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Azar Nafisi was recently interviewed by Britt Peterson in Foreign Policy, where he discussed Iranian civil society: “a forgotten civil society”. Read more

The Economist recently published a brief article on the Chinese government and nascent civil society: “a work in progress”. Read more

The Technology for Transparency Network, an NGO, is tracking protests in Syria using Ushahidi, an open-source tool for tracking and mapping crowdsourced information. Read more

NGOs are actively involved with the largest multilaterals, often working to support or oppose major initiatives. This video by Amnest International is in support of a step that would give individuals a voice in protecting their economic, social and cultural rights.

NGOs and multilaterals work together and push each other towards universal norms and expectations, such as the Millenium Development Goals.