009
State Department 's 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 26 February 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Praises Indonesian Democracy 19 February 2009
Venezuelan Voters Pass Amendment to Drop Term Limits 19 February 2009
Zimbabwe to Unify their Government 4 February 2009
The Passing of Guinea’s President Leads to a Military Coup 21 January 2009
Ghana’s Presidential Runoff Election Results in Victory for Opposition 15 January 2009