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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Sandra Pepera is a career diplomat and international development professional. Before joining NDI as its director for Gender, Women and Democracy in 2014, she spent thirteen years as a senior officer at the UK&amp;rsquo;s Department for International Development (DFID), including leading programs in the Caribbean, Rwanda-Burundi and Sudan. Prior to joining DFID, Sandra spent time in British domestic politics; lecturing in political science and international relations at the University of Ghana; and as a political analyst in the Political Affairs Division at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She has a portfolio of skills and experience which include strategy development, political and risk analysis, diplomacy, general management and corporate governance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Much of Sandra&amp;rsquo;s career has been spent working in or on transitional economies, focusing on the building of resilient and inclusive institutions. She led work on women and politics at the University of Ghana and in outreach public policy during the period of intense and unstable political transition in the early 1990s. This included participating in a program that supported the ANC Women&amp;rsquo;s League during South Africa&amp;rsquo;s transition from apartheid to majority democratic rule in 1993.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sandra is a member of the Cambridge Sustainability Leaders Network, the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Global Board Ready Women initiative, and the International Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Journal for International Affairs (the Round Table). She holds the Financial Times Diploma for Non-Executive Directors, and serves as a trustee for the pension fund of an intergovernmental organization.&lt;/p&gt;
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	برنامه&amp;zwnj;های ان&amp;zwnj;دی&amp;zwnj;آی&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;در دهه گذشته چندین بار انتخابات ریاست&amp;zwnj;جمهوری در ایران برگزار شده. نظر کلی بر آن است که این انتخابات نه به صورت آزاد برگزار شده و نه منصفانه بوده&amp;zwnj;اند. سال ۱۳۸۴، محمود احمدی&amp;zwnj;نژاد، رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهور سابق با برنامه&amp;zwnj;ای عوام&amp;zwnj;گرایانه به میدان آمد. او توانست با جلب حمایت محافظه&amp;zwnj;کاران در دور دوم اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی، رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهور اسبق و کاندیدای میانه&amp;zwnj;رو را شکست دهد. در آن زمان، رفسنجانی ادعا کرد که رقیب انتخاباتی&amp;zwnj;اش با استفاده غیرقانونی از ظرفیت&amp;zwnj;های سپاه پاسداران جمهوری اسلامی و نیروهای بسیج، برای کارزار تبلیغاتی&amp;zwnj;اش حمایت کسب کرده.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;احمدی&amp;zwnj;نژاد، زمانی که سکان دولت را در دست داشت بر مسائل اقتصادی تمرکز کرده، از سیاست&amp;zwnj;های اجتماعی محافظه&amp;zwnj;کاران حمایت کرد. هرچند او تلاش کرد تا میزان مصرف داخلی نفت را کاهش دهد، عدم توانائی دولت در کاهش یارانه&amp;zwnj;های مواد غذائی و سوخت، جمهوری اسلامی را با بزرگ&amp;zwnj;ترین کسری بودجه از زمان انقلاب سال ۵۷ روبرو ساخت. اعلام پیروزی احمدی&amp;zwnj;نژاد در انتخابات سال ۸۸ موجب اعتراضات گسترده خیابانی مردم در اقصا نقاط کشور شد؛ بسیاری معتقد بودند که تقلب گسترده در انتخابات روی داده. حکومت جمهوری اسلامی در واکنش به اعتراضات و با توسل به نیروهای امنیتی خود، اقدام به سرکوب اعتراضات، دستگیری و بازداشت هزاران نفر از مردم کرد. در فردای انتخابات، ایران محدودیت&amp;zwnj;ها بر آزادی بیان و تشکیل گروه&amp;zwnj;ها و انجمن&amp;zwnj;ها را افزایش داده، وب&amp;zwnj;سایت&amp;zwnj;های اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلب و رسانه&amp;zwnj;های مستقل را سانسور کرد و تهدید و بازداشت رهبران مخالف دولت را با شدت بیشتر دنبال کرد. نگاه امنیتی نظام به زندگی عمومی در این دوران موجب تقلیل یافتن فضای کار و فعالیت در بخش جامعه مدنی شد. این دوران شاهد محدودیت&amp;zwnj;های جدید، تعطیلی اجباری و حتی بازداشت اعضای تشکل&amp;zwnj;ها و سازمان&amp;zwnj;های مدنی در کشور بود.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;در این میان، انتخابات سال ۱۳۹۱ مجلس نشانه&amp;zwnj;هایی داشت از بروز اختلافات میان احمدی&amp;zwnj;نژاد، رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهور و آیت&amp;zwnj;الله خامنه&amp;zwnj;ای، رهبر جمهوری اسلامی و حامیان&amp;zwnj;شان. دیدگاه&amp;zwnj;های تندروانه احمدی&amp;zwnj;نژاد در مقابل جامعه بین&amp;zwnj;المللی، ابرازنظرهای جنجالی و تصمیم&amp;zwnj;های اقتصادی غلط موجبات سرخوردگی هرچه بیشتر نسبت به مواضع رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهور را فراهم ساخته بود. در نتیجه و همان&amp;zwnj;طور که پیش&amp;zwnj;بینی می&amp;zwnj;شد، طرفداران احمدی&amp;zwnj;نژاد با فاصله&amp;zwnj;ای زیاد از حامیان رهبری در انتخابات مجلس شکست خوردند. به اعتقاد منتقدان، سانسور شدید مطبوعات مستقل، رد صلاحیت گسترده تقریباً تمامی کاندیداهای اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلب و تحریم انتخابات توسط گروه&amp;zwnj;های مخالف باعث شد که اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلبان در مجلس جدید حضوری حداقلی داشته باشند.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;خردادماه سال ۱۳۹۲، ایران شاهد برگزاری یازدهمین انتخابات ریاست&amp;zwnj;جمهوری و چهارمین انتخابات شوراهای شهر و روستا از زمان استقرار نظام جمهوری مذهبی در کشور بود. با توجه به واکنش&amp;zwnj;های خشن حکومت نسبت به وقایع پس از انتخابات سال ۸۸ و نارضایتی عمیق مردم نسبت به روند انتخابات در کشور، بسیاری انتظار داشتند که انتخابات ریاست&amp;zwnj;جمهوری سال ۹۲ نیز با دوره&amp;zwnj;ای از ناآرامی&amp;zwnj;ها روبرو شود. اما با وجود رد صلاحیت&amp;zwnj;های گسترده توسط شورای نگهبان (این شورا تنها صلاحیت هشت نفر کاندیدا از میان ۶۸۶ ثبت&amp;zwnj;نام کننده را تأیید کرد)، بیش از ۷۰ درصد واجدین شرایط رأی&amp;zwnj;دادن در کشور در انتخابات ۲۴ خرداد شرکت کردند (این عدد توسط منابع رسمی اعلام شده اما نمی&amp;zwnj;توان به صورت مستقل آن را تأیید کرد). در این انتخابات، رأی محافظه&amp;zwnj;کاران میان چند گزینه مختلف تقسیم شد و راه را برای پیروزی حسن روحانی که نیروهای میانه&amp;zwnj;رو را نمایندگی می&amp;zwnj;کرد باز نمود. با حمایتی که روحانی از جناح&amp;zwnj;های اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلب و حامیان&amp;zwnj;شان کسب کرد توانست با کسب ۵۰.۷۱ درصد آراء برنده مطلق انتخابات شده، حتی انتخابات به دور دوم نیز کشیده نشد.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;پیروزی روحانی به عنوان کاندیدائی با گرایش&amp;zwnj;های نسبتاً میانه&amp;zwnj;روانه در شرایطی که فضای سیاسی ایران در تسلط نمایندگان محافظه&amp;zwnj;کار قرار دارد نشانه&amp;zwnj;ای از تغییر دورنمای سیاسی در کشور به حساب می&amp;zwnj;آید. او با فاصله گرفتن از گفتار ستیزه&amp;zwnj;جویانه و تحریک&amp;zwnj;آمیز رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهور پیشین در سیاست خارجی، وعده ترمیم وضعیت اقتصادی کشور و عادی&amp;zwnj;سازی رابطه با جهان را داد - مسائلی که دغدغه اصلی مردم در کشور بود. تغییراتی که روحانی وعده می&amp;zwnj;داد در حد و اندازه سیاست&amp;zwnj;های اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلبانه سید محمد خاتمی، رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهور اسبق نبود؛ اما او گسترش فضای امنیتی و سانسور حکومتی را زیر سؤال برد، سخن از نیاز به آزادی بیشتر مطبوعات و بیان در کشور گفت و وعده داد توجه بیشتری نسبت به مسائل حقوق زن داشته باشد.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;پیروزی روحانی به هیچ روی تعادلی تازه در سیاست ایران ایجاد نکرده. اختلاف&amp;zwnj;ها میان رهبر و رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهور کماکان باقی است و دوباره خامنه&amp;zwnj;ای با رئیس&amp;zwnj;جمهوری روبرو شده که برنامه&amp;zwnj;کاری خود را دارد. تندروان گاه در کار او سنگ&amp;zwnj;اندازی می&amp;zwnj;کنند و محافظه&amp;zwnj;کاران و لیبرال&amp;zwnj;ها به&amp;zwnj;طور یکسان از روحانی و روی&amp;zwnj;کرد میانه&amp;zwnj;روانه&amp;zwnj; او حمایت&amp;zwnj;کرده و گاه تردیدهایی ابراز می&amp;zwnj;کنند. روحانی گاه در سخنرانی&amp;zwnj;هایش یادآوری می&amp;zwnj;کند که رأی بالای مردم در انتخابات به او، او را متعهد به ایجاد تغییرات، به خصوص در زمینه&amp;zwnj;های اقتصاد و سیاسی خارجی ساخته. با این وجود، توان او در اجرای تغییرات کماکان با مقاومت از سوی نیروهای محافظه&amp;zwnj;کار و دفتر رهبری مواجه است که قدرت آن را دارد تا ورای نظر رأی&amp;zwnj;دهندگان حکم صادر کند. هرچند، در طول سال نخست ریاست&amp;zwnj;جمهوری روحانی برخی تغییرات مثبت، همچون آزادی عده&amp;zwnj;ای از زندانیان سیاسی رخ داد، این&amp;zwnj;طور به نظر می&amp;zwnj;رسد که یا حقوق بشر در این دولت از اولویت پائينی برخوردار است و یا این موضوع در ورای توانائی او در تأثیرگذاری بر نظامی قرار دارد که در تسلط کامل نیروهای محافظه&amp;zwnj;کار است.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
	زمینه&amp;zwnj;های سیاسی&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;لتعزيز المشاركة المدنية ومراقبة العمليات السياسية، يساعد المعهد الديمقراطي الوطني شركاءه المدنيين على المدى الطويل في متابعة العملية السياسية والانتخابية، والتربية المدنية وتوعية الناخبين، وتنظيم المناظرات بين المرشّحين، والمدافعة عن الإصلاح الانتخابي. كما يزوّد المعهد منظّمات المراقبة المحلية بدعم الخبراء، لتعريفها بأحدث تقنيات مراقبة الانتخابات (المستندة إلى الرسائل الهاتفية القصيرة) لمراقبة الانتخابات الرئاسية والنيابية، بما في ذلك إعداد جداول التصويت المتوازية للتحقق من نتائج الانتخابات الرسمية.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
	النساء والشباب&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;پارلمان ایران از یک مجلس قانون&amp;zwnj;گذاری تشکیل شده و متشکل از ۲۹۰ نماینده است که در دوره&amp;zwnj;های چهارساله انتخاب می&amp;zwnj;شوند. جلسات مجلس به&amp;zwnj;طور علنی و باحضور مردم و رسانه&amp;zwnj;ها برگزار می&amp;zwnj;شوند. هرچند امکان انحلال مجلس وجود ندارد، اما شورای نگهبان می&amp;zwnj;تواند مصوبات مجلس را رد کند. آخرین انتخابات مجلس در ایران در سال ۱۳۹۱ و در فضائی جنجالی برگزار شد که در آن شورای نگهبان پیش از برگزاری انتخابات، تقریباً صلاحیت تمامی کاندیداهای اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلب را رد کرده بود. حکومت محلی در ایران توسط استانداران منتصب وزارت کشور و شوراهای محلی منتخب اداره می&amp;zwnj;شود. با وجود آن&amp;zwnj;که در قانون اساسی سال ۵۸ شوراهای محلی به تصویب رسیده بود، اما انتخابات شوراهای شهر و روستا تا سال ۱۳۷۷ در ایران برگزار نگردید. در آن انتخابات، کاندیداهای اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلب بیشترین کرسی&amp;zwnj;ها را در تهران کسب کرده در برخی مناطق زنان توانستند با موفقیت در آن شرکت کنند. در انتخابات سال ۱۳۸۱، محافظه&amp;zwnj;کاران تندرو دست بالا را در انتخابات شهرداری&amp;zwnj;ها داشتند، اما در انتخابات ۱۳۸۵ موفق نشدند کنترل هیچ&amp;zwnj;یک از شوراهای محلی را بدست بگیرند.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;حقوق بشر و محدودیت&amp;zwnj;ها بر آزادی بیان، اجتماعات و مذهب زمینه نگرانی&amp;zwnj;های عمیق پیرامون وضعیت ایران است. دولت کنترل رسانه&amp;zwnj;ها را در دست دارد و به&amp;zwnj;طور مستمر وب&amp;zwnj;سایت&amp;zwnj;ها و دیگر رسانه&amp;zwnj;های جمعی را بسته یا محدود می&amp;zwnj;کند. جامعه مدنی به طور گسترده سرکوب شده، کنشگران مورد حمله قرار گرفته یا بازداشت می&amp;zwnj;شوند. تظاهرات عمومی غالباً توسط نیروهای امنیتی وابسته به حکومت به خشونت کشیده می&amp;zwnj;شود. تبعیض مذهبی در جامعه روایج یافته به&amp;zwnj;طوری که پیروان غیرشیعی در یافتن برخی مشاغل دچار مشکل هستند و دسترسی پیروان برخی مذاهب همچون بهائیان به خدمات عمومی محدود شده. زنان نیز با رفتارهای تبعیض&amp;zwnj;آمیز روبرو هستند. هرچند آنان از حق رأی&amp;zwnj;دادن برخوردار هستند و در مدیریت جامعه سهم دارند اما از اشتغال در برخی مشاغل و مشارکت در برخی فعالیت&amp;zwnj;ها محروم&amp;zwnj;اند. همچنین گاه زنان مورد خشونت&amp;zwnj;های خانوادگی قرار می&amp;zwnj;گیرند، بدون آن&amp;zwnj;که فریادرسی داشته باشند.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;با وجود آن&amp;zwnj;که ایران از سال ۱۳۴۱ حق رأی دادن و گزیده شدن برای همه شهروندان را به رسمیت شناخته، تمرکز قدرت در دست گروه کوچکی از رهبران سیاسی مانعی جدی بر سر راه اصلاحات در زمینه حقوق زن ایجاد کرده. هم&amp;zwnj;پوشانی حوزه قدرت به رهبری و شورای نگهبان امکان می&amp;zwnj;دهد که با توسل به نظارت استصوابی کاندیداهای انتخابات را رد صلاحیت کرده یا جلو تصویت سیاست&amp;zwnj;های اصلاح&amp;zwnj;طلبانه را بگیرند.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;نارضائی عمومی از ناکارآمدی حکومت و نرخ بالای بیکاری در کشور باعث شده شهرواندان هرچه بیشتر در روندها و احزاب سیاسی فعال شوند. با این&amp;zwnj;که، تعداد زیادی از کنشگران زن و رهبران دانشجوئی به دلیل ابراز نظر پیرامون مسائل اجتماعی و سیاسی به زندان افتاده&amp;zwnj;اند، کماکان خواهان آزادی&amp;zwnj;های فردی بیشتر و تغییر در رهبری امور کشور هستند. شهروندان و سازمان&amp;zwnj;های مردم&amp;zwnj;نهاد در ایران از طریق پایش فساد و تخلفات حکومتی، ایجاد ارتباط با مقامات رسمی کشور و افزایش سطح آگاهی عمومی به کمک کارزارهای حمایت&amp;zwnj;گری، فشار بر حاکمیت را برای ارائه خدمات بهتر افزایش داده خواستار مسئولیت&amp;zwnj;پذیر شدن حکومت در مسائل روزمره زندگی&amp;zwnj;شان هستند. رسانه&amp;zwnj;های نو و اینترنت مسیری را باز کرده&amp;zwnj;اند تا از طریق آن گروه&amp;zwnj;های جامعه مدنی تقویت شده، مفاهیم دموکراسی بهتر برای عموم شرح داده شود.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;با این حال، ایران یکی از بزرگ&amp;zwnj;ترین فیلترهای اینترنت در جهان را داراست. حکومت ایران توانسته دسترسی میلیون&amp;zwnj;ها کاربر ایرانی را به وب&amp;zwnj;سایت&amp;zwnj;های مشخصی که مقامات مجرمانه یا توهین&amp;zwnj;آمیز تشخیص داده&amp;zwnj;اند مسدود کند. هرچند در عمل این نظام فیلترینگ نظرات مخالف حکومت را سانسور کرده، به او امکان می&amp;zwnj;دهد جریان اطلاعات را به شدت تحت کنترل در آورد. در حالی&amp;zwnj;که عده&amp;zwnj;ای از کاربران اینترنت در ایران با استفاده از VPN - ابزاری که این&amp;zwnj;طور می&amp;zwnj;نماید که رایانه از نقطه دیگری از جهان به اینترنت متصل شده - فیلترینگ را دور می&amp;zwnj;زنند، اما دسترسی به خدمات ایمیل و شبکه&amp;zwnj;های اجتماعی با دشواری&amp;zwnj;های بسیار روبرو است.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;
	حمایت از طرح&amp;zwnj;های دموکراسی&amp;zwnj;خواهانه&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;از سال ۱۳۸۴، ان&amp;zwnj;دی&amp;zwnj;آی تلاش کرده تا منابع و تجربیات خود در اجرای طرح&amp;zwnj;های دموکراسی&amp;zwnj;خواهانه و شیوه اداره مطلوب را در فرصت&amp;zwnj;های پیش&amp;zwnj;آمده با ایرانیانی که مایل به اصلاح و تغییر مسالمت&amp;zwnj;آمیز باشند در میان بگذارد.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;all-attached-images&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;image-attach-body image-attach-node-15263&quot; style=&quot;width: 382px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/15263&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/images/ir_2009Feb_Tehran-Theatre.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ir_2009Feb_Tehran-Theatre.jpg&quot; title=&quot;ir_2009Feb_Tehran-Theatre.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-_original &quot; width=&quot;382&quot; height=&quot;264&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div id=&#039;imgcaption&#039;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;rtl&quot;&gt;نظام سیاسی حاکم بر ایران بر پایه قانون اساسی سال ۱۳۵۸ (و اصلاحات سال ۱۳۶۸) استوار است. پس از انقلاب اسلامی، متن این قانون در یک همه&amp;zwnj;پرسی با شرکت گسترده مردم به تصویب رسید و بازنگری آن نیز به همه&amp;zwnj;پرسی گذاشته شد. رهبر انقلاب، آیت&amp;zwnj;الله سیّد روح&amp;zwnj;الله مصطفوی موسوی خمینی، نظام شاهنشاهی در ایران را به نوعی جمهوری مذهبی تغییر داد که قوانین اسلامی را به شکلی پیچیده به قوانین عرفی ربط داده، توسط مجموعه&amp;zwnj;ای از رهبران انتخابی و انتصابی اداره می&amp;zwnj;شود.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir=&quot;rtl&quot;&gt;نظام سیاسی ایران قدرت را در انحصار شمار معدودی از نهادهای حکومتی قرار داده. رهبر در ایران بالاترین مقام سیاسی، نظامی و مذهبی را یکجا از آن خود دارد. دوازده عضو شورای نگهبان، نهاد انتصابی متشکل از حقوق&amp;zwnj;دانان و فقها، می&amp;zwnj;تواند جلوی تصویب هر مصوبه مجلس را اگر مغایر با قانون اساسی یا قانون شرع اسلام تشخیص داد بگیرد. به علاوه، شورای نگهبان قادر است کاندیداهای انتخابات را نیز رد صلاحیت کند. آخرین انتخابات ریاست&amp;zwnj;جمهوری در ایران، انتخابات سال ۱۳۹۲، بسیاری از ناظران و تحلیل&amp;zwnj;گران را شگفت&amp;zwnj;زده کرد. در آن انتخابات حسن روحانی، کاندیدای نسبتاً میانه&amp;zwnj;رو با کسب ۵۰.۷۱ درصد آراء در دور نخست پیروز شد. هر چند به&amp;zwnj;طور مستقل نمی&amp;zwnj;توان عدد بالای مشارکت مردم در انتخابات، ۷۲.۶۷ درصد واجدین شرایط رأی&amp;zwnj;دادن، را تأیید کرد، اما اشتیاق رأی&amp;zwnj;دهندگان برای تغییر مشهود بود.&lt;/p&gt;
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              Author:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
                    Julie Ballington        &lt;/div&gt;
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              Publisher:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
                    National Democratic Institute United Nations Development Programme        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;10/31/2011&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Manual|Handbook        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Arabic, Burmese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Urdu        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/01/not_all_elections_are_worthy_of_the_name?page=0,0&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can&amp;rsquo;t have a democracy without elections, but that does not mean that all elections are democratic. Authoritarian regimes often use elections as a way to claim legitimacy, rather than to actually further democracy. Elections matter, says &lt;em&gt;Foreign Policy&lt;/em&gt;&amp;rsquo;s Jeffrey Gedmin. He argues that Iran is an example of a country which claims to have a democratically elected government, even as its government uses tactics like monitoring the population, barring international media, and restricting access to the Internet and mobile phones to stifle protests.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gedmin references a &lt;em&gt;Journal of Democracy&lt;/em&gt; essay that suggests that the difference between democratic and authoritarian elections is that democratic elections have: &amp;ldquo;1) executives and legislatures selected through open, fair and free elections; 2) virtually all adults permitted to vote; 3) political rights and civil liberties, including freedom of press and freedom to criticize the government without fear of reprisal; and 4) elected authorities who are not subject to control by the military or clerical leaders.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Congress is preparing to make federal spending cuts, including cuts in foreign aid. According to author Doyle McManus, Congress should avoid cutting money from the State Department&amp;#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/cip/netfreedom/index.htm&quot;&gt;Internet freedom program&lt;/a&gt;, which is increasingly geared toward encryption and &amp;quot;anonymization&amp;quot; software meant to protect democracy activists worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NDI partner &lt;a href=&quot;http://mobileactive.org/&quot;&gt;MobileActive.org&lt;/a&gt; is among those receiving grant money from the State Department. The money helped create In the Clear, a phone application that includes buttons to delete sensitive information and send out panic warnings via text when a human rights activist is captured.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this opinion piece for the &lt;em&gt;Washington Post&lt;/em&gt;, Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy draws attention to the potential backlash that events in the Middle East could create with autocrats in other countries.  He warns that leaders in a number of countries including Burma, China or Zimbabwe could crack down on the Internet and social medias in an effort to avert similar uprisings in their own countries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;While in time this crisis could lead to a fourth wave of democratic expansion, in the short term we can expect a new backlash against popular pressures for democratic change. Responding to this backlash - with a much more focused effort to defend human rights and aid the work of democracy activists, for example - should be high on the agenda of the United States and other democracies. Special attention should also be given to supporting Internet freedom, including helping groups gain secure and free access to the Internet, protect themselves against malware attacks, network with counterparts in other countries, and connect with donors and technology specialists who can address their specific needs.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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In an article discussing the domino effect of popular protests in the Middle East, Les Campbell, NDI&#039;s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa comments on the possibility of uprisings in the Gulf States.
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&lt;p&gt;&quot;Maybe I&#039;ll be wrong, but I think in the Gulf states, the standard of living is so high that it&#039;s difficult to imagine an Egyptian-level of uprising there.&quot;
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&lt;h3 align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;September 15, 2009&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;NDI wishes you a happy International Day of Democracy, an annual global celebration of human rights, the rule of law and other principles that unite democracies around the world. This day, Sept. 15, was designated by the United Nations to reaffirm the universality of democratic values and recognize the aspirations of people around the world to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Supporting and strengthening democratic institutions is the main mission of NDI, which works in nearly 80 countries to advance citizen participation, safeguard elections and promote open and accountable government. Our primary focus is people &amp;#151; bringing together individuals and groups to share ideas, knowledge, experiences and expertise with the goal of improving the responsiveness and effectiveness of democratic governance. You can learn more about our work at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org&quot;&gt;www.ndi.org&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15698&quot;&gt;Afghans Pursue Democracy Despite Violence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;NDI, which fielded more than 100 international and Afghan observers for Afghanistan&#039;s Aug. 20 presidential and provincial council elections, found that aspects of the election were in accordance with democratic principles. But the Institute also identified serious flaws in the process that needed to be addressed and offered 17 recommendations for improvements. The delegation&#039;s full preliminary statement can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ndi.org/files/Afghanistan_EOM_Preliminary_Statement.pdf&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last week, as election authorities grappled with what they termed &amp;ldquo;clear and convincing evidence of fraud,&amp;rdquo; NDI &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15743&quot;&gt;expressed deep concern&lt;/a&gt;, noting that &amp;ldquo;it will be impossible to determine the will of the Afghan people&amp;rdquo; unless those issues are addressed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The August delegation was led by former U.S. Senator Gary Hart; Karl Inderfurth, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs; John Manley, former Canadian deputy prime minister and foreign minister; Nora Owen, former minister of justice in Ireland; Karin von Hippel, co-director of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Jamie Metzl, executive vice president of the Asia Society; Kenneth Wollack, president of NDI; and Peter Manikas, NDI&#039;s director of Asia programs.&lt;br /&gt;
				  Both &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_13194985&quot;&gt;Hart&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15712&quot;&gt;Manley&lt;/a&gt; wrote op-ed pieces about their experiences. In addition, Metzl coauthored &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/metzl6&quot;&gt;an op-ed&lt;/a&gt; with Christine Fair of Georgetown University, who also was an NDI election observer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inderfurth, von Hippel and other members of the election mission spoke about their impressions and answered questions about the vote at an event sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15732&quot;&gt;Read more about the event and watch the video&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NDI has been working in Afghanistan since early 2002 and has since conducted programs to promote the participation of Afghan civic groups and political parties in the country&#039;s political and electoral processes. A major component of NDI&#039;s work involves building the capacity of provincial councils, the only elected bodies below the national level.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15754&quot;&gt;Code of Conduct Takes Macedonia Toward Democracy and Europe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;With its eye on membership in the European Union, Macedonia held peaceful local and presidential elections this spring without the violence that marred previous polls. The success of the election process was attributable, in part, to a Code of Conduct campaign that rallied political party leaders, candidates and voters alike to show that Macedonia can hold elections consistent with international standards. Chris Henshaw, NDI&#039;s resident director in Macedonia, discusses the Institute&#039;s history with Code of Conduct campaigns in Macedonia, dating to 2002, and their effect on the country&#039;s democratic transition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15754&quot;&gt;Read more&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15270&quot;&gt;Latest Iran Bulletin Explores Religion and Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Iran&#039;s religious institutions play a prominent role in the country&#039;s politics. Now, the disputed presidential election and its violent aftermath have led members of the Iranian religious establishment to question the moral, legal and religious foundations of the Islamic Republic. Prior to the election, Shi&#039;a clerics mostly debated the relative balance of the Republic&#039;s Islamic and democratic aspects. Now debate has shifted to the fundamental nature, pillars and theoretical justifications for the regime itself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NDI has been chronicling developments in Iran since February in its &lt;em&gt;Iran Bulletin&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15719&quot;&gt;Read the latest issue&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15738&quot;&gt;Save the Date!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;NDI will celebrate its first quarter century with a special event on Nov. 3 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. More details will be available on the NDI &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15738&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15739&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Training the Next Generation of Leaders...&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15721&quot;&gt;...in the Middle East&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;                  Convening for the second year in Doha, Qatar, NDI&#039;s Young Women Leaders Academy brought together women aged 19 to 28 from across the Middle East who aspire to political careers. The women came from 12 countries to learn political skills and increase their knowledge about how to run a successful campaign and advocate effectively for a cause.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15721&quot;&gt;Read more &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15727&quot;&gt;Meet some of the women who participated in the YWLA.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15638&quot;&gt;... in Latin America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;                  NDI&#039;s Political Leadership Program, now in its 1oth year, brings together  young leaders from Latin America to study international best practices.  During the last decade, participants from 56 major political parties and movements from across the ideological spectrum have learned about political party renewal and reform.  This year, national academies were held in Ecuador, Mexico and Peru for 69 emerging leaders who learned about the role of political parties, transparency and outreach, and planned individual projects for their parties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15638&quot;&gt;Read more &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15656&quot;&gt;Meet some of the attendees.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15683&quot;&gt;Visiting Cambodian MPs See Congress Up Close&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Members of Cambodia&#039;s National Assembly, seeking to strengthen democracy in their country, visited both the U.S. Congress and the Maryland State Capitol as part of a recent study mission focused on issues of transparency, public access  and the balance of power in government. The visit was sponsored jointly by NDI and the Institute for Representative Government.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ndi.org/node/15683&quot;&gt;Read more &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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