BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AUA Newsroom - ECPv6.2.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:AUA Newsroom X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://newsroom.aua.am X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AUA Newsroom REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Yerevan BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0400 TZOFFSETTO:+0400 TZNAME:+04 DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20220521T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20220521T123000 DTSTAMP:20240328T153329 CREATED:20220513T130025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T093355Z UID:46958-1653130800-1653136200@newsroom.aua.am SUMMARY:Freedom House and Its Work in the Region DESCRIPTION:About the Event: \nFreedom House is an international human rights NGO that works in Armenia to create spaces for dialogue among civil society\, the government\, policymakers\, journalists\, and the public to combat disinformation and defend democracy and fundamental freedoms. This discussion will focus on the role of international organizations in democracy promotion\, in particular on Freedom House and its work in the region. \nThe event will address the following questions: \n\nWhat is democracy?\nWhy is it important to promote democracy?\nWhat is the role of non-profits in promoting and defending democracy?\n\nSpeaker: \nMarc Behrendt\, Director for Europe and Eurasia programs of Freedom House \nLanguage: English URL:https://newsroom.aua.am/event/freedom-house-and-its-work-in-the-region/ LOCATION:Akian Art Gallery\, Paramaz Avedisian Building\, American University of Armenia\, 40 Marshal Baghramyan Ave\, Yerevan\, Armenia CATEGORIES:Events Calendar,Humanities & Social Sciences,Political Science & International Affairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://newsroom.aua.am/files/2022/05/BAPG_Marc_Behrendt_Banner-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS)":MAILTO:chss@aua.am END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR