Tag: Democracy

Fighting the Soviet Forces from Within: Democracy is not always a Choice, but Freedom is

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Apr. 12, “Fighting the Soviet Forces from Within: Democracy is not always a Choice, but Freedom is” Natan Sharansky, Chair, ISGAP Cosponsor: Palm Beach Synagogue Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Time: 1:00 PM EST Click here to register.

Human Rights Activist, Former Political Prisoner and Chair of ISGAP, Natan Sharansky, Makes the Case for U.S. Support of Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s Democracy Advocates

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In an opinion piece for The Washington Post titled, “Why Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s democracy advocates need Biden’s public support right now”, leading human rights activist and former political prisoner, Natan Sharansky reflects upon his own captivity and urges the incoming Joe Biden Administration and the United States Congress to take stronger action in […]

Never Alone – Prison, Politics and My People

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September 24, “Never Alone: Prison, Politics and my People” Natan Sharansky, Chair, ISGAP; 2020 Genesis Prize Laureate Professor Gil Troy, Professor of History, McGill University Chair Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director, ISGAP; Research Scholar, St. Antony’s College, Oxford Zoom Webinar Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Time: 8:00 AM Los Angeles Time – 11:00 AM […]

Never Alone – Prison, Politics and My People

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Now available on Amazon – Click here!   Watch a special event with Natan Sharansky and Professor Gil Troy, which took place on 24 September 2020! Never Alone: Prison, Politics and my People In 1977, after serving as a spokesperson for democracy and the movement for free emigration in the Soviet Union, Natan Sharansky was […]

Haras Rafiq – Part II “Liberal Secular Democracy – The Triple Threat”

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Haras Rafiq, CEO, Quilliam (Foundation), London, UK “Liberal Secular Democracy – The Triple Threat” – Part II ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute 2017 St. John’s College, Oxford, United Kingdom Thursday, July 20, 2017

Haras Rafiq, Part I – “Liberal Secular Democracy – The Triple Threat”

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Haras Rafiq – CEO, Quilliam (Foundation), London, UK “Liberal Secular Democracy – The Triple Threat” – Part I ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute 2017 St. John’s College, Oxford, United Kingdom Thursday, July 20, 2017  

US Foreign Policy and the Rise of Islamism: The Abandonment of Human Rights and Democratic Principles? A Colloquium

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Lecture: US Foreign Policy and the Rise of Islamism: The Abandonment of Human Rights and Democratic Principles? A Colloquium Speakers: Russell Berman, Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution Boaz Ganor, Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism at The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) at Herzliya and Founder […]

Boaz Shapira – “Israel Votes After Gaza, Politics as Usual?”

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Lecture: Israel Votes After Gaza, Politics as Usual? Speaker: Dr. Boaz Shapira, Senior Political Correspondent, Israeli Television Channel 1; Lecturer, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy and the Sammy Ofer School of Communication, Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya Date: January 22, 2009 Location: Institute for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS), 77 Prospect Street, Room A002 […]

Understanding the Challenge of Iran Conference – Panel 3

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Understanding the Challenge of Iran Conference – Panel 3 Date April 30, 2008 Iranian Society and “The Other” Video Professor Saeed Paivandi, Professor of Sociology at Paris-8 University – “Discrimination and Intolerance in Iranian Curriculum” Tom Parker, Executive Director of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center – “Promoting a Culture of Human Rights in Iran” […]