Violent protests rocked Bosnia-Herzegovina in early February—the worst since the war ended in 1996. They started in the industrial city of Tuzla—hit by sudden job losses over factory closures—and quickly spread to the capital, Sarajevo, as well as other cities. Thousands of people demonstrated against government inaction over longstanding—and growing—levels of unemployment, corruption and poverty. According to the World Bank, youth unemployment nearly tops 60 percent.

Former colleagues, family members, friends and supporters of the late Geraldine Ferraro gathered in Washington, D.C., Feb. 4 for a screening of a new documentary about the woman who made history when she became the first female vice presidential candidate nominated by a major U.S. political party.

NDI honored Gene Eidenberg, a longtime friend and member of its Board of Directors for nearly a quarter century, at a memorial event held Feb. 1 at the Decatur House in Washington, DC. He died in December.

“Gene had a deep and abiding commitment to democracy and to democratic politics – that people everywhere deserved a political voice no less than food and shelter,” said NDI President Kenneth Wollack, one of a number of speakers who reflected on different aspects of Mr. Eidenberg’s life.

Hong Kong citizens have never had the opportunity to directly elect their city's chief executive.

While Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, calls for “universal suffrage” as its “ultimate aim,” the head of government and numerous legislators have not been directly elected by citizens for the last 16 years.