America.gov-دموکراسی در سراسر جها : مقدمه http://www.america.gov/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:27:02 -0400 <![CDATA[سخنان پرزیدنت اوباما در مراسم افطار در کاخ سفید]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/September/20090902115517xjsnommis0.7463953.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/September/20090902115517xjsnommis0.7463953.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:55:20 -0400 President Obama makes remarks at the White House iftar dinner.

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<![CDATA[توضیحات کن راجرسون در مورد نقش رسانه ها در جامعه ای دموکراتیک]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/September/20090901143142hchcstub0.1647303.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/September/20090901143142hchcstub0.1647303.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:31:08 -0400 “In theory, democracy means that the people have a voice in political decisions. It is impossible for every citizen to take part in this process. … The media provide a bridge between citizens and government,” Ken Rogerson says in a July 30 webchat.



[1] Ken Rogerson

[2] Duke University

[3] Catherine Butsch

[4] Miguel Duarte

[5] Weimar

[6] EDWIN ZULU

[7] Anthony PHIRI

[8] Fred Siebert

]]> <![CDATA[جلسه پرسش و پاسخ با آنا اسرائیل فینالیست چالش ویدئویی دموکراسی]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/September/20090901142809iaecnav0.9827845.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/September/20090901142809iaecnav0.9827845.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:08:41 -0400 “If people come together, it means that, in a way, all individuals are empowered, because they make up a unit which is stronger than its parts,” Democracy Video Challenge finalist Anna Israel says during a July 31 CO.NX webchat.

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<![CDATA[دوستان و دشمنان سیاسی بر مرگ شیر لیبرال مجلس سنا سوگواری کردند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090904151813abretnuh0.7071649.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090904151813abretnuh0.7071649.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:18:17 -0400 Everyday Americans join political leaders past and present in bidding farewell to a legendary statesman and orator. Edward Kennedy is mourned in Massachusetts, Washington and across the nation as his body makes its final journey to join those of his brothers at Arlington National Cemetery.

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<![CDATA[نقش وکیل مدافع]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831102955ebyessedo3.454226e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831102955ebyessedo3.454226e-02.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:29:59 -0400 For those defendants willing to take the risks of going to trial, an able defense lawyer can challenge even the extraordinary powers of the government.

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<![CDATA[نقش شاهد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831102743ebyessedo0.9332239.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831102743ebyessedo0.9332239.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:27:46 -0400 The way a witness presents the facts of a case can influence the emotions of a jury.

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<![CDATA[نقش دادستان]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831102314ebyessedo1.145571e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831102314ebyessedo1.145571e-02.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:23:17 -0400 The prosecutor in a trial aims not only to persuade the jurors of the government’s case that the defendant has committed a crime, but also to assure that no innocent person is wrongly convicted.

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<![CDATA[محاکمات با حضور هیئت منصفه: مخالفت]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831101920ebyessedo0.3194849.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090831101920ebyessedo0.3194849.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:19:23 -0400 The jury trial system is so complicated and expensive that it forces most defendants to accept plea bargains arranged in secret. In the relatively few cases that go to trial, jurors are often considering technical issues beyond their aptitude.



[1] Peter J. Van Koppen

[2] Harry Kalven

[3] Hans Zeisel

]]> <![CDATA[بیانیۀ رئیس جمهوری در بارۀ روز برابری زنان]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090828165834xjsnommis0.5471002.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090828165834xjsnommis0.5471002.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:58:39 -0400 The White House releases a proclamation by President Obama on Women’s Equality Day, 2009.

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<![CDATA[بازتاب جهانی پیام کلینتون دربارۀ خشونت براساس جنسیت]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090826121250ajesrom0.9771845.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090826121250ajesrom0.9771845.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:12:55 -0400 Efforts to prevent violence against women are integrated into hundreds of programs funded by more than eight major U.S. departments and agencies. “I think we can affect [the treatment of women] literally by the aid we give or withhold,” says Vice President Biden.

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<![CDATA[پنافیل، فینالیست چالش ویدیوی دموکراسی درباره فیلمش بحث و گفتگو می کند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090825135453iaecnav0.2787439.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090825135453iaecnav0.2787439.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:55:09 -0400 “The concept of [my] film aims to awaken people and to start being critical about Democracy,” Democracy Video Challenge finalist Aissa Penafiel says in a July 24 CO.NX webchat.

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<![CDATA[سخنان رئیس جمهوری در بارۀ انتخابات اخیر در افغانستان]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090821180102xjsnommis0.3243677.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090821180102xjsnommis0.3243677.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:01:07 -0400 President Obama makes remarks on the recent elections in Afghanistan.

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<![CDATA[کلینتون در سفر خود به آفریقا از وضعیت زنان کشاورز اظهار نگرانی کرد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/200908191431511ejrehsiF0.4001428.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/200908191431511ejrehsiF0.4001428.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:31:56 -0400 Women may “hold up half the sky,” as the Chinese proverb says, but in Africa, as in much of the developing world, they also do most of the strenuous work of farming and deserve special support in the battle to end hunger on the continent, says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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<![CDATA[کلینتون بر حمایت از حکومت انتقالی سومالی تاکید می نماید]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090817113708wcyeroc0.4401361.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090817113708wcyeroc0.4401361.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:38:47 -0400 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledges continued U.S. support for Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government and calls on Eritrea to halt interference in Somalia during a joint press conference with Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi.



[i] Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG)

[ii] Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

[iii] Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

[iv] African Union (AU)

[v] Memorial Park in Nairobi

[vi] al-Shabaab

[vii]African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

[viii] Djibouti process

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<![CDATA[تلفن های همراه فرصت های جدیدی را در اختیار فعالان می گذارند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090817123507emffen0.8801233.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090817123507emffen0.8801233.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:35:16 -0400 Innovative use of technologies like short message service, video recorders and cameras, coupled with the power of social networking platforms, represents the new toolbox for activist groups that want to effectively spread messages and access information.

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<![CDATA[کلینتون از قدرت زنان در آفریقا تجلیل می کند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090814135334kjleinad0.7768976.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090814135334kjleinad0.7768976.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:36:59 -0400 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, visiting South Africa August 7 as part of a seven-nation tour of Africa, uses an evening in Pretoria to focus on and celebrate one of the continent’s greatest strengths: its women.

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<![CDATA[سخنان سفیر سوزان رایس، نماینده ایالات متحده در سازمان ملل، درباره زن، صلح و امنیت]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090814141509eaifas9.252566e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090814141509eaifas9.252566e-02.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:15:23 -0400 Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, makes remarks during an open Security Council debate on Resolution 1820 and women, peace, and security.

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<![CDATA[زنان در آفریقا در حال پیشرفت هستند، ولی موانع بسیاری برجا باقی مانده اند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090814135047ajesrom0.1385919.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090814135047ajesrom0.1385919.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:50:58 -0400 Melanne Verveer, the United States’ first ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, talks about gender-based violence, the promise and the obstacles facing African women, and her own work to further the human rights of women.

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<![CDATA[زنان تغییرات مثبت را پیش می برند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090813145633bpuh4.812258e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090813145633bpuh4.812258e-02.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:24:29 -0400 In an op-ed published in the August 9 edition of the City Press, South Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton marks South Africa’s National Women’s Day and says empowering women is key to global progress and prosperity.

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<![CDATA[سخنان هیلاری کلینتون، وزیر امور خارجه در بارۀ محکومیت آنگ سان سوچی]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090813144105eaifas0.5922968.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090813144105eaifas0.5922968.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:41:10 -0400 The State Department releases a statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma.

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<![CDATA[بیانیۀ پرزیدنت اوباما در بارۀ محکومیت آنگ سان سوچی در برمه]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090813132428eaifas0.8779108.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090813132428eaifas0.8779108.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:24:33 -0400 The White House releases a statement by President Obama on the conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma.

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<![CDATA[جنگ و ستیزها در آفریقا، بر قساوت های ناشی از جنسیت می افزاید]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090811113628ajesrom0.6255304.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090811113628ajesrom0.6255304.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:36:33 -0400 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s trip to Africa August 4–14 spotlights the widespread problem of violence against women. Clinton is visiting seven countries in Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where violence against women has been horrific.

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<![CDATA[بيانيه حمايت از خطوط هواپیمایی کشوری در مقابل حملات MANPADS]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090810130645xjsnommis0.7960626.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090810130645xjsnommis0.7960626.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:06:54 -0400 The State Department releases a statement on a new milestone reached in protecting civil aviation from MANPADS attacks.



[1] - Man-Portable Air Defense Systems

[2] - Defense Threat Reduction Agency

[3] - Transportation Security Administration

[4] - Organization of American States

[5] - NATO’s Partnership for Peace Program

[6] - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

[7] - Regional Center on Small Arms in Kenya

]]> <![CDATA[جامعه مدنی نقشی مهم در اجلاس AGOA ایفا می کند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090810124143wcyeroc0.800625.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090810124143wcyeroc0.800625.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:41:54 -0400 The Eighth AGOA Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, not only discusses trade and business but also has a civil society element that looks at how Africans and Americans can be better educated about the advantages of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and how both can benefit from more trade.



[1] Eighth African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

]]> <![CDATA[ابتکاردموكراسی اروپای شرقی بيستمين سالروزش را پشت سر می گذارد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090807150445zjsredna4.542178e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090807150445zjsredna4.542178e-02.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:58:48 -0400 Twenty years ago the United States responded to the urgent needs of former communist countries with two landmark pieces of legislation: the Support for East European Democracy Act of 1989 and the Freedom Support Act of 1992 for Russia and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.

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<![CDATA[زنان آفریقایی در زمینۀ سیاست های قانون گذاری در حال پیشرفت هستند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090807145019ajesrom0.3264124.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090807145019ajesrom0.3264124.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:50:25 -0400 Women in Africa increasingly are making their presence felt on the political stage, but they still have a long way to go, according to a Geneva-based nongovernmental group. The group’s figures show that women hold an average of just 17.5 percent of legislative seats in sub-Saharan Africa.

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<![CDATA[زنان برای انتخابات و روند دموکراسی در افغانستان دارای اهمیت حیاتی هستند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/200908061749461jrehsif0.6391107.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/200908061749461jrehsif0.6391107.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:49:55 -0400 The International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization operating in 30 countries, is helping educate Afghan women about the responsibilities of democracy. Women are expected to vote at historic levels in Afghanistan’s August 20 elections.

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<![CDATA[عنوان کتابها:]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090805135012eaifas0.8895532.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090805135012eaifas0.8895532.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:50:14 -0400 <![CDATA[فرهنگ اصطلاحات دادرسی هیئت منصفه]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090804134618ebyessedo0.9453852.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/August/20090804134618ebyessedo0.9453852.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:46:27 -0400 A glossary of terms used in jury trials in the United States.

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<![CDATA[جو بایدن، معاون رئیس جمهوری می گوید، نظام مردم سالاری گرجستان نیاز به مشارکت کامل مردم دارد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090729164628dmslahrellek0.3629724.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090729164628dmslahrellek0.3629724.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:46:42 -0400 Vice President Biden told the Georgian Parliament that the Rose Revolution that launched Georgia’s modern democratic government in 2003 will be complete only when the government is open, accountable and fully participatory.

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<![CDATA[خدمت هیئت منصفه در امریکا]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090729164246ebyessedo0.6226618.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090729164246ebyessedo0.6226618.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:42:55 -0400 Facts about jury service in the United States.

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<![CDATA[مدیر برنامه های تلویزیونی درباره خبرنگاری شهروندان گفتگو می کند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090729154119ihecuor8.608645e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090729154119ihecuor8.608645e-02.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:41:29 -0400 Join David Gurien of KTVU Channel 2 News for an interactive session about the role of online tools in journalism, and how these tools and "citizen" journalism are rapidly changing the face of news coverage and the dissemination of information.



[1] Twitter

]]> <![CDATA[برندگان چالش ویدیویی دموکراسی درباره فیلم های خود سخن خواهند گفت]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090724175543ihecuor0.2715723.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090724175543ihecuor0.2715723.html?CP.rss=true Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:55:53 -0400 <![CDATA[انجمن اسلامی آمریکای شمالی خدمات اجتماعی را ترویج می دهد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/200907241705052SAdemahoM0.3169977.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/200907241705052SAdemahoM0.3169977.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:05:15 -0400 More than 30,000 Muslims from across America attend the 46th annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America July 3–6 in Washington, where they hear calls for building bridges of understanding and for increased involvement in community service programs.

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<![CDATA[اوباما: کشور غنا نشان می دهد که دموکراسی در آفریقا می تواند موفق باشد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090724170039WCyeroC0.6298029.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090724170039WCyeroC0.6298029.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:01:11 -0400 Capping his historic 21-hour visit to Ghana, President Obama told the Ghanaian people his visit to their country had been “particularly meaningful” and that Ghana sends a message to the world: “Democracy can thrive in Africa.”

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<![CDATA[اوباما از آفریقاییان خواست تا آیندۀ خود را در دست گیرند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090722182757dmslahrellek0.3601953.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090722182757dmslahrellek0.3601953.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:28:06 -0400 Saying he too has the blood of Africa within him, President Obama does not see the African people as living a world apart, but as a fundamental part of an interconnected world.

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<![CDATA[به گفتۀ کارشناسان مقررات جدید اطلاعاتی در چین آغاز خوبی دارد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/200907201421281ejrehsif0.5397913.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/200907201421281ejrehsif0.5397913.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:21:35 -0400 As an exercise in participatory governance and a check on corruption, China’s new open government information regulation is off to a good start, specialists in freedom of information law say. But challenges remain, especially in the area of document disclosure.

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<![CDATA[سفیر افغانها را به بحثی استوار در زمینۀ مسائل زنان فراخواند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090715164958esnamfuak0.4652216.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090715164958esnamfuak0.4652216.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:50:08 -0400 Afghan women want candidates running in the August 20 provincial and presidential elections to discuss issues of concern to them, a State Department official says. Their concerns range from the need for protection against violent attacks to improved health and greater economic and social inclusion.

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<![CDATA[سخنان خلیل زاد، سفیر ایالات متحده در سازمان ملل، در مورد تجارت تاریخی برده بین اروپا و آمریکا]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090714185428eaifas0.9918482.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090714185428eaifas0.9918482.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:54:37 -0400 Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. representative to the United Nations, makes remarks in observance of International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, March 25, 2008.

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<![CDATA[تعیین نتیجه آخرین مورد از رقابت های نامشخص انتخاباتی سال 2008 ایالات متحده]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090713165146HMnietsuA0.1326105.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090713165146HMnietsuA0.1326105.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:51:56 -0400 Nearly eight months later, the final race in the 2008 U.S. elections is complete. After months of recounts and legal challenges, the Minnesota Supreme Court determined June 30 that Democrat Al Franken is the winner of an extremely close Senate contest.

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<![CDATA[موفقیت فیلم سازان فیلیپینی در بیان "دموکراسی"]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090713164149kjleinad0.6070063.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090713164149kjleinad0.6070063.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:41:59 -0400 Philippines filmmakers Melissa “Aissa” Peñafiel, 22, and Juan Miguel “Migs” Ocampo, 20, wanted to make a film. But about what? And why? Then Peñafiel saw a notice about the Democracy Video Challenge and the duo’s desire for a socially relevant film found its purpose.

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<![CDATA[کارشناس وزارت امورخارجه در بارۀ نظریه های توطئه، گفتگو خواهد کرد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090713161908ihecuor4.011172e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090713161908ihecuor4.011172e-02.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:19:17 -0400 <![CDATA[دادگاه های آمریکا از هیئت منصفه تا رعایت بی طرفی]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090708185345msatlovir3.974551e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090708185345msatlovir3.974551e-02.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:53:49 -0400 In the U.S. criminal justice system, the opinions of twelve citizens play a crucial role. The American jury is formed through the process of voir dire, in which lawyers and judges filter the backgrounds and opinions of  citizens to ensure the impartiality of juries for criminal court cases.

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<![CDATA[کنفرانس ویدیویی به تحلیل خدمات داوطلبانه در آمریکا می پردازد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090707152554ihecuor0.2909662.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/July/20090707152554ihecuor0.2909662.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:25:58 -0400 <![CDATA[ایالت های آمریکا خواستار اتخاذ روشی عادلانه در انتخاب قضات هستند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/June/20090831154356msatlovir0.1491663.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/democracy-persian/2009/June/20090831154356msatlovir0.1491663.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:44:00 -0400 State judges are either appointed by governing officials or elected directly by the people. The advantages and disadvantages of both take on more significance in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding a potential conflict of interest or bias of an elected judge.

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