Democracy

Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus has been arrested in Baku. The regime’s savage crackdown on press and opposition started long before the presidential elections of 2013.

Dossier: Brazil will host the most expensive World Cup of all time. Around 85 percent of the expenses will be funded with public money. For the first time in history, a multitude of questions are being raised about the real meaning of an international mega-event for the host population. This web dossier was designed to add relevant data regarding the guarantee of people's rights and as offer for critical perspectives about the realities on the ground.

On May 22-23 South Caucasus Regional Office organized series of events "Ukraine between Revolution and War"

(closed project) On February 2014 the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (Yerevan, Armenia) with financial support of the Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus Regional Office started implemetation of the project "Designing Democratic Public Space in Yerevan".

Article by Charles Fairbanks "Weighing What We Do for Democracy in the South Caucasus” presented at the conference "South Caucasus on the Crossroads: 10 Years of Heinrich Boell Foundation in Region"

On 5-6 June, Heinrich Boell Foundation dedicated a two-day conference to celebrate the date together with its partners from all three South Caucasian countries, as well as the representatives of Academic sphere. 

Manana Kochladze (Georgian National Platform / EaP Civil Society Forum, Tbilisi) investigates how the West is perceived and represented in the Caucasus, suggesting a rethinking in Western policies.

Lincoln Mitchell (Columbia University) examines US engagement in the South Caucasus, touching on its failure to rethink democratic policies and enable profound change.

Introduction to the Caucasian Chalk Circle: Perceptions and Approaches of the Western Engagement Panel by Walter Kaufmann, Head of Division, Eastern and Southern Europe, Heinrich Boell Foundation.