Committing to Peace in Uganda: Historic National P...
On October 25, 2024, IRI held the first-ever National Peace Pledge Summit in Kampala, Uganda that brought together over 500…
Hong Kong’s Sentencing of Pro-Democracy Leaders: A...
On November 19, 2024, 45 pro-democracy activists were punished as examples of the tight grip the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
Talk to Me! IRI’s Civic Education Programming in T...
On a small island off Australia’s northern coast, 1.3 million Timorese citizens continue to build a vibrant democratic society, working…
WDN Member Profile: Silvia Rita Souza
Silvia Rita Souza is the Executive Director of WDN Brazil, where she has trained over 2,000 women in leadership skills…
Enabling Pro-Democracy Parties to Resist Democrati...
The world is currently experiencing a global wave of democratic erosion, with the number of democratizing countries plummeting to the…
Georgia Election Watch
On October 26, Georgians will head to the polls to vote in the tenth parliamentary elections held since the country’s…
Equipping Newly-Elected Deputies and Staff of the ...
Newly elected legislators often encounter a steep learning curve when it comes to understanding their legislature’s processes and their own…
Election Watch: Moldova
On October 20, Moldovans will head to the polls to elect their next president in a race between incumbent president…
Election Watch: Mongolia
What are the issues? On October 11, Mongolians head to the polls for nationwide local elections. This latest round of…
IRI Welcomes Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Dafn...
The newly confirmed Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor offered thoughts on how and why America should advance…
Democracy in Action: IRI Observes Critical Electio...
2024 is the year of the election with 99 countries and potentially 1.8 billion people heading to the polls. Free…
Driving Democracy Forward: Insights from the 2024 ...
The 2024 Generation Democracy Global Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, brought together over 62 young leaders, experts, activists, and policymakers from…