Open Society
The open society is the counter-model to totalitarian forms of government such as National Socialism or Communism. In an open society, everyone has the freedom to express their belief, opinion and personality as they please. This enables people to shape their own life and fortune.
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The Second Klaus Kinkel-Lecture in Karlsruhe
In today's world, liberal democracies grapple with enormous challenges of populism and the rise of illiberal regimes. To address these critical issues, on 6 October 2023, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, with the support of the Association of Liberal Jurists, organized the second biennial Klaus Kinkel-Lecture in Karlsruhe.
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Gavels vs Pens: The judicial story of Russian and Turkish free media repression
This publication, a collaboration between civil society organizations JAM e.V. (the Association of Journalists and Lawyers for Freedom of Expression) and the MMDC (Mass Media Defense Center), demonstrates in detail the playbook of autocrats, meticulously scrutinizing escalating hostilities and judicial assaults against journalists over the last two decades in both Russia and Turkey, largely orchestrated by their respective political regimes.
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Ukrainian education activist Halyna Tytysh receives the Walter Scheel Prize 2022
Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, more than eight million people have fled, including countless children. Halyna Tytysh supports children who need educational work even in times of war. For her commitment to education in the face of Russia's war of aggression, Halyna Tytysh is being awarded the Walter Scheel Prize 2022 by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, the Walter Scheel Foundation and the Freundeskreis Walter Scheel e.V..
