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Open Society Foundations Founder and Chair George Soros has been named Inside Philanthropy’s 2019 Philanthropist of the Year. In addition to celebrating his recent pledge to invest $800 million in defense of academic freedom in Central Europe, Inside Philanthropy has declared that “no donor is doing more to push back against the rising tide of authoritarianism worldwide.” Previous recipients of this honor include Marc and Lynne Benioff, Connie and Steve Ballmer, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Africa

Defending Frontline Activists in South Africa

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Increasingly, people willing to stand up for environmental and social justice in South Africa are being met with violence. A new Open Society fund will support these brave and vulnerable advocates for change.
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United States

An Overdue Reckoning with U.S. Torture 

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A new Hollywood film about the “torture report” offers a disturbing but necessary reminder to U.S. voters that justice still has not been done.
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The World’s Only Camp for Yemeni Refugees 


In this week’s Open Society Instagram takeover, we visit the Markazi refugee camp in Djibouti, which is home to roughly 15,000 Yemeni refugees and asylum seekers.
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