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The Global Far Right Hates George Soros. It’s Because Our Foundation Stands Up To Tyrants.

July 22, 2018

I was not watching the news conference in Helsinki on Monday, when Vladimir Putin mendaciously sought to smear George Soros, the founder of the philanthropic organization I direct, by comparing his many decades of human rights work to the dirty election meddling of Russia’s spy networks.
Instead, I was…

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Political prisoners in Armenia: a public discussion

July 18, 2018

In the light of new political developments in Armenia, the judiciary has obtained an unprecedented opportunity to reinstate its independence and administer justice in the politically sensitive cases involving opposition representatives and civic activists. On this occasion, on May 29, 2018, the Open Society Foundations – Armenia organized a public discussion,…

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Armenia’s Democratic Awakening Is a Warning to Authoritarians Everywhere

June 18, 2018

What just happened in my country is likely making autocrats around the world nervous.

I have worked on democracy programs in Armenia for 20 years. But even I was surprised that so many of my fellow citizens took to the streets to…

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Pursuing positive change through empowering the civil society

March 15, 2018

On February 27, 2018, the Open Society Foundations – Armenia organised a press conference to inaugurate the project, Pursuing positive change through empowering the civil society. The foundation is going to implement the project with two partners, the Institute of Public Policy NGO…

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George Soros, Remarks delivered at the World Economic Forum

February 21, 2018

George Soros
Remarks delivered at the World Economic Forum
Davos, Switzerland
January 25, 2018

The current moment in history

Good evening. It has become something of an annual…

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