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OSI Fellow's Book Documents Continued Impact of Hurricane Katrina
August 15, 2008
Still Here: Stories After Katrina by photographer Joseph Rodríguez documents the ongoing expressions of hope, perseverance, and suffering in communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. more

Another Victory for Free Speech and Public Health
August 8, 2008
In a case brought by the Alliance for Open Society International and Pathfinder International, a federal judge has extended free speech protection to a broad range of groups working to combat the AIDS epidemic. more

Report Issues Stinging Indictment of News Censorship, Abuse of Public Money, Across Latin America
Press Release
August 11, 2008
Rampant government interference with press freedom threatens editorial independence and access to unbiased news in seven Latin American countries, according to a report coproduced by the Open Society Justice Initiative. more

Thousands Rally in Mexico City and Call for Human Rights Protections in Global AIDS Response
Press Release
August 7, 2008
Thousands of AIDS activists gathered today for the first ever international rally for human rights and HIV/AIDS, a key event of the XVII International AIDS Conference. more

Legal Experts Assail Harmful Trends in HIV Laws
Press Release
August 6, 2008
A wave of misguided legislation is threatening to undermine global anti-AIDS efforts, according to legal experts at the 2008 International AIDS Conference. more

Superheroes Raise Awareness of Lifesaving Medicines for Drug Users
August 3, 2008
OSI has launched a campaign, "Where's the Methadone?" to raise awareness about the lack of access to lifesaving drug-addiction treatments. more

OSI Forum: Black Male Achievement—What Needs to Be Done
OSI-New York
July 24, 2008
 AUDIO
The OSI Campaign for Black Male Achievement hosted a discussion to shine a light on the organizations and leaders focusing on solutions to the crisis in America facing black men and boys.  more

Op-Ed: Serbia's Arresting Development
Laura Silber
July 23, 2008
The nation takes a step into the future with the apprehension of Radovan Karadzic, writes OSI's Laura Silber in the L.A. Timesmore

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Publications

The Price of Silence: The Growing Threat of Soft Censorship in Latin America
August 2008
This report, coproduced by OSI, examines a growing trend in Latin America: behind-the-scenes government interference with media freedom and editorial independence. more

Soros Foundations Network 2007 Annual Report
A comprehensive look at OSI's 2007 efforts on issues ranging from human rights, to access to education, to freedom of information, to public health.  more

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Multimedia

OSI Forum: Women of Liberia—Fighting for Peace
OSI-New York
July 22, 2008
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OSI and Amnesty International held a film screening and panel discussion of Women of Liberia: Fighting for Peace, a documentary by Academy Award–winner Jonathan Stack.  more

Moving Walls 14
 SLIDESHOW  
The photographers in this OSI exhibition document issues including the devastating consequences of oil production in Nigeria, survivors of sex-trafficking in Moldova, the effect of rapid modernization on Turkey’s national psyche, the continued impact of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the aftermath of rape and genocide in Rwanda.  more

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events

OSI Forum: Photography as Advocacy—A Half Century of Oil and Misery in the Niger Delta
OSI-New York
September 23, 2008
OSI and the Revenue Watch Institute host a discussion of oil in the Niger Delta and the use of photography in advocating for social change.  more

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