Top Stories · NED grantee brutally murdered in Nigeria more · NED remembers jailed Belarusian dissidents more · No Holiday for Victims of Tyranny more |
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Democracy Spotlight
 NED grantee brutally murdered in Nigeria Democracy advocate and long-time NED grantee Chidi Nwosu (left) was murdered on December 28 in his home in the city of Aba, southeastern Nigeria. His murder has been linked to his efforts to expose corruption and transparency in Nigeria. Chidi was the head of the Human Rights, Justice and Peace Foundation. more
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 Belarus
NED president Carl Gershman joined with many prominent voices, including that of Vaclav Havel, in a New Year's reading of the names of Belarusians jailed in the wake of the country's fraudulent 2010 elections. more
Op-Ed: No Holiday for Victims of Tyranny
NED president Carl Gershman wrote "No holiday for victims of tyrannical world leaders" in the Washington Post (Dec. 20, 2010). more
West Bank
A NED-supported organizing campaign successfully brought together hotel workers and owners in an agreement that will improve working conditions and guarantee worker rights under existing labor law. more
China
Chinese democracy advocates have lost two prominent leaders: writer and cyber-dissident Zhang Jianhong (aka Li Hong), and veteran democracy activist Szeto Wah. In 2008, Zhang was honored in absentia with NED's democracy award. Serving a six-year prison sentence since 2007, Zhang was repeatedly denied medical parole until it was too late to treat the severe neurological disorder that claimed his life. Based in Hong Kong, Szeto Wah was a tireless campaigner for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. more
Upcoming Events
Jan. 20, 2011, 12:00-2:00pm: The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost, at NED, featuring authors Ilyas Akhmadov and Miriam Lanskoy. moreJan. 27, 2011, 12:00-2:00pm: A Not-So Rosy Result: Georgia Seven Years after the Rose Revolution, at NED, featuring Reagan-Fascell Fellow Dr. Levan Berdzenishvili. more
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