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标 题: NED 2009 Asia Program Highlights
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Oct 15 07:35:33 2010, 美东)
http://ned.org/publications/annual-reports/2009-annual-report/asia
East Asia’s two authoritarian states, China and North Korea, maintained or
tightened political controls. In China, the government continued to curtail
existing freedoms, placing additional controls on the internet and increasin
g pressure on dissidents. In North Korea, the government attempted to re-ass
ert control over the domestic markets by revaluing its currency, touching of
f popular dissatisfaction and anger. In an effort to placate the population,
the regime was forced to issue at least two modifications to the currency l
aw in the first week after it was announced.
In China, Endowment programming supported further strides in civil society d
evelopment while countering the political constriction generated in response
to these advances. Several NED grantees participated in the drafting and pr
omotion of Charter ‘08, the ground-breaking manifesto promoting human right
s and democratization in China, and rallied to the support of signatories wh
o were subsequently arrested. To date, more than 10,000 intellectuals, activ
ists and ordinary citizens have signed the Charter. In Hong Kong, Endowment
funding concentrated on projects related to discussion of constitutional alt
ernatives for the post-2012 political system.
In Xinjiang/East Turkistan, the Endowment supported projects designed to dev
elop the capacity of Uyghur NGOs outside China so as to give voice to an exc
eptionally silenced population and provide space for interethnic dialogue an
d cooperation. In Tibet, the Endowment continued its broad-based support for
organizations engaged in human rights, civic and democracy education, Chine
se-Tibetan outreach and dialogue, and independent media projects. NED also i
ncreased its support for a number of international, membership-based Tibet a
dvocacy organizations. Tibetan-language newspapers, Bodkyi Bangchen and Body
i-dus-Bab, as well as the Tibetan-language station the Voice of Tibet, worke
d to educate Tibetans about democracy and human rights and to counteract Chi
nese propaganda about Tibet.
In North Korea, NED continued to support radio broadcasting that provides No
rth Koreans with independent news. Additionally, NED supported nascent North
Korean-run democracy and human rights groups that are emerging from the gro
wing North Korean population based in South Korea. Some of these organizatio
ns allow young defectors to gain first-hand experience in running an organiz
ation in an open society in a transparent, accountable, and democratic manne
r while providing the defectors with a platform from which to inform the Sou
th Korean public about the grim situation north of the border.
In Burma, the Endowment increased its support for activists inside Burma. Th
eir efforts were centered on a number of new networks that emerged following
the 2007 Saffron Revolution, which include monks, students and artists. The
Endowment also increased its support for independent media, including the h
ighly-successful Democratic Voice of Burma’s satellite TV station. Addition
al support allowed for increased collaboration among human rights groups, ci
vic education efforts in a number of ethnic states, and women’s empowerment
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