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We welcome @NowrojeeOSF , who has been serving as vice president, as the new president of the Open Society Foundations. @malloch_brown will step down in June.

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We welcome @lauraabcarvalho , our first global director of Equity, who will lead our work to address structural and economic inequalities worldwide.

Open Society Names New Global Director of Equity

Open Society welcomes Laura Carvalho, a leading Brazilian progressive economist, as she becomes our first global director of Equity. From that role, she will work to address a broad range of struct...

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@RealCandaceO Hi Candace, Mr. Soros and the Open Society Foundations oppose all violence and do not pay people to protest. We lament the effort, through baseless allegations, to distract from the crisis of police brutality in Minneapolis and in too many other parts of the country.

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Russia’s war in Ukraine “breaks rules that we thought were no longer breakable,” says Open Society President Mark @malloch_brown . Learn how we have stepped up support for Ukrainians working for democracy and human rights:

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“The Earth is speaking: she tells us we have no more time.” - Txai Suruí @walela15 at #COP26

COP26: Indigenous climate activist tells delegates, 'We have no more time'

24-year-old Txai Surui from the Amazon tells leaders her friend was killed for protecting the forest.

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@realDonaldTrump President Trump: Your tweet is incorrect—Mr. Soros does not pay people to protest—and insulting to the many women making their voices heard. We support the right to protest, enshrined in the 1st Amendment, and are shocked a sitting president does not share the Founders’ view.

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Although @SteveKingIA has deleted his tweet that attempted to falsely portray our deputy chair Alexander Soros as the whistleblower, his continued attempts to intimidate and harass the whistleblower are reprehensible.

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. @SteveKingIA is circulating false information, claiming Alexander Soros, our deputy chair, is the whistleblower. He is not. Attempts to out the whistleblower violate protections put in place to help people in government root out waste, fraud, and abuse.

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Bringing her experience growing up in one of the most unequal countries and her economics expertise, our Director of #Equity @lauraabcarvalho leads our work to tackle global #inequity —especially amid the cost of living crisis. #InsideOpenSociety

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Open Society President @patrickgaspard 's letter to @facebook 's @sherylsandberg about their smear campaign against George Soros & us as reported by @nytimes : "Your methods threaten the very values underpinning our democracy."

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@therealroseanne @ChelseaClinton Hi Roseanne, Mr. Soros did not work with the Nazis. When he was a teen, he and his family resisted the Nazi occupation of Hungary: . Some more facts about him and us:

FACT CHECK: Was George Soros an SS Officer or Nazi Collaborator During World War II?

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@johnston_kelly Mr. Johnston, neither Mr. Soros nor Open Society is funding this effort. We are surprised to see a @CampbellSoupCo executive spreading false stories. We do support the historic U.S. commitment to welcoming people fleeing oppression and violence in their homelands.

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@RepMattGaetz We can save you the trouble, Congressman: Neither Mr. Soros nor Open Society are funding this effort. We do support the historic U.S. commitment to welcoming people fleeing oppression and violence in their homelands. Maybe you could investigate why they feel the need to flee.

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Ukraine does not present any military threat to Russia, which manufactured this crisis to deprive Ukraine of its right to self-determination and to undermine European security and solidarity. #StandWithUkraine

Open Society Stands with Ukraine amid Russian Invasion

The invasion is an assault on Ukrainians’ right to choose their values, alliances, and political system. The international community must stand united for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces.

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After being ousted from Google for speaking up for more ethical AI research and about the company’s diversity issues, @TimnitGebru has launched @DAIRInstitute —with our support—to ensure tech isn't rooted in racism, ableism, and gender bias.

Google fired its star AI researcher one year ago. Now she’s launching her own institute

Timnit Gebru is launching Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR) to document AI’s harms on marginalized groups

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The Taliban’s rapid gains have put many Afghan civilians—especially journalists and rights defenders—in imminent danger. Our $10 million Afghanistan emergency fund will help address their urgent humanitarian and safety needs.

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Congratulations to @nhannahjones for being one of 2021's #Time100 Most Influential People. Her @1619FSchool —a free, community-based after-school literacy program supported by us—centers the Black experience and the role race has played in U.S. history.

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Today our founder George Soros announced the Open Society University Network (OSUN) with a $1 billion endowment to better prepare students for current and future global challenges. He invites those sharing our vision to help build this unique network.

George Soros Announces Global Initiative to Transform Higher Education

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, the Open Society Foundations’ Founder and Chair announced a $1 billion gift to support critical thinking and academic freedom.

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Open Society urges an end to violent rhetoric after an explosive device was sent to our founder and chair George Soros.

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Congratulations to @Sifill_LDF of our grantee @NAACP_LDP for being named one of 2021's #Time100 Most Influential People. She has led vital progress on voting rights, stopping police violence, and dealing with systemic racial injustice in the U.S.

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George Soros: hero of our time. “I’m very proud of the enemies I have...It’s a perfect way to tell a dictator or a would-be dictator if he identifies me as an enemy,” says our founder and chair in @nytimes .

George Soros Has Enemies. He’s Fine With That. (Published 2019)

In an interview, Mr. Soros explained why he thinks the tide is turning back to “globalists” like him and what might happen in the 2020 election.

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Our founder George Soros’s firsthand experience with ethnic and political intolerance has led to a lifetime of work devoted to democracy, freedom of expression, and respect for human rights.

George Soros - Open Society Founder

Under George Soros’s leadership, we have supported individuals and organizations across the globe fighting for freedom of expression, accountable government, and societies that promote justice and...

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Ahelyett, hogy befektetne a gazdaságba, az egészségügybe és az oktatásba, Magyarország kormánya tízmilliókat költ egy civil társadalom ellenes kampányra. Ez a kampány amely propagandából, bűnbakkeresésből és félelemszításból áll példa nélküli az Európai Unióban.

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We are proud to support Ariana Grande’s effort to help organizations advocating for trans youth as well as those providing direct services. Learn more about the fund and see the list of recipient organizations:

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. @SteveKingIA is circulating false information, claiming Alexander Soros, our deputy chair, is the whistleblower. He is not. Attempts to out the whistleblower violate protections put in place to help people in government root out waste, fraud, and abuse.

Statement on Representative Steve King’s False Whistleblower Allegation

Representative Steve King is circulating false information about the whistleblower involved in the impeachment inquiry.

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Freedom of expression, assembly, association, and movement. Equal justice. Transparency. The right to health care. The right to clean water and air. People holding their governments accountable. Everyone realizing their full potential as humans. This is what we fight for.

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Adelyn and her mother moved to Colorado from Maine so that Adelyn could get access to cannabis oil that has been effective at controlling her chronic seizures.

The Link Between Drug Policy and Access to Medicines

How drug control laws keep millions of patients from getting the medicines they need.

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When media are free and democratic institutions are strong, open society flourishes. George Soros’s commitment to these ideals is what makes him so dangerous to authoritarians around the world.

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Sudan has abolished the death penalty for apostasy and banned female genital mutilation as the country liberalizes after 30 years under Omar al-Bashir.

'Thank you, our glorious revolution': activists react as Sudan ditches Islamist laws

After 30 years under Omar al-Bashir, the country has abolished several discriminatory policies and banned FGM – in what activists have called ‘great first steps’ towards liberalisation

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We're committing $25 million to the new Ukraine Democracy Fund to support Ukrainian civil society, international solidarity with Ukraine, and the dignity of those displaced and affected by the conflict. This builds on our work in the country since 1990.

Open Society Launches Fund for a Free and Democratic Ukraine

Amid Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Open Society is committing an initial $25 million to a new Ukraine Democracy Fund to support the country, aiming to grow the total fund with contributions from the...

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“Black people suffer the most from the legacy of slavery, but most Americans suffer from it to some degree.” - @nhannahjones of our grantee @1619FSchool on her new documentary series #1619Hulu

A Lasting Impact (Gift Article)

“The 1619 Project” continues to provoke national debate about race and history.

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The demonization of our founder and chair, George Soros, started as a political strategy in Hungary. It's now a defining feature of contemporary global politics and made up largely of virulent lies and wild theories. @HNSGR in @buzzfeednews :

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When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began a year ago, there was no other option for Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina than to fight for justice and freedom.

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We stand in solidarity with brave youth climate activists advocating for immediate action on the global climate crisis. George Soros and the Open Society Foundations have not funded @gretathunberg ’s work, nor is Mr. Soros her grandfather.

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We do not pay protesters. Neither does our founder George Soros. Claims that we do serve to delegitimize those who are exercising their Constitutionally-protected right to protest peacefully and petition their government for redress of grievances.

No, George Soros and his foundations do not pay people to protest

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has been accused for years of directly funding and even orchestrating protests.

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The vilification of our founder and chair, George Soros, has been pushed "from the dark corners of the internet and talk radio to the very center of the political debate." via @NYTimes

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Our statement on the death of George Floyd

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Since George Soros began his philanthropy in 1979, we've been working to advance freedom, justice and human rights worldwide.

History of the Open Society Foundations

Since George Soros began his philanthropy in 1979, we've been working to advance freedom, justice and human rights worldwide.

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Slavery in the United States did not end in 1865, it evolved. #SlaveryEvolved http://t.co/3hVGmX9BVd via @eji_org http://t.co/5fb8UcXyRr

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" @Facebook employed a Republican opposition-research firm to discredit activist protesters, in part by linking them to the liberal financier George Soros." Why did FB pay to lie about our founder? Neither we nor Mr. Soros pay or direct people to protest.

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The government of Turkey is launching a bogus sham trial in order to intimidate critics and silence dissent. This travesty of justice is an attack on freedom itself. #GeziPark16

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For indigenous communities in Colombia, coca is nothing to be ashamed of and is part of a deeply held culture and tradition. It's time for policy to reflect that. Learn more:

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George Soros does not fund #Antifa . But he is opposed to fascism. We do fund groups working for racial justice in the United States.

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President Lula’s election in Brazil is a watershed moment in the fight against authoritarian populism in Latin America. #Brazil ’s renewed commitment to democracy raises the stakes for our own work to support democracies to deliver inclusive political, economic, & social progress.

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With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s election, we can now begin the hard work to repair the damage done to the rule of law and to the norms and values that have guided the republic from the start.

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George Soros, our founder and chair, has invested the majority of his wealth in promoting democracy and accountability for over three decades. @BBCRadio4 's @alittl looks at the harmful conspiracy theories against Mr. Soros and us.

BBC Radio 4 - George Soros and His Enemies

Allan Little examines George Soros's global mission and why some people react against it.

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We will invest more than $100 million over the next five years to strengthen a range of feminist-led movements and increase their leadership across a broad range of sectors from politics, the private sector, to civil society and government. #ActForEqual

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Congratulations to Open Society President @PatrickGaspard for being honored with the @NAACP 's prestigious Spingarn Medal in recognition of his lifelong commitment to equality and civil rights! Watch and read his full acceptance speech:

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"His contributions to campaigns to end police brutality, improve access to affordable health care, and increase dignity for working families is unparalleled." - @DerrickNAACP Our President @patrickgaspard will receive @NAACP 's prestigious Spingarn Medal:

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"If you really have principles that you believe in, then you have to fight for them—win or lose." Our founder and chair George Soros on @npratc :

George Soros: Open Societies Are Under Threat

The billionaire philanthropist and liberal champion says the wealthy and powerful in government worldwide are posing a danger to the societal freedoms of "inclusive democracies."

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George Soros has transferred the bulk of his wealth to his Open Society Foundations. via @WSJ

George Soros Transfers $18 Billion to His Foundation, Creating an Instant Giant

The 87-year-old pioneer of hedge-fund investing has transferred the bulk of his fortune to Open Society Foundations, which vaults it into the big leagues. Soros Fund Management is expected to show a...

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For decades, our founder George Soros and we at Open Society have supported the movement against systemic racism. Today, we build on this history by announcing $220 million to build power in Black communities and promote bold new anti-racist policies.

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Climate justice is critical to the future of open societies. To lead our work in this vital area, @YDagnet will take on the newly created role of director of Climate Justice.

Open Society Names Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice

The Open Society Foundations announced today that Yamide Dagnet will take on the newly created role of director for Climate Justice, leading efforts to strengthen the Foundations’ commitment to...

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We’re proud to honor and celebrate the recipients of the Open Society #JusticeRisingAwards —16 visionary Black leaders whose courage, creativity, and tenacity has advanced racial justice and equality in the U.S.

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There’s a lot of lies about our founder and chair George Soros out there. Here’s the truth about the top five most pernicious myths about him.

Perspective | Five myths about George Soros

He’s not actually plotting a revolution or paying people to protest.

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For 50 years, the "war on drugs" has held science back. Enough is enough. #CND61

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Authoritarians regularly use disasters and crises to tighten their grip on power and crack down on rights and liberties. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Open Society President @PatrickGaspard in @ProSyn :

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We seek activists aged 18–25 with their own human rights project in underserved U.S. communities. Apply by Jan 10:

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Decriminalization—the removal of criminal penalties for buying and selling sex—is key to protecting sex workers from abuse and exploitation, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Speaking freely. Holding up a protest sign. Voting. Or maybe just choosing who we want to dance with. To autocrats like Putin, that makes us the enemy. So let’s #BeTheEnemy . Learn more:

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George Soros has taken firsthand experience with ethnic and political intolerance to build the Open Society Foundations and a lifetime of work devoted to democratic governance, freedom of expression, and respect for individual rights.

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Our founder and chair George Soros has received the Ridenhour Courage Prize for being “a penetrating thinker, creative philanthropist, and visionary whose four decades of courageous commitment to a just and open society are unparalleled."

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Our investment of more than $130 million to counter the COVID-19 pandemic seeks fair access to treatment and care; helps low-income, informal, and gig workers; protects refugees and migrants; and fights against authoritarian power grabs.

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Actually, George Soros spent more than $5 million to provide free breakfasts for tens of thousands of elementary school kids in Hungary. Insects were not on the menu:

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While we applaud the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, America will never know true equality until structural racism is eradicated.

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On this #HolocaustMemorialDay , we must never forget what can happen when the politics of exclusion and hatred are left unchecked. Two Roma survivors of the “Forgotten Holocaust” tell their stories:

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Our founder George Soros recently turned 92 years old. His firsthand experience with ethnic and political intolerance has led to a lifetime of work devoted to democracy, freedom of expression, and respect for human rights.

George Soros - Open Society Founder

Under George Soros’s leadership, we have supported individuals and organizations across the globe fighting for freedom of expression, accountable government, and societies that promote justice and...

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“Torture only breeds more crime and more terrorism.” –Juan Mendez #TortureFreeWorld

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The algorithm “was prone to fast-tracking applicants from predominantly white countries and sorting people from other nations into a longer and more onerous review process.” @JCWI_UK & our grantee @foxglovelegal filed the complaint that took this down.

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Happy holidays from the Open Society Foundations! We're looking forward to another year of working together towards a freer, more tolerant, and more democratic world.

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Why the space for civic engagement is shrinking:

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Governments worldwide are using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to roll back basic rights and have failed to respond to its challenges, as @AgnesCallamard of our grantee @Amnesty explains.

‘World leaders have failed’: Q&A with Amnesty’s Agnes Callamard

Al Jazeera speaks to Amnesty’s new secretary general about the state of human rights amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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"The US prison system, now home to over 2 million Americans, runs like an economy unto itself." via @thenation

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Congratulations to the 2021 Soros Equality Fellows, whose projects range from documenting the U.S. caregiving crisis to establishing a think tank for Black women in the U.S. and Brazil to protecting sacred Indigenous sites at the U.S.–Mexico border.

2021 Soros Equality Fellows

Meet the Open Society Foundations 2021 Soros Equality Fellows, a diverse group of filmmakers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, policy experts, authors, and organizers, whose work inspires advances in racial...

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Nobody should be denied a COVID-19 vaccine because of where they live or how much they make. #PeoplesVaccine

Uniting Behind A People’s Vaccine Against COVID-19

When a safe and effective vaccine against #COVID19 is developed, it must be made available to ALL people, in ALL countries — free of…

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We call on the international community to condemn recent raids by Israeli armed forces on the offices of internationally respected Palestinian civil society groups, including our grantee @alhaq_org , a leading human rights organization. #StandWithThe6

Condemning Israel’s Attack on Palestinian Civil Society

Open Society calls on the international community to condemn Israel’s raids on Palestinian civil society groups and increase pressure on Israel to remove the illegal designation of Al-Haq and five...

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“Hamas must be demilitarized, neutralized as a military force,” Open Society President @malloch_brown tells @BBCNewsnight . The only durable solution is a political one that guarantees the safety, dignity, and rights of Israelis and Palestinians.

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After Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001, its drug fatalities fell to one of the lowest levels in Europe. Learn more about its example and the benefits of decriminalizing drug use: #SupportDontPunish

Drug Policy in Portugal: The Benefits of Decriminalizing Drug Use

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What happened after Portugal decriminalized all drugs

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A Kurdish Yezidi soldier. Many women now fighting in her "Sun Force Battalion'" were abducted by ISIS 2 years ago.

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Sex workers should have the same right to safe working environments as all other workers.

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"Continued criminalization of sex work and sex workers is a form of violence by governments and contributes to the high level of stigma and discrimination." - @drtlaleng in @teenvogue

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“It's easy to think, now that we have our human rights, they will be there forever. They cannot be taken away. But they're like the air you breathe. You don't think about it until you are gasping for your last breath." - @raad_zeid in @nytimes

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Israeli forces have raided, damaged, and closed the offices of six Palestinian civil society organizations, including our grantee @alhaq_org —a leading human rights organization. #StandWithThe6

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🚨We call on the international community to immediately intervene to protect the six designated organisations, whose finances & assets risk being confiscated, & their staff members, directly targeted, arbitrarily arrested & imprisoned. #StandWithThe6

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“Quiet Skies” is disquieting. In this new @TSA program, federal air marshals follow the movements and behavior of ordinary U.S. citizens not suspected of a crime or on any terrorist watch list as they fly domestically. via @janawinter @BostonGlobe

In 'Quiet Skies' program, TSA is tracking regular travelers like terrorists in secret surveillance

Air marshals are conducting a new domestic surveillance program, tracking people as they fly and move through airports. It might be illegal.

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In Nigeria, people can spend months or even years in pretrial detention—even on minor charges. Now, a team of volunteer lawyers is delivering free legal aid to detainees to counter this with our support.

Criminal Justice Reform in Nigeria Marches On

A team of Nigerian lawyers is delivering free legal aid to detainees within 48 hours of their arrest. Here’s how their initiative could help keep nonviolent offenders out of jail.

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George Soros, our founder and chair, is “a philanthropist taking a resolute political stand, helping local organizations that don’t fear fighting the enemies of an open society, whether internal or external.” via @haaretzcom

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Inspired and led by brave women, #Iranian people have courageously taken to the streets to demand freedom and an end to government repression. The protests are inspiring in their scope and diversity across ethnicity, religion, age, & socioeconomic status.

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During the past five days since the death of #Mahsa_Amini , protests broke out in 114 cities across 29 provinces. In 69 cities, 94 protests took place. In 18 universities, the students of held protests over #MahsaAmini 's death. #Iran #IranianProtests #Mahsa_Amini #مهسا_امینی

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The forgotten history of #RomaniResistance against the Nazis during the Holocaust

Why Do So Few People Know the Epic Stories of Romani Resistance?

The Day of Romani Resistance in Europe reveals a hidden history of a stereotyped people.

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A new foreign policy think tank in DC—with funding from our founder George Soros and Charles Koch—will promote diplomacy and restraint over threats, sanctions, and bombing. via @BostonGlobe

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From hateful campaigns against “gender ideology” to insidious attacks on women’s right to choose, authoritarian foes of open society have tried to repress and silence women:

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade, which protected the right to abortion, is an assault on women’s rights, human rights, and democracy worldwide. We and our partners will continue to fight for reproductive rights.

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Culture and art remind us that there are other, better possible worlds—and inspire us to make them a reality. Learn more about the part art can play in countering authoritarianism:

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The UN says there is “credible evidence” Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's murder. The Trump administration still hasn't told the truth about what it knows. It should publicly disclose reports related to Khashoggi's murder.

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Sex workers should have the same right to protections as all other workers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sex workers are falling through the cracks in coronavirus assistance programs around the world

"Very few governments are actually taking positive steps to ensure the inclusion of sex workers in emergency steps that they are taking," one advocate said.

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We welcome today’s news that Thailand’s parliament passed a landmark marriage equality bill, paving the way for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.

Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage...

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A new film about our founder George Soros's life, career, and philanthropy shows his immeasurable impact—from his first philanthropic efforts in apartheid South Africa to the building of democratic societies in Eastern Europe to our current global scope.

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Only 57% of young people aged 18-35 hold faith in democracy. Our new #OpenSocietyBarometer —one of the largest polls ever on human rights and democracy—reveals the concerns of people across 30 countries, from climate change to rising inequality.

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“Too often, in this country, black people’s lives are cut short and not given the space and air to fully blossom and live. We are never allowed to just exist, to just let us breathe.” - @rshabazz of our grantee @ColorOfChange

We Can’t Breathe: COVID-19 and Police Injustice Are Suffocating Black People

Today, May 29, would have marked the 30th birthday of Erica Garner, who passed away over two years ago. Some speculated that her death was because of inadequate healthcare, while others attributed...

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George Soros has taken firsthand experience with ethnic and political intolerance to build the Open Society Foundations and a lifetime of work devoted to democratic governance, freedom of expression, and respect for individual rights.

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In his new book "Drug Use for Grown Ups," @drcarlhart argues that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal. Tomorrow at 5pm EDT, join him and our @OSFKasia for a conversation on his research and personal experience:

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Our founder George Soros’s firsthand experience with ethnic and political intolerance has led to a lifetime of work devoted to democracy, freedom of expression, and respect for human rights.

George Soros - Open Society Founder

Under George Soros’s leadership, we have supported individuals and organizations across the globe fighting for freedom of expression, accountable government, and societies that promote justice and...

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Sex workers should have the same right to safe working environments as all other workers.

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