Celebrating International Women's Day - March 2010
Ukraine Parlimentary Elections Second Round - February 2010
Ukraine Election Observation Mission January 2010
2009 Women's Democracy Network Dinner & Conference
Freedom Dinner - October 2009
Democracy Video Challenge Launch Event - September 2009
Afghanistan Presidential & Provincial Council Elections - August 2009
IRI President Visits Pakistan & Afghanistan - June 2009
IRI Hosts Foreign Panel - September 2008
2008 Women's Democracy Network Dinner & Conference
Kenya's National Elections - December 2007
Freedom Award Ceremony - November 2007
Ukraine Election Observation - October 2007
IRI's Candidate Training Schools Help Prepare Jordanian Candidates for Elections - Spring/Summer 2007
IRI Celebrates 25th Anniversary of President Reagan's Westminster Speech - June 2007
Nigeria Election Observation - April 2007
IRI Hosts Belarusian Democratic Leaders - March 2007
Women's Democracy Network Celebrates 1st Anniversary - March 2007
IRI Trains Europe's Future Leaders - December 2006
Women's Democracy Network Holds Africa Regional Conference - December 2006
IRI President & Executive Vice President Travel to Pakistan & Iraq - November 2006
Congressman Kolbe Discusses Immigration Reform at IRI Events in Europe - October 2006
Freedom Dinner - September 2006
IRI Board Member Dr. Jeane Kirkpatrick visits Nicaragua - April 2006
Senator McCain Addresses Transatlantic Issues at IRI Event in Europe - April 2006
Ukraine Parliamentary Elections - March 2006
Iraq National Assembly Election - December 2005
IRI Launches Women's Democracy Network - March 2006
Presidential Election in Afghanistan - October 2004
Liberia Election Observation - October 2005
Somaliland Election Observation - September 2005
Afghanistan Parliamentary Elections - September 2005
Presidential Election in the Kyrgyz Republic - July 2005
Freedom Dinner Honoring President George W. Bush - May 2005
Iraq Election Observation - January 2005
Orange Revolution - December 2004
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Activities-2009-WDN-dinner/1.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">Pictured left to right: IRI President Lorne Craner, IRI Executive Vice President Judy Van Rest<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>with the 2009 Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award winners Professor Homayra Haqmal of Afghanistan and Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX-12) and IRI Board Member Gahl Hodges Burt.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>The award was given during the International Women’s Day Conference and honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of women in politics and civil society.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-August/1.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">IRI’s Women’s Democracy Network <span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>hosts a country chapter meeting in Albania.</span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-July/1.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">A participant speaks out during a meeting in Somaliland.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>IRI works closely with the Somaliland Marginalized Advocacy Group to increase political space for historically marginalized groups in Somaliland.</span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-April/1.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">Scott Mastic, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa division at IRI, presents the IRI Democracy’s Hero Award to Mrs. Sherry Rehman in Islamabad, Pakistan.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>Mrs. Rehman is a former Federal Information Minister and Member of the National Assembly representing the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The award highlights her achievements in advocating for democratic reforms in Pakistan. Mrs. Rehman worked closely with IRI to improve the PPP’s ability to run issue-based campaigns in the run-up to the February 2008 parliamentary and presidential elections.</span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-March/1.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">A participant casts a mock vote in a party agent training held in Surabaya, East Java.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span>The training discussed roles and rights of party agents, vote casting and vote counting procedures for Indonesia’s 2009 parliamentary elections.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2009-February/1.jpg "<p><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">Citizens march to raise awareness about the need for health facilities for people with disabilities in the Kaliro district of Uganda.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"> </span></span></p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2008-January/1.jpg "<p>Participants listen as Dumitru Diacov, MP and Chair of the Moldovan Democratic Party, gives the opening speech at IRI's ÒMerging and Strategic Planning Seminar"" in Chisinau, Moldova. The seminar, given to members of the women's organizations of the Social Liberal and Democratic parties, focused on a number of issues including the role of a united women's organization in the 2009 parliamentary elections.</p>")
![](http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/gallery/Monthly-2007-May/1.jpg "<p>"Loretta Rosales (fourth from bottom right), a parliamentarian from the Philippines, leads a training session on leadership skills for women in government at IRI's ÒWomen Defining PoliticsÓ conference in Sri Lanka. The two-day conference brought together participants from throughout Sri Lanka to discuss how to increase women's participation in politics. </p>")
