A day after 12 people were killed in a brazen terror attack aimed at a French magazine, one publisher explains why the media in France won’t be silenced.
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People hold flowers, signs, and pens at a vigil for the victims of the terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015.
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Fighting Denial and Suspicion in France
January 23, 2015
Why Selma Matters
January 16, 2015Open Society Voices
Q&A
Parliament Debates Ending Holland’s Christmas Blackface Tradition
December 22, 2014 |The Netherlands’ annual Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) display betrays the country’s progressive reputation. Last week, the European Parliament debated retiring it once and for all.
Grantee Spotlight
A Scholarship That Follows Its Recipients Home
December 19, 2014This fall, the first Civil Society Leadership Awards scholars enrolled at universities around the U.S. with one goal: to bring new skills and ideas back to their home countries.
Healing the Wounds in Ferguson and Staten Island
December 19, 2014 |The Open Society Foundations are investing $2.9 million to support community groups working to promote law enforcement accountability and help build a national database on police behavior.
Grantee Spotlight
Can a New Book Help France Embrace Its Multicultural Side?
December 19, 2014In a country that values assimilation, D’Ailleurs et d’ici! is a rare celebration of the many ethnic and racial groups that contribute to France’s diversity.
Justice, Development Planning, and the Role of Regular People
December 18, 2014 |The move toward including justice in the UN’s post-2015 development agenda highlights the fundamental role of civil society—and regular people—in securing sustainable development.
A Win for Victims of Forced Sterilization in Namibia
December 17, 2014In a ruling that could have implications throughout Africa, Namibia’s highest court ruled that public hospitals violated the rights of five women by sterilizing them without their informed consent.
The Lasting Campaign for Black Male Achievement
December 17, 2014 |Over six years after the Open Society Foundations launched the Campaign for Black Male Achievement, the initiative is spinning off as an independent organization.
Case Watch: A Step Forward in Colombia’s Struggle for Truth
December 17, 2014 |An Inter-American Court decision addresses abuses committed by the military in the aftermath of a bloody siege at Colombia’s main court building in 1985.
Access to Justice Should Be a Development Priority
December 17, 2014Indonesia should support the inclusion of justice targets in the new set of development goals being negotiated at the UN.
Kyrgyzstan’s New Anti-Gay Law Is Even Worse than Russia’s
December 17, 2014The law criminalizes any mention of “nontraditional sexual relations”—unless it’s hate speech, which will be perfectly legal.