Working for Democracy in October 2017 SHARE Tweet Share Tuesday, October 31, 2017 News from the National Democratic Institute At the annual NDI Democracy Dinner, StopFake.org, the Oxford Internet Institute and Rappler were honored for their work to protect democracy by combating disinformation. Featured Stories Democracy stories from around the world on NDI.org The global threat of disinformation to democracy hits home at NDI's 2017 Democracy Award Dinner NDI's Madeleine Albright and Sandra Pepera discuss violence against women in politics on PBS's "To The Contrary" New emerging technology improves citizen engagement with governments Kyrgyzstan live-stream reaches thousands of young citizens eager to participate in political life NDI partners with Eastern African regional organizations to support democratic principles Liberia's first round of elections were peaceful and the polls were generally well-conducted NDI's international mission observed Georgia's local elections Staff Insights From DemocracyWorks, a blog written by NDI staff members Disinformation: A new challenge to democracy or more of the same? Roma integrate in one Slovak town and everyone benefits Adolescent girls and young women use their voices to turn up the volume on women's political engagement Shining a light on violence against women within political parties NDI in the News Check out what people are saying about NDI The New York Times | Ex-Soccer Star and Vice President Lead in Liberia Presidential Vote Radio Free Europe | Georgian Dream Candidates Elected Mayors In Tbilisi, Three Other Cities, Preliminary Results Show The Economist | Cambodia's government asks the courts to abolish the opposition Support NDI Help support democracy worldwide by donating today. Donate Who We Are Where We Work What We Do Not a subscriber? Join us! National Democratic Institute 455 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 View as webpage Unsubscribe from receiving this newsletter {domain.address} Media contact Jerry Hartz Director of Government Relations and Communications 1 (202) 728-5500Email Jerry » About This Resource Author: National Democratic Institute Publisher: National Democratic Institute