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Open Society Documentary Photography Project Announces Moving Walls 19 Photographers
July 12, 2011
The exhibition recognizes the brave and difficult work that photographers undertake globally in their documentation of complex social and political issues.

Call for Proposals: Peer Learning, Exchange and Cooperation for Think Tanks
Deadline: September 30, 2011
The Think Tank Fund and the East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program of the Open Society Foundations invite grant proposals for bilateral partnerships between think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe/former Soviet Union and Southeast Asia, and between think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe/former Soviet Union and Latin America.

Joint Statement on Burma’s Political Prisoners
June 17, 2011
The Open Society Foundations has joined with other organizations to ask the EU to strengthen its call to the Burmese regime to immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners.

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Through a Web Darkly: Does the Internet Spread Democracy or Ignorance?
London, England
May 27, 2011
 AUDIO
This event, featuring former Open Society Fellow Evgeny Morozov, looks at the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the interaction between new media and politics.

Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission Report
OSI-New York
May 26, 2011
 AUDIO
This Open Society Foundations event discusses the findings of the Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission Report with representatives from the Kyrgyz government, international agencies, and civil society.

The Philanthropy of George Soros: Building Open Societies
May 12, 2011
 VIDEO    AUDIO
This conversation with George Soros covers topics including the roots of his philanthropic philosophy, lessons learned, and the future of the work of the Open Society Foundations.

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Keeping Pakistan's Floods in the News
Natalia Tariq
July 12, 2011
 BLOG    VIDEO  
Last summer floods engulfed one-fifth of Pakistan, affecting almost 20 million people. The Open Society Foundations are working to keep this issue in the news—both in and outside of Pakistan.

Conspiracy Theories and the Need for Transparency in Pakistan
Faisal Bari
July 12, 2011
 BLOG  
If the Pakistani state is going to keep hiding the truth, it is up to society to strengthen institutions dealing with information sharing, accountability, and transparency.

Are Mobile Phones Bridging the Digital Divide or Deepening It?
Brett Davidson
July 7, 2011
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The rise of cell phones in the developing world has led many to proclaim the digital divide a thing of the past. In reality, advances in technology are creating new kinds of inequities.

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