NED Grants in Xinjiang in 2006

According to the NED Annual Report for 2006, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Xinjiang:

International Uyghur Human Rights and Democracy Foundation (IUHRDF)
$90,000*
To advance the human rights of ethnic Uyghur women and children. IUHRDF will maintain an English and Uyghur language website on the human rights situation of Uyghur women and children, conduct a civic education seminar for Uyghur women, and publish a booklet containing personal accounts of the impact of population control policies on ethnic minority women.

Uyghur American Association
$215,000*
To carry out the Uyghur Human Rights Project, a program documenting and reporting on human rights violations affecting the Turkic-speaking, traditionally Muslim, indigenous populations of northwest China. This program will research, document, and bring to the attention of the international community independent, accurate information about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

World Uyghur Congress
$90,000
To promote democratic leadership among Uyghurs living in exile. The World Uyghur Congress will conduct an intensive advocacy training course for leaders of Uyghur community organizations dedicated to advancing human rights and democracy.

NED Grants in Tibet in 2006

According to the NED Annual Report for 2006, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Tibet:

Gu-Chu-Sum Movement of Tibet
$40,000*
To document the situation of political prisoners in Tibet and provide support for political prisoners in Tibet and former political prisoners in exile. Gu-Chu-Sum will organize lectures and workshops, publish a magazine, maintain a human rights research desk, and support former political prisoners in exile through various activities ranging from job training to adult education.

International Campaign for Tibet
$53,000
To increase understanding between Tibetans and Chinese by providing greater access to information about Tibet. The organization will facilitate interaction between Tibetan and Chinese officials, academics, and the public through meetings, conferences, and the publication of a Chinese-language newsletter and website.

Khawa Karpo Tibet Cultural Centre Charitable Trust
$20,000
To provide news and analysis to the Tibetan public and promote greater discussion and debate on current issues related to Tibet and Tibetans. Khawa Karpo will publish the Tibetan-language newspaper, Bo-Kyi-Bang-Chen (Tibet Express), three times per month, establish two branch offices to facilitate news collection and distribution, maintain a trilingual website, and organize a three-day workshop on the role of media.

Longsho Youth Movement of Tibet
$15,000
To build leadership skills, promote cultural and political awareness of Tibet, and encourage greater civic engagement among Tibetan youth. Longsho will establish a branch office in Northeast India, conduct a training-of-trainers workshop, and organize leadership camps to strengthen awareness of Tibetan culture and religion and foster democratic values among Tibetan youth.

Tibet Museum
$15,500*
To preserve and present material related to modern Tibetan history and to educate visitors about the Tibetan culture and people. The Tibet Museum will continue to maintain and operate its Dharamsala-based museum, "Demton Khang," promote a touring exhibition, organize seminars and lectures, and maintain a website.

Tibetan Literacy Society
$28,500*
To provide the Tibetan public independent and accurate information on developments in Tibet and in the exile community, and to promote open discussion among intellectuals and a general readership on civic issues, including human rights and democracy. The Tibetan Literacy Society will publish and distribute throughout the Tibetan community in exile and in Tibet Bod-Kyi-Dus-Bab (Tibet Times), a Tibetan-language newspaper published three times a month.

Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre
$20,000*
To strengthen local Tibetan assemblies, the first level government of the Tibetan government-in-exile. The organization will conduct a workshop for members of the local assemblies, facilitate their attendance during a session of the national parliament, and encourage discussion of the functions and procedures of the parliament among local assembly members.

Tibetan Review
$26,000*
To promote freedom of press and understanding of democratic concepts in the Tibetan exile community. Tibetan Review, a monthly English-language news magazine, will provide Tibetans in exile and the international community with Tibet-related news and insightful opinion pieces and editorials, featuring articles written by prominent journalists, academics, and others interested in Tibetan issues.

Tibetan Women's Association
$30,000*
To promote the social, political, and economic empowerment of Tibetan refugee women and raise awareness of human rights violations against women in Tibet. TWA will publish a bi-weekly newsletter, an annual magazine, and a memoir by one of Tibet's most famous female former political prisoners. TWA will also expand outreach efforts internationally and to regional chapters and strengthen its organizational capacity through trainings and workshops.

Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Center
$10,000*
To preserve Tibetan literature and culture and protect and support Tibetan writers in Tibet. The Tibetan PEN Center will translate essays and other written materials into Tibetan, much of it originally published in Chinese; publish a collection of writings by its members; and conduct an extensive research project on Tibetan writers imprisoned in Tibet.

Voice of Tibet
$35,000*
To encourage and sustain independent public opinion inside Tibet and to familiarize Tibetans with the ideals of democracy and human rights. The Voice of Tibet, an independent, Tibetan-language shortwave radio station, will continue to broadcast regular news about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community, and the Tibetan government-in-exile to listeners in Tibet and in exile in neighboring countries.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2006

According to the NED Annual Report for 2006, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$125,000
To foster freedom of association and other worker rights. ACILS will support local trade-union education and outreach programs, as well as a research program raising international awareness regarding the current labor-rights situation in China.

Civic Exchange
$86,000*
To engage the public in discussion of governance reforms. Civic Exchange will carry out a diverse program of research and public education on key topics related to universal suffrage and electoral and constitutional reform.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$175,000*
To raise the standards of human rights protection and democratic representation. The Monitor will carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning, and public education drawing local and international attention to civil and human rights developments in Hong Kong.

NED Annual Report 2006 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2006 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Grants in China in 2006

According to the NED Annual Report for 2006, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in China:

Civil Society Capacity Building
$80,000*
To promote greater access to information and increase public participation in the policy-making process. The project will include a mini-grants program supporting innovative, small-scale projects pressing for accountability to the public.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$30,000*
To promote awareness of labor rights among migrant workers. ACILS will support rights education and networking opportunities for low-wage migrant workers in several localities.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$65,000*
To educate workers about their rights under Chinese law. ACILS will support a bilingual website that serves as an information clearinghouse on labor issues in China. The website will contain information from a range of sources inside and outside of China.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$65,000*
To collect and disseminate information concerning workers' rights in China. ACILS will support an online, Chinese-language worker-rights information center and an email newsletter containing information about developments related to labor issues. 

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$145,943
To promote awareness of labor conditions in China and to enhance access to judicial recourse for Chinese workers suffering violations of their legal rights. ACILS will support a Chinese-language website that provides comprehensive information and analysis of the labor situation in China, and will also support a legal aid project that provides analysis and advice for constructive approaches to dispute settlement in worker compensation and other labor law-related cases.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$173,924
To promote corporate social responsibility and strengthen worker education. ACILS will work with Chinese partners to promote compliance with China's labor laws and to carry out workers' rights education programs.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$124,998*
To promote labor rights in China. ACILS will support the work of Chinese partner organizations to develop effective channels for worker representation and sustainable strategies for the protection of core labor rights and standards.

BBC World Service Trust
$50,000*
To raise public awareness of citizens' rights, including awareness of avenues through which disabled and other citizens can gain access to the legal system. The BBC World Service Trust will establish a legal-awareness telephone hotline and create innovative media programs with the goal of fostering uniform standards of accountability and access to the judicial system.

Beijing Spring Magazine
$195,000*
To publish the monthly Chinese-language magazine Beijing Spring. The magazine publishes analysis and commentary by authors inside and outside China regarding political developments, social issues, and the prospects for democratization in China.

Beijing Zhiaixing Information Counseling Center
$179,113*
To operate a diverse program promoting accountability and human rights. The work of the Institute will include legal aid, investigative reporting, activist training, and human rights documentation related to HIV/AIDS and other public health threats.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$103,835
To strengthen the capacity of business associations. CIPE will work with a partner in China to collect and disseminate information on Chinese business associations and their activities, as well as association management best practices. CIPE will also conduct research and analysis on the legal status of business associations in China and their contributions to economic growth and good governance.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$132,331
To encourage market-oriented reforms in China's public finance system. CIPE and its Chinese partners will hold a symposium on public finance reform in Beijing and will maintain and expand a website that serves as an online forum for the exchange of ideas among private entrepreneurs and economists.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$116,232
To promote good corporate governance and business ethics in China. CIPE and its partners in China will develop training materials and conduct a training course on corporate governance for senior managers and directors from state-owned enterprises and the private sector.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$127,823
To encourage better local governance and on-going policy dialogues. CIPE will support local partners in China to research local governance issues and conduct regular symposia on China's economic and governance reforms.

Center for Modern China
$235,000*
To maintain a forum for informed and responsible debate of public policy questions. The Center will publish Modern China Studies, a quarterly Chinese-language scholarly journal that features economic and social science research concerning liberal, democratic solutions to contemporary policy questions in China.

China Aid Association
$75,000*
To promote religious freedom in China. The Association will publish the Chinese Law & Religion Monitor, a journal containing analysis and documentation of religious issues and the challenges of the struggle for religious freedom in China. The Association will also maintain an online library of reference materials, including Chinese- and English-language full-text copies of laws and regulations governing religious practices in China.

China Free Press
$58,366*
To serve as a resource for Chinese websites and bloggers and to expand the space for free expression. China Free Press will provide free hosting for banned and censored Chinese prodemocracy websites that provide a forum for well-informed, critical discussion and debate on a variety of current events and pressing social, political, and economic questions facing China.

China Information Center
$480,000*
To provide an alternative source of news and opinion. The Center will disseminate news, commentary, and independent analysis of developments in China and important international events through two Chinese-language websites and an email list.

Democratic China
$136,000*
To promote uncensored dialogue on issues relevant to China's political development. Democratic China will publish the weekly online Chinese-language magazine Minzhu Zhongguo (Democratic China), which carries analysis by authors inside and outside of China regarding current affairs, culture, history, and international relations.

Foundation for China in the 21st Century
$161,000*
To support a variety of forums for liberal intellectuals and prodemocracy analysts to promote democratic values and political reform. The Foundation will sponsor a book series, two Internet-based projects, the China E-Weekly magazine of analysis and commentary, and a petition forum.

Human Rights in China
$480,000*
To advance internationally recognized human rights in China. HRIC facilitates the work of domestic groups in building an effective agenda for social, legal, and political development through collaborative research and education, print and electronic publications, and advocacy.

Independent Chinese PEN Center
$135,000*
To promote freedom of expression in China. Activities will include the publication of banned works, advocacy on behalf of imprisoned writers and journalists, and campaigns calling attention to authors who suffer state censorship and persecution.

International Republican Institute
$600,000
To increase the capacity of Chinese civil society organizations. The IRI program will support community-based NGOs and provide technical assistance to foster the development of the next generation of civil society organizations.

Laogai Research Foundation
$298,000*
To campaign for the abolition of the laogai labor camps. The Foundation will carry out investigation and documentation of the Chinese system of labor camps, while also undertaking a program of timely research exposing other human rights abuses in China.

Open Magazine
$90,000*
To promote free discussion and analysis of current events and political issues. Open Magazine will continue to publish its monthly periodical, Open Magazine, known for its regular exposés and timely analysis of trends and newsworthy events in China. The organization will also publish a series of Chinese-language books on issues related to the future of democracy and human rights in China.

Princeton China Initiative
$175,000*
To promote human rights in China. The Princeton China Initiative will carry out a broad program of support for human rights defense projects aimed at transparency, accountability, knowledge of the law, and access to justice.

Princeton China Initiative
$60,000*
To promote media freedom and civic engagement via the Internet in China. The Initiative will bring together specialists in internet technology to create online tools that can be easily used by ordinary Chinese citizens, journalists, and social activists for "citizen journalism" and civic-oriented, open communication.

Southern Mongolia Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC)
$25,000*
To advance the human rights of ethnic Mongolians living in the Southern Mongolia region of China. SMHRIC will report on the human rights conditions in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, also known as Southern Mongolia, through its website and its English and Mongolian electronic publication, the Southern Mongolia Watch.

NED Grants in Xinjiang in 2005

According to the NED Annual Report for 2005, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Xinjiang:

Uyghur American Association
$126,000*
To carry out the Uyghur Human Rights Project, a program documenting and reporting on human rights violations affecting the Turkic-speaking, traditionally Muslim indigenous populations of northwest China. This program will research, document, and bring to the attention of the international community independent, accurate information about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

NED Grants in Tibet in 2005

According to the NED Annual Report for 2005, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Tibet:

Gu-Chu-Sum Movement of Tibet
$25,225*
To document the situation of political prisoners in Tibet and provide support for political prisoners still in detention and former political prisoners in exile. The Gu-Chu-Sum Movement will organize lectures and workshops, publish a magazine, maintain a human rights research desk, and support former political prisoners in exile through various activities ranging from job training to lectures and publications.

International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
$50,000
To increase understanding between Tibetans and Chinese by providing greater access to information about Tibet. ICT will facilitate dialogue and information exchange between Tibetans and Chinese officials, academics and the public through meetings, conferences, and publication of a Chinese-language newsletter and website.

Social and Resource Development Fund (SARD)
$50,000*
To raise awareness of the principles of human rights and democracy at the grassroots level in Tibetan communities in exile. SARD will provide modest support in the form of seed money or one-time grants to Tibetan grassroots organizations, associations and ad hoc committees that are working to inform and educate their communities about democracy and human rights and to increase participation in the political process.

Tibet Museum
$15,000*
To preserve and present material related to modern Tibetan history and to educate visitors about the Tibetan culture and people. The Tibet Museum will continue to maintain and operate its Dharamsala-based museum, "Demton Khang," display a touring exhibition, organize seminars and lectures, and maintain a website.

Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
$15,000*
To train and empower a new generation of Tibetan activists and to monitor, promote and protect human rights in Tibet. TCHRD will conduct a week-long workshop for college-age Tibetan youth in India and Nepal, which will include seminars and discussions on the concepts of human rights and democracy, the human rights situation in Tibet, the United Nations, and efforts to build a democratic Tibetan government-in-exile.

Tibetan Literacy Society
$36,000
To provide the Tibetan public independent and accurate information on developments in Tibet and in the exile community, and to promote open discussion among intellectuals and a general readership on civic issues, including human rights and democracy. The Tibetan Literacy Society will publish and distribute throughout the Tibetan community in exile Bod-Kyi-Dus-Bab (Tibet Times), a Tibetan-language newspaper published three times a month.

Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre
$20,000*
To strengthen local Tibetan assemblies, the first level of the Tibetan government-in-exile. The Centre will conduct a workshop for members of the local assemblies, facilitate their attendance during a session of the national parliament, and encourage discussion of the functions and mechanisms of the parliament among local assembly members. 

Tibetan Review
$25,000*
To promote freedom of press and understanding of democratic concepts in the Tibetan exile community. Tibetan Review, a monthly English-language news magazine, will provide Tibetans in exile and the international community with Tibet-related news and insightful opinion pieces and editorials, featuring articles written by prominent journalists, academics, and others interested in Tibetan issues.

Tibetan Women's Association
$15,000*
To promote the social, political, and economic empowerment of Tibetan refugee women and raise awareness of human rights violations against women in Tibet. The TWA will write and publish a report on the status of Tibetan women in exile, organize an educational program on voting for Tibetan settlements in South Asia, and document the human rights situation of women in Tibet.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2005

According to the NED Annual Report for 2005, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Civic Exchange
$45,000*
To promote informed debate on constitutional reform. Civic Exchange will carry out public opinion research and hold a public debate on models of constitutional reform, publish two papers that discuss selected reforms in mainland China and their relevance as points of reference for Hong Kong, and conduct outreach to the public on the broad spectrum of reform concerns.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$173,000*
To raise the standards of human rights protection and democratic representation. The Monitor will carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning, and public education drawing local and international attention to civil and human rights developments in Hong Kong.

NED Annual Report 2005 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2005 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Grants in China in 2005

According to the NED Annual Report for 2005, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in China:

Legal Rights Education
$176,500*
To carry out several programs of legal education and rights awareness. Grantees will use media outreach, conduct workshops, and produce publications to increase public awareness of existing international standards and Chinese laws designed to protect citizen rights. Grantees will also provide some direct legal aid and engage in advocacy promoting accountability, transparency, and rule of law.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$236,485
To promote women's rights and improve working conditions for women laborers. ACILS will support a local NGO to operate a mobile training center through which its staff will conduct training and education sessions in a variety of venues.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$114,000
To promote labor rights in China. ACILS will support a Chinese-language website that provides comprehensive information and analysis of the labor situation in China and a legal aid project that provides analysis and advice for constructive, effective approaches to dispute settlement in worker compensation and other labor law-related cases.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$107,320*
To promote labor rights in China. ACILS will support a Chinese-language website that provides comprehensive information and analysis of the labor situation in China and a legal aid project that provides analysis and advice for constructive, effective approaches to dispute settlement in worker compensation and other labor law-related cases.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$70,000*
To educate workers about their rights under Chinese law. ACILS will support a bilingual website that serves as an information clearinghouse on labor issues in China, containing information from a variety of sources.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$65,000
To collect and disseminate information concerning workers' rights in China. ACILS will support a Chinese-language online worker-rights information center and will also distribute an email newsletter containing information about developments related to labor issues.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$35,000*
To promote women's rights and improve working conditions for women laborers. ACILS will support a local NGO to operate a mobile training center through which its staff will conduct training and education sessions in a variety of venues.

Beijing Spring Magazine
$127,000
To provide an outlet for social, cultural, historical, and political analysis and commentary censored in China. Beijing Spring, a monthly Chinese-language magazine, carries contributions from authors inside and outside China regarding political developments, social issues, and the prospects for democratization in China.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$137,060
To engage private sector participation in substantive dialogue on the policy changes necessary for the development of a transparent and law-based free-market system in China. CIPE will support a series of policy discussion forums and an online policy journal, in cooperation with the Center for Private Economic Studies.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$44,702
To foster pluralism and transparency in public policy analysis and discussion. CIPE will support the work of China Review, an independent think-tank focused on cutting-edge policy analysis. China Review will continue its series of biweekly symposia stimulating debate on issues of economic and system reform.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$73,200
To promote corporate governance reform and ethical business practices in China. Together with local partners in Beijing, CIPE will organize two educational forums on corporate governance reform featuring domestic and international experts and practitioners.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$104,384
To promote strategic economic and political reforms including greater private property rights. CIPE will support efforts to advocate for reform through the publication of a series of articles and the sponsorship of a major conference on privatization and the enforcement of recent constitutional reforms.

Center for Modern China
$204,000
To maintain a forum for informed and responsible debate of public policy questions. The Center will publish Modern China Studies, a quarterly Chinese-language scholarly journal that features economic and social science research concerning liberal, democratic solutions to contemporary policy questions in China.

China Aid Association
$35,000*
To promote religious freedom in China. The Association will publish a quarterly journal, Chinese Law & Religion Monitor, which will contain analysis and documentation of human rights abuses committed against religious believers, as well as laws and regulations concerning religious freedom in China. The Association will also maintain an online library of reference materials including Chinese and English-language full-text copies of laws and regulations governing religious practice in China.

China Free Press
$25,000*
To promote the free flow of information and opinion. China Free Press will provide free hosting for Chinese prodemocracy websites that have been censored or closed down by government authorities in China.

China Information Center
$480,000*
To provide an alternative source of news and opinion in the Chinese language. The Center will disseminate news, commentary, and independent analysis of developments in China and important international events through two Chinese-language websites and an e-mail list.

Chinese Citizen Forum
$40,000*
To promote civic awareness and to maintain a forum for open discussion of civic and political issues. Chinese Citizen Forum will publish a series of civic education manuals for distribution inside China and operate a Chinese-language public policy listserv.

Democratic China
$136,000*
To promote uncensored reporting and dialogue on issues relevant to China's political development. Democratic China will publish weekly the online Chinese-language magazine Minzhu Zhongguo (Democratic China), which carries analysis by authors inside and outside of China regarding current affairs, culture, history, and international relations.

Foundation for China in the 21st Century
$117,000
To support a variety of forums for liberal intellectuals and prodemocracy analysts to promote democratic values and political reform. The Foundation will sponsor a book series and two Internet-based projects, the China E-Weekly magazine of analysis and commentary, and a petition forum.

Human Rights in China
$480,000*
To carry out human rights information gathering, reporting, publicity and advocacy. Special projects will include focused research on human rights developments in the traditionally Muslim-majority northwestern region of China.

Independent Chinese PEN Center
$99,500*
To promote freedom of expression in China. Activities will include the publication of banned works, advocacy on behalf of imprisoned writers and journalists, and campaigns calling attention to authors who suffer state censorship and persecution.

International Republican Institute
$350,000
To broaden the space for political representation, citizen participation, and the rule of law in China. IRI will support independent policy research on improving township level government, expansion of direct elections at the local level, civic education, training in policy advocacy related to China's HIV/AIDS epidemic and public health governance, and awareness of the legal rights of individuals in rural areas.

International Republican Institute
$78,316 REPROGRAMMED 2001 FUNDS
To work toward the release of political prisoners in China. IRI will support the programs of the Dui Hua Foundation to document individual cases of unjust incarceration, research relevant legal and judicial regulations, and advocate for the release of prisoners of conscience.

Laogai Research Foundation
$298,032*
To continue an extensive program of research and publication. The Foundation will carry out investigation and documentation of the Chinese system of Laogai labor camps, while also undertaking a program of timely research exposing other human rights issues.

Open Magazine
$60,000*
To promote free discussion and analysis of current events and political issues. Open Magazine will publish a series of Chinese language books on issues related to the future of democracy and human rights in China. The organization will also continue to regularly issue its monthly periodical, Open Magazine, known for its regular exposés and timely analysis of trends and newsworthy events in China.

Press Freedom Guardian
$43,859*
To publish a Chinese-language newspaper covering events related to human rights, democratization, and the activities of the Chinese democracy movement. The newspaper will be disseminated in China and abroad through print copies, e-mail subscriptions, and a website.

Princeton China Initiative
$55,000*
To promote human rights in China. The Initiative will carry out a broad program of support for innovative, small-scale rights defense projects.

Princeton China Initiative
$60,000
To promote freedom of the press and civic engagement via the Internet in China. The Initiative will bring together advocates of political liberalization and specialists in Internet technology to foster cooperation in developing and popularizing self-publishing software, such as weblogs and other Internet tools, that enable concerned citizens to exchange ideas.

NED Grants in Tibet in 2004

According to the NED Annual Report for 2004, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Tibet:

International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
$45,000
To promote dialogue between Tibetans and Chinese about Tibet. ICT will organize a series of meetings and distribute publications designed to improve communication between Tibetans and Chinese concerning the democratic future of China and Tibet.

Tibet Information Network (TIN)
$80,000*
To disseminate independent news analysis and reporting on Tibet. TIN will produce news updates and special reports covering the most important current events in Tibet; publish the bimonthly TIN Testimonials and four book-length studies covering social issues and provide briefings for human rights and media groups.

Tibet Museum
$15,000*
To collect, preserve and present material relating to modern Tibetan history. The Tibet Museum seeks to commemorate the loss of Tibetan culture and lives as a result of the Chinese occupation and project the hopes and aspirations of the Tibetan people for a brighter future.

Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
$15,000
To monitor, document and advocate for the protection of human rights in Tibet. The TCHRD will conduct a week-long workshop for college-age youth in India and Nepal which will include seminars and discussions on the concepts of human rights and democracy, the human rights situation in Tibet, the Tibet issue in the context of the United Nations and the effort to build a democratic Tibetan government-in-exile.

Tibetan Literary Society
$25,000
To provide the Tibetan public in Tibet and in exile with independent and accurate information about Tibet and the Tibetan community in exile and to promote open discussion among intellectuals and the general readership on civic issues, including human rights and democracy. The Tibetan Literary Society will publish Bod-Kyi-Dus-Bab (Tibet Times), a Tibetan-language newspaper three times a month.

Tibetan Review
$25,000*
To publish and distribute the Tibetan Review, a monthly English-language news magazine that promotes freedom of press and understanding of democratic concepts in the Tibetan exile community. Tibetan Review will publish feature articles written by prominent journalists, academics, and others interested in Tibetan issues and will cover a range of subjects, including Tibetan history and current events.

Voice of Tibet
$25,000*
To encourage and sustain independent public opinion inside Tibet in the face of severe repression imposed by the Chinese government and to familiarize Tibetans with the ideals of democracy and human rights. The Voice of Tibet, an independent, Tibetan-language shortwave radio station, will continue to broadcast regular news about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community and the Tibetan government-in-exile to listeners in Tibet and in exile in neighboring countries.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2004

According to the NED Annual Report for 2004, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Civic Exchange
$125,000*
To build support for a democratic constitution. Civic Exchange will engage the public in consideration of potential constitutional reforms and advocate that the government seek citizen approval of any proposed constitution. Activities will consist of reports on Hong Kong's functional constituency system and the role of public dialogue in political development, as well as the organization of public forums, town hall style gatherings and formal debates.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$173,280*
To carry out a broad ranging program of education and monitoring to draw local and international attention to human rights and constitutional developments in Hong Kong. The Monitor will produce educational materials, issue in-depth reports, conduct programs in conjunction with schools and civic groups, hold a human rights film festival and organize public seminars.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$190,000
To strengthen political parties and support democratic activism. NDI will conduct political party consultations and training seminars; facilitate the development and publication of a multi-party public opinion poll and provide assistance in the development of voter guides in advance of the Legislative Council elections in September 2004.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$50,000*
To work to improve the ability of Hong Kong civil society organizations to advocate for democratization and good governance in Hong Kong. NDI will support a Hong Kong partner to conduct a governance review and undertake a post-election assessment following the Legislative Council elections in September 2004.

NED Grants in China in 2004

According to the NED Annual Report for 2004, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in China:

Legal Rights Education
$115,000*
To carry out several programs of legal education and rights awareness. Grantees will use media outreach, conduct workshops and produce publications to increase public awareness of existing international standards and Chinese laws designed to protect citizen rights. Grantees will also provide some direct legal aid and engage in advocacy promoting accountability, transparency and rule of law.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$200,705
To support the work of the China Labour Bulletin to educate workers in China about worker and trade union rights. The project will include a Chinese-language website that provides comprehensive information about the labor situation in China and support for a legal aid project that offers constructive approaches to dispute settlement in worker compensation and other labor law-related cases.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$125,000*
To support a pilot program undertaken by China Labour Bulletin promoting labor rights information and assistance for rural Chinese workers. Activities will include two research reports analyzing Chinese labor and trade union laws.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$65,160
To support an online center for the collection and dissemination of information relating to workers' rights in China. The project will also distribute an email newsletter containing information about developments in China's labor community.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$70,000*
To support the work of China Labor Watch in maintaining a bilingual website that serves as an information clearinghouse on labor issues in China. China Labor Watch will collect information from its labor network and a variety of other sources inside and outside of China. Information will additionally be distributed by email in Chinese and English.

Beijing Spring Magazine
$129,000*
To publish the monthly Chinese-language magazine Beijing Spring, featuring analysis and commentary by authors inside and outside China regarding political developments, social issues and the prospects for democratization in China. Beijing Spring will also engage in a new initiative to work together with Uyghur democracy activists to increase awareness among Chinese communities, in China and abroad, of the dire restrictions on freedoms in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$93,834
To engage private-sector participation in substantive dialogue on the policy changes necessary for the development of a transparent and law-based free-market system in China. CIPE will support a series of policy discussion forums and an online policy journal, in cooperation with the Center for Private Economic Studies.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$85,128
To support the work of the China Center for Economic Research to maintain an electronic economics information network (CENET) and to facilitate greater exchange of reform-oriented ideas and proposals among Chinese economists.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$83,970
To support an analysis of the current status of private enterprises in China. The project will include an advocacy campaign to demonstrate the need for China to proceed with well-regulated privatization and hold a conference to discuss China's private economy and privatization.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$82,032
To assist the work of the Public Participation Support Center, a Beijing-based center promoting public participation in government and public affairs, under the auspices of the Beijing University Law School. The Center will research and publish a series of in-depth studies of experiments in procedures for public participation in policy-making put in place by local government agencies, draft model rules for procedures for public participation and distribute its model rules broadly.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$50,252
To support the work of the Unirule Institute of Economics, an independent think-tank focused on cutting-edge policy analysis. The Institute will continue to conduct a series of biweekly symposia encouraging stimulating debate on issues of economic and system reform. The Institute's symposia target policy-makers and experts working to carry out institutional reform.

Center for Modern China
$204,000
To publish Modern China Studies, a quarterly Chinese-language journal of economic and social science research concerning liberal, democratic solutions to contemporary policy questions in China. The Center will also maintain a website to target an online youth audience in order to stimulate civic awareness while supporting China-based analysis and events for intellectuals and policy-makers.

China Aid Association
$60,000*
To undertake a program monitoring, documenting and analyzing the legal aspects of religious freedom in China. The Association will craft innovative uses of current elements of the Chinese legal framework to assist lawyers, advocates and scholars to protect religious believers and build support for fundamental reform of state treatment of religion in China.

China Information Center (CIC)
$480,000*
To promote independent media. The Center will serve as a Chinese-language Internet resource providing diverse views for Chinese audiences who are otherwise limited to Chinese government-controlled media. CIC will maintain an umbrella website, which contains news and commentary on politics, economics and social topics; distribute an email digest and maintain an English-language website.

China News Digest
$25,000*
To promote independent Chinese-language media. The China News Digest provides uncensored news about the prodemocracy movement in China through the production of its regular China-related news digests and by producing an on-line archive of information on the Cultural Revolution and the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Chinese Citizen Forum
$80,000*
To provide an open forum for public policy debate. The Forum will establish interactive online and email-based public policy forums that give rise to public proposals to the government on current policy concerns. The Center will also publish policy papers on priority concerns that arise.

Democratic China
$135,000
To publish online the monthly Chinese-language magazine Minzhu Zhongguo (Democratic China), which carries analysis regarding political development and commentary on social and cultural issues from authors inside and outside of China. Through a Hong Kong-based publisher, Democratic China will also publish and distribute three Chinese-language books on topics important to democratization in China.

Foundation for China in the 21st Century
$161,000
To support a variety of forums for liberal intellectuals and prodemocracy analysts to promote democratic values and political reform. The Foundation will sponsor a book series, an Internet-based periodical and a conference on inter-ethnic relations in the information age.

Human Rights in China, Inc. (HRIC)
$486, 561*
To monitor human rights developments in China. HRIC will develop benchmark indicators to assess China's human rights progress from 2004 through the 2008 Olympics and undertake research projects on the status of women and children's rights and the relationship between criminal elements and the Chinese government.

Independent Chinese PEN Center
$85,000*
To undertake a campaign promoting freedom of expression inside China. The Center's activities will include the publication of banned works, advocacy on behalf of imprisoned writers and journalists and campaigns calling attention to authors who suffer state censorship and persecution.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$350,000
To conduct a program to promote electoral reform and foster a healthy civil society. IRI will sponsor China's first-ever group of independent monitors; participate in the drafting of a regulatory framework to govern campaigning in grassroots democratic elections and work to educate rural citizens about their legal rights. IRI will also assist local efforts to improve rural elections and strengthen autonomous farmers' organizations.

Laogai Research Foundation
$293,000*
To continue its extensive programs of research and publication. The Laogai Research Foundation will carry out investigation and documentation of the Chinese system of labor camps, while also undertaking a program of timely research exposing other human rights abuses committed by the Chinese government, including forced abortion.

Press Freedom Guardian
$88,000*
To promote independent Chinese-language media. The Press Freedom Guardian will continue to provide objective prodemocracy news and information about China through the distribution of a newspaper via the Internet, email and paper copies.

Uyghur American Association (UAA)
$75,000*
To improve the quality and availability of reporting on the human rights situation of Uyghurs. UAA will research, document and draw international attention to the underreported rights abuses that affect the residents of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.

NED Grants in Tibet in 2003

According to the NED Annual Report for 2003, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Tibet:

International Campaign for Tibet
$45,000
To support publications and a series of meetings designed to improve communication between Tibetans and Chinese concerning a democratic future for China and Tibet.

Social and Resource Development Fund
$50,000*
To support the Fund for Democracy and Human Rights Education, a Tibetan-managed mini-grants project that provides modest support for Tibetan organizations working to educate their communities about democracy and human rights and to increase participation in the political process.

Tibet Information Network
$80,000*
To disseminate independent news analysis and reporting on Tibet.

Tibet Institute
$40,000
To purchase an offset printing press to facilitate the Institute’s capacity-building and civic awareness efforts; and for the distribution of books, magazines, and brochures on Tibet within Tibetan communities in Nepal.

Tibetan Literary Society
$25,000*
To publish and distribute throughout the Tibetan community in exile and in Tibet Bod-Kyi-Dus-Bab (Tibet Times), a Tibetan-language newspaper published three times per month.

Tibet Museum
$15,000
To collect, preserve and present material relating to modern Tibetan history, to commemorate the loss of Tibetan culture and lives as a result of the Chinese occupation, and to project the hopes and aspirations of the Tibetan people for a brighter future.

Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
$14,000*
To conduct a week-long workshop for Tibetan leaders to discuss the human rights situation in Tibet and ongoing efforts to start a democratic government in exile.

Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre
$18,865*
To hold two15-day working group sessions to explore potential forms of Tibetan autonomy. In preparation for the workshops, the TPPRC will commission an expert to prepare a briefing book that provides relevant documents and comparative models of the distribution and division of powers among governmental institutions.

Tibetan Review Trust Society
$23,000*
To publish Tibetan Review, a monthly English-language news magazine that covers Tibet-related news and analysis.

Voice of Tibet
$20,000*
To support an independent Tibetan-language shortwave radio station providing regular news about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community, and the Tibetan government-in-exile for listeners in Tibet and in exile in neighboring countries. 

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2003

According to the NED Annual Report for 2003, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity

US$260,434

To collaborate with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and other Hong Kong-based labor rights NGOs to provide basic training and education on trade union rights and other labor rights. The coalition will strengthen the work of the Yuen Long training center, which conducts leadership workshops, educates unemployed workers in government-sponsored job retraining courses, and conducts research to determine what types of manpower training and skills assessment best serve the needs of the workers in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$60,000
To carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning and public education, drawing local and international attention to civil and human rights developments in Hong Kong.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$179,999
To provide technical assistance and training to Hong Kong political parties to strengthen the role of parties in Hong Kong, and to support pro-democracy civil society organizations in their efforts to draw attention to the deterioration of political rights in the territory.

NED Grants in China in 2003

According to the NED Annual Report for 2003, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in China:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$65,160
To support the work of an online center for the collection and dissemination of information relating to workers' rights in China. The center will also distribute an email newsletter containing information about developments in China's labor community.

Beijing Spring, Inc.
$90,000*
To publish the monthly Chinese-language magazine Beijing Spring, which carries analysis and commentary by authors inside and outside China regarding political developments, social issues, and the prospects for democratization in China.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$88,610
To support advocacy activities on a variety of reforms related to rule of law and privatization; through public discussions, speeches, publications, and a conference.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$531,532
To engage with Chinese groups on six projects designed to enable entrepreneurs, economists, and corporate actors to play an enhanced transparent and democratic role in public policy development, as well as to publish a new Chinese-language online periodical, Journal of Private Enterprise.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$85,760
To work with the China Center for Economic Research to support an electronic economics information network and to facilitate greater exchange of reform-oriented ideas and proposals among Chinese economists.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$53,151
To support the Unirule Institute of Economics’ bi-weekly symposia with private entrepreneurs, academics, government officials, and journalists on China’s reform process. Unirule will also disseminate symposium papers to private entrepreneurs, academics, and government officials interested in economic reform.

Center for Modern China
$148,000*
To publish Modern China Studies, a quarterly Chinese-language journal of economic and social science research concerning liberal, democratic solutions to contemporary policy questions in China; and to maintain a website and publish books on democratization in China.

China Information Center
$404,105*
To disseminate news and independent analysis of developments in China and important international events through two Chinese-language websites and an e-mail list.

Democratic China
$135,000
To produce a Chinese-language monthly Internet magazine on politics, society, and culture, promoting democracy and pluralism in China. Democratic China will additionally pursue an experimental program providing subsidies to enable publication and distribution in China of books that would otherwise not be publishable due to their political sensitivity.

Foundation for China in the 21st Century
$160,000*
To support the Chinese-language Internet periodical, China E-Weekly, and to carry out a multi-faceted program of publications and conferences on questions of rural governance, political reform, and paths to constitutional democracy in China.

Human Rights in China
$350,000
To support human rights documentation, reporting, publicity, and advocacy; direct support for victims of political persecution; and production and circulation of materials informing Chinese citizens about their rights.

International Republican Institute
$350,000
To support a program to promote the broadening of Chinese elections; to promote electoral reform at the village and urban levels; to support the training of rural women in political participation; and to develop materials on civic education.

Laogai Research Foundation
$292,981*
To support a research and publication program on Chinese forced-labor prison camps (laogai) and to investigate and document other human rights violations occurring in China.

Press Freedom Guardian
$88,000*
To support a Chinese-language newspaper that covers politics, current events, human rights, democratization, and the activities of the Chinese democracy movement, that is disseminated in China and abroad through print copies, e-mail subscriptions, and a website.

NED Grants in Tibet in 2002

According to the NED Annual Report for 2002, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Tibet:

International Campaign for Tibet
$30,000
To support a program of meetings and publications designed to improve communication between Tibetans and Chinese concerning a democratic future for Tibet and China.

Tibet Information Network
$80,000*
To disseminate independent news analysis and reporting on Tibet.

Tibet Justice Center
$37,618*
To organize a series of workshops, publish a Tibetan-language booklet, and develop a training manual to facilitate discussions about autonomy and other self-governing arrangements for a future democratic Tibet.

Tibetan Literary Society
$25,000*
To publish and distribute throughout Tibetan exile communities and within Tibet Bod-Kyi-Dus-Bab (Tibet Times), a Tibetan-language newspaper published three times per month.

Tibetan Multimedia Center
$30,000
To disseminate news and information about the struggle for a democratic Tibet to audiences inside Tibet and China and to Chinese democrats throughout the world, Tibetans in exile, and the Indian public.

Tibetan Review Trust Society
$20,000
To publish and distribute Tibetan Review, a monthly English-language news magazine.

Tibetan Youth Congress
$15,000*
To organize and implement an intensive leadership-training course for Tibetan college students in India, facilitating their involvement in the political struggle for democracy and human rights in Tibet.

Voice of Tibet
$15,000*
To support an independent, Tibetan-language, shortwave radio station providing regular news about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community, and the Tibetan government-in-exile, for listeners in Tibet and in exile in neighboring countries.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2002

According to the NED Annual Report for 2002, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Listed under NED Grants in China

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$198,063
To assist democratic unions and labor rights organizations in Hong Kong that are working to protect worker and union rights in the South China region.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$205,076
To organize resources and activities, in partnership with the Center for the Study of People’s Congress and Foreign Legislatures at Peking University Law School, in order to educate Chinese legislative members and staff, researchers, and students about democratic legislative norms and processes; and to provide materials, direct technical assistance, and other resources to Hong Kong organizations advocating for democratic reform in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Listed under NED Grants in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor 
$51,000
To carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning, and public education, drawing local and international public attention to areas of Hong Kong law and practice that fail to safeguard human rights.

NED Grants in China in 2002

According to the NED Annual Report for 2002, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in China:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$198,063
To assist democratic unions and labor rights organizations in Hong Kong that are working to protect worker and union rights in the South China region.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$57,202
To provide support for a bilingual Web site that serves as a basic information clearinghouse for activists and scholars involved with labor issues in China.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$60,517
To support the Wei Jingsheng Foundation’s establishment of a center for the collection and dissemination of information relating to workers’ rights in China.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$180,480
To enable labor-rights organizations to educate workers in China about worker and trade-union rights, labor standards, and democracy issues, and to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on industrial relations and the status of trade-union rights in China.

Beijing Spring Magazine
$60,000*
To publish the monthly Chinese-language magazine Beijing Spring, which carries analysis and commentary by authors inside and outside China regarding political developments, social issues, and the prospects for democratization in China.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$92,936
To support the National Economic Research Institute in conducting a series of workshops to publicize the Institute’s study on economic freedom in China and to promote public understanding of the link between economic freedom and economic development.

Center for International Private Enterprise 
$97,573
To support the China Center for Economic Research in expanding an electronic economics-information network and facilitating greater exchange of reform-oriented ideas and proposals among Chinese economists.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$49,683
To support the Unirule Institute of Economics in conducting biweekly symposia on issues related to China’s transition to a market economy, and in reproducing and distributing symposium papers.

Center for Modern China
$115,000*
To publish Modern China Studies, a quarterly Chinese-language journal of economic and social-science research concerning liberal, democratic solutions to contemporary policy questions in China.

China Information Center
$400,000*
To establish and maintain a Chinese-language Web site that features independent news and analyses of world events and domestic Chinese developments mainland and overseas Chinese.

Democratic China Magazine
$100,000
To publish its monthly Chinese-language Internet magazine on politics, society, and culture, promoting democracy and pluralism in China.

Foundation for China in the 21st Century
$160,000*
To carry out a multifaceted program of research, publications, and seminars on questions of interethnic relations, education, and democracy in China.

Human Rights in China
$300,000
To be used towards core support for its program of human rights information-gathering, reporting, publicity, and advocacy; to support victims of political persecution; and for the production and circulation of materials informing Chinese citizens about their rights.

International Republican Institute
$400,000
To support electoral reform at the village level, promotion and development of legal-aid programs at the national and provincial levels, legislative and public-policy-implementation reform at the national level, and a project to promote the broadening of Chinese elections.

Laogai Research Foundation
$261,000*
To conduct an extensive research and publication program on the Chinese forced-labor prison camps (laogai) and to investigate and document other human rights violations occurring in China.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$205,076
To organize resources and activities, in partnership with the Center for the Study of People’s Congress and Foreign Legislatures at Peking University Law School, in order to educate Chinese legislative members and staff, researchers, and students about democratic legislative norms and processes; and to provide materials, direct technical assistance, and other resources to Hong Kong organizations advocating for democratic reform in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Press Freedom Guardian Newspaper
$88,000*
To publish its Chinese-language newspaper, which covers issues related to human rights, democratization, and the activities of the Chinese democracy movement and which is disseminated in China and abroad through print copies, e-mail subscriptions, and a Web site.

NED Grants in Tibet in 2001

According to the NED Annual Report for 2001, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Tibet:

International Campaign for Tibet
$30,000
To enhance knowledge and understanding of Tibet among Chinese opinion leaders. ICT activities will include arranging face-to-face encounters between the Dalai Lama and leaders of the Chinese democracy movement in exile; hosting conferences and disseminating information; establishing a new Chinese-language Web site; and organizing a panel discussion featuring Tibetan and Chinese perspectives on the 1951 17-Point Agreement.

Social and Resource Development Fund (SARD)
$38,500*
To provide modest support for local Tibetan organizations working to educate their communities about democracy and human rights and to increase participation in the political process.

Tibet Information Network
$90,000*
To support a Web site and human rights news gathering, analysis and dissemination. TIN will also produce at least four in-depth research publications, including an annual report.

Tibetan Literary Society
$20,000*
To distribute the independent newspaper Tibet Times, covering news from Tibet and the exile community to Tibetan schools, libraries, and scholars throughout Nepal and India, as well as increase distribution inside Tibet. The society will also maintain a Web site and an e-mail service.

Tibetan Multimedia Center
$30,000
To provide objective information about Tibet for Tibetans in the country and in exile as well as for audiences in China. The center will produce audio and videocassettes, organize debates among Tibetan high school students in exile and publish a Chinese language magazine to educate the Chinese public about the situation in Tibet and the struggle for human rights.

Tibetan Review Trust Society
$20,000
To publish a monthly English-language magazine, Tibetan Review, a forum for Tibetan intellectuals, policy makers and others interested in current issues and politics involving Tibetan society.

Voice of Tibet
$14,400*
To support an independent Tibetan-language short wave radio station providing regular news about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community, and the Tibetan government-in-exile for listeners in Tibet and in neighboring exile communities.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2001

According to the NED Annual Report for 2001, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Listed under NED Grants in China

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$198,073
To assist democratic unions and labor rights organizations in Hong Kong that are working to protect worker and union rights in the South China region. 

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$209,778
To provide comparative research findings to educate legislative staff members, researchers and students on democratic norms; organize two seminars on democratic legislative processes; and assist democratic reform in Hong Kong. 

Listed under NED Grants in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$51,000
To combine legal defense of civil rights with public campaigns and education to cultivate public opinion favorable to democratization and the rule of law.

NED Grants in China in 2001

According to the NED Annual Report for 2001, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in China:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$181,114
To enable labor rights organizations to educate workers in China about worker and trade union rights, labor standards and democracy issues, and to gather and analyze information on industrial relations and the status of trade union rights in China for international dissemination.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$198,073
To assist democratic unions and labor rights organizations in Hong Kong that are working to protect worker and union rights in the South China region.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$51,724*
To support pilot programs in China promoting worker rights in the areas of health, safety, and women's rights in the workplace.

Beijing Spring
$40,000
To publish a monthly Chinese-language magazine that provides analysis of social issues, documentation of human rights violations, discussions on democratization in China, and other related topics. The magazine will be distributed in and outside China.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$82,763
To organize a two-day conference on establishing corporate governance standards in China. Participants will include senior corporate executives, government officials and the media.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$98,602
To support bi-weekly symposia attended by private entrepreneurs, academics, government officials and journalists to discuss economic reform, including privatization, liberalism and rule of law.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$63,100
To hold a two-day workshop on the political economy of corruption and anti-corruption strategies for senior Chinese policy analysts and researchers in China.

Center for Modern China
$65,000
To publish 3,000 copies of each issue of its quarterly academic journal, Modern China Studies, covering issues of economic, legal and political reform in China. The journal will be distributed to institutions and individuals inside China, including central research and policy agencies, graduate students, professionals, and leading scholars.

China News Digest
$35,000*
To upgrade computer equipment for the production of regular China-related news digests in Chinese and English and the on-line archiving of information banned in China.

Democratic China
$85,000*
To publish a monthly Chinese-language Internet magazine, featuring articles on democracy, human rights and China's modernization.

Human Rights in China, Inc. (HRIC)
$200,000
To support the human rights movement in China through international advocacy and reporting breaking news on human rights. HRIC will research and publish reports on legal reforms, analysis of systematic human rights abuse, and China's national security laws. HRIC will also publish a quarterly journal China Rights Forum and maintain a Web site (www.hrichina.org).

International Republican Institute
$409,850
To train local election officials and newly elected village leaders; host a conference in Hong Kong to discuss campaign techniques in developing and developed countries; provide consultation on legislative drafting; sponsor a delegation of lawyers and legal aid supervisors to observe a successful legal aid program in a developing country; and support a program engaging the Chinese government in dialogue to strengthen accountability, transparency, and the rule of law.

International Republican Institute
$508,700*
To conduct programs on electoral, legislative and legal reform in China; and to support a program encouraging accountability within the Chinese government on human rights.

International Republican Institute
$80,000
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To sponsor a ‘train the trainers’ seminar on election monitoring and a workshop for local election officials on direct election procedures. IRI will also conduct a regional networking seminar for local Chinese officials and observe elections in Hainan Province.

Laogai Research Foundation
$286,800*
To conduct research and document information about China's laogai (labor camps) based on interviews with laogai survivors, maintain a database, and publish laogai survivor memoirs in Chinese. In addition, the Foundation will maintain its English-language Web site and develop a Chinese-language version, publish and distribute a quarterly newsletter and produce publications on human rights in China.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$209,778
To provide comparative research findings to educate legislative staff members, researchers and students on democratic norms; organize two seminars on democratic legislative processes; and assist democratic reform in Hong Kong.

Press Freedom Guardian
$48,000
To publish and distribute a Chinese language newspaper and build a Web site.

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights
$54,014
To develop a proposal, through identification of existing and unmet needs for assistance to Chinese pro-democracy advocates and potential programs, and to critically evaluate the purpose, role and innovative application of future projects.