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Novaya Gazeta Novaya 2007 , one of Thailand’s leading , one of Thailand’s Kavi Chongkittavorn Kavi ing on October 7, 2006, was honored ing on October 7, Throughout her distin posthumously. journalist, Russian a as career guished for advocate Anna was an outspoken human rights and an end to the devas war in . Politkovskaya’s tating government refused to renewgovernment the broadcast license. popular station’s as a tire recognized for his work freedom press for campaigner less throughout reform democratic and as has worked Southeast Asia. He a journalist for over 20 years and Nation of editor group assistant is publisher of Group, the Media Nation daily newspapers.English-language the for reporter rageous newspaper her apartmentmurdered at build - - - - , Egypt’s , Egypt’s a press freedom Instituto Prensa y Sociedad NED also recognized the workNED also recognized television station after the Chávez after the station television of – Venezuela,(IPYS) monitoring group established in 2002 has since become an authorita that expression of freedom on voice tive IPYS moni issues in Venezuela. on journal and attacks tors threats ists and media outlets and assumed a leading role in the campaign to RCTVdefend the privately-owned Youm (The Egyptian Today) (The Egyptian Youm and is first independent daily paper, chairman of the Egyptian Organiza is Rights. Kassem tion for Human independent of advocate staunch a have publications his and journalism as sources of hard earned a reputation media. news, region’s for the rare - - - - Al-Masry Al- Al-Masry was honored Hisham Kassem Hisham NED honored four press freedom activists with its 2007 Democracy Award. Pictured from left to right: Representative Gregory Hisham Meeks, Kassem, left Representative right: from to Pictured activists freedom with its 2007 Democracy press Award. four NED honored Carl Gershman. and Ewald Scharfenberg, Weber, Vin Elena Chongkittavorn, Milashina, Kavi Lugar, Richard Senator Schiff, Adam Representative NED Honors Press Freedom Activists from Egypt, , Russia, Egypt, from Activists Freedom Press Honors NED publishers and democracy activists. activists. democracy and publishers was the publisher of He censorship, violence, and even death. prominent most Egypt’s of one as sion as they stand up for journalistic in the face of harassment, integrity seek to silence the voice of indepen shown dent media. The honorees have determination, and pas bravery, Venezuela and Southeast Asia, where Venezuela authoritarian regimes increasingly Democracy Award to three individuals Democracy Award working to pre and one organization serve Egypt, press freedom in Russia, the courageous efforts of journalists,the courageous freedom advo publishers and press when it presented its annual cates On September 18, 2007, the National the National 18, 2007, On September Endowment for Democracy honored Thailand, and Venezuela with 2007 Democracy and Venezuela Award Thailand, 2007 Democracy2007 Award 8 NED NewsAsia and Events in the rhetoric of our times to talk ofourtimestotalk in therhetoric “It ing ofdemocracy: hasbeen easy of independentmediatothe build ceremony, also noted the importance who maderemarksat the awards open, free,anddemocratic society.” dedication tomakingRussia atruly he was“impressedbyherfearless of ourage” andnotinghowgreatly ovskaya callingher“oneofthegiants awardposthumous toAnnaPolitk Human presentedthe RightsCaucus, and co-founder of the Congressional House Committee onForeign Affairs Rep. Lantos,(D-CA). Chairman of the Lehtinen (R-FL), and Adam Schiff MeeksIleanaRos- Gregory (D-NY), Representatives Tom (D-CA), Lantos four membersoftheU.S. Congress, AwardsDemocracy werepresentedby a significantroleinclosedsocieties. the Internet, whichisalreadyplaying media,suchas with regardstonew ahead,especially and opportunities alsospokeelists aboutthechallenges pan regions.The awardees’ particular independent mediaineachofthefour a democratic society and the state of tance ofafreepresstoestablishing ontheimpor focused discussion The for International Media Assistance. ofNED’slivan, SeniorDirector Center Freedom House, andMarguerite Sul topher Walker, Director of Studies at by thefourawardees aswellChris includedremarks thediscussion Lowe, ernmental &ExternalRelations David ated byNEDVicePresident forGov preceded theaward ceremony. Moder Free Media Environments,” inDifficult Gazeta award wasacceptedbyfellow Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Following the panel discussion, the titled“Defending A paneldiscussion, 2007 reporter Elena Milashina.

NED Annual Report Novaya ------as ifsomehowwithoutany rootsor democracy about simplyestablishing the Peace; Diamond, co-editorof Larry Carnegie Endowment for International minister; Thomas Carothers of the asthecountry’s rently serves foreign whocur leader fromSierra Leone Bangura, aprominentcivilsociety movement, including Zainab Hawa titioners intheglobaldemocracy featured leadingthinkers andprac of NEDandtheChallenges Ahead, racy AssistanceSincetheFounding The LegacyofWestminster: Democ tional EndowmentforDemocracy. that ledtothefoundingofNa freedom” and proposed an initiative cies tolaunch“aglobalcampaignfor he calledupontheworld’s democra to the British Parliament, in which ald Reagan’s Westminster Address 25 The event also commemorated the Security Advisor Elliott Abrams. William Brock and Deputy National Chairman Board memberandpast Steny Hoyer,Leader NEDfounding Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority range ofspeakers, includingHouse and receptionthat includedawide the occasion with a panel discussion ofCongressandmarked the Library officially donatedto itsearlypapers On Thursday, June 7, 2007, NED ofCongress to theLibrary NED Donates Founding Papers the pace[ofdemocratic change].” courageous journalists frequently set know thisisnotthecaseandthat pens. But those who are in the room change hap ofgovernment andethos preparation orthoughtfulness,awhole The opening panel discussion, titled titled opening paneldiscussion, The th Journal ofDemocracy anniversary ofPresident Ron anniversary and se - - -

- - - - - at StanfordUniversity; NEDBoard nior fellow at the Hoover Institution who led the campaign against themili who ledthecampaignagainst people always refer to me as the one amazingthingwhen most bled, “The terms whenshetoldthegroup assem concrete intoextraordinarily sistance as ofdemocracy put theimportance effort.” Speaking last, Zainab Bangura resolveandaredoubled requires anew spirit ofReagan’s Westminster message Diamond argued that “heeding the andfreedom,Larry to democracy However, threats inanage ofnew inspiration,support, andsolidarity.” knowledge, understanding, moral programs in ways that have given them touched by democracy assistance around theworldhave beendirectly ably hundreds of thousands of people Tom Carothers remarked that “prob racy assistance over the past 25 years, andsixyearimprisonment. his arrest vocal demand for reform resulted in prime minister of Malaysia whose Anwar Ibrahim, the formerdeputy University of Chicago; and, finally, Member Jean Elshtainofthe Bethke of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gives remarks before NED’s signing ceremony at the Library Reflecting on the impact ofdemoc ontheimpact Reflecting - - - - - NED NewsAsia and Events 9 - - NED Annual Report

2007 The Library is an agency of Congress by Pierre Hassner, research director by Pierre Hassner, CERI (the Centre d’Etudesemeritus at Internationales) Recherches etde on the topic spoke Hassner in Paris. to Autocracy: The Transition “Russia’s For Politics.” World for Implications NED’s operations, as well as from the the from as well as operations, NED’s whose Foundation, Political American study led “The Democracy Program” NED. the of establishment the to and the larg branch of the legislative est library in the world. The Library items, million 134 than more houses from the papers of noted Ameri organizations, prominent and cans languages, different 460 in books to recordings. sound and films to Fourth Pierre Hassner Delivers Annual Lipset Lecture Lecture Lipset Annual Fourth The 2007, 15, November on delivered was - The NED papers constitute a rich rich a constitute papers NED The and photos from the first decade of focus and the mission of this organi has been more important.” zation the chronicling record historical bipartisan effort the flagship to create democracy institution of America’s assistance work, with a focus on its early years of supporting grassroots abroad. The initiatives democratic of thousands comprise materials correspondence speeches, documents, Pelosi remarked that “I’ve seen close close “I’veseen that remarked Pelosi up NED working in China…and it is very important to us in the Congress…. because of its mission, the talents of its leaders, and the impact it has had.” reflected, Hoyer Leader Majority of period extraordinary an been “it’s has time in which this organization a not is there frankly, and, active been the work, the which in time of period and its grantees worldwide. Speaker worldwide. Speaker and its grantees - - - Speakers at the reception paid at Speakers In addition to Pelosi, Hoyer, Brock Hoyer, addition to Pelosi, In for an official picture marking the donation of its founding papers by NED to the Library. L to R: Panelist Anwar Ibrahim, former NED Vice Chairman Chairman Vice NED former Ibrahim, Anwar Panelist R: to L Library. the to NED by papers founding its of donation the marking picture official an for NDI board member Tom Daschle, US Representative and NED board member Gregory Meeks, NDI President Ken Wollack, CIPE Executive Director John John Director Executive CIPE Wollack, Ken President NDI Meeks, Gregory member board NED and Representative US Daschle, Tom member board NDI NED Treasurer Robert Miller, NED Secretary and panelist Jean Bethke Elshtain, Solidarity Center Executive Director Ellie Larson, John Earl Haynes of of Haynes Earl John Larson, Ellie Director Executive Center Solidarity Elshtain, Bethke Jean panelist and Secretary NED Miller, Robert Treasurer NED Panelists, current and former members of NED’s Board of Directors, as well as representatives of NED’s core institutes and the Library of Congress pose pose Congress of Library the and institutes core NED’s of representatives as well as Directors, of Board NED’s of members former and current Panelists, the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, NED President Carl Gershman, NED board member Howard Wolpe, Former Senate Majority Leader and and Leader Majority Senate Former Wolpe, Howard member board NED Gershman, Carl President NED Division, Manuscript Congress of Library the Sullivan, US Representative and former NED board member Donald Payne. NED board and former US Representative Sullivan, Tom Donahue, NED board member Judy Shelton, former NED Chairman and US Senator Bill Brock, IRI President Lorne Craner, panelist Zainab Bangura, Bangura, Zainab panelist Craner, Lorne President IRI Brock, Bill Senator US and Chairman NED former Shelton, Judy member board NED Donahue, Tom ment for the Endowment’s papers. papers. Endowment’s the for ment tribute to the work of NED generous the evening, and NED President Carl Carl President NED and evening, the Gershman accepted the formal agree ceded the founding of the Endowment. Endowment. the of founding the ceded Hutson James and Haynes Earl John represented the Library of Congress for (D-SD), Archivist Allen Wein ,and US stein, pre who led the study group that Dreier (R-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Meeks Gregory (R-CA), Dreier (D-NJ), former and Donald Payne Daschle Leader Tom Majority Senate bipartisan group of well-wishers that that well-wishers of group bipartisan David Representatives included US an annual congressional appropriation. an annual congressional appropriation. a by joined was NED Abrams, and I did it with $25,000 from the U.S. U.S. the from $25,000 with it did I she grant a to referring government,” by which is funded received from NED, tary Leone in Sierra after three decades dictatorship, military and party one of 10 NED NewsAsia and Events cate for US-Canadian cooperation. The advo of NorthAmerica,andastrong ofthetwoanalysts great democracies one of the most important comparative for the late Seymour Martin Lipset, Octavio Paz, and Leszek Kolakowski. ies as Raymond Aron, Karl Popper, recipientsincludesuchluminar past two years; which isawarded every France’s prestigious Tocqueville Prize, national order. In 2005hereceived international relations, andinter and and peace,totalitarianism,ethics major writingshave onwar focused Professor Hassner’stionales inGeneva. Institut desHautes EtudesInterna Chicago, Harvard University, and the appointments at the University of heldvisiting tréal, hehaspreviously at theUniversité duQuébecàMon Bologna. Currentlyavisitingprofessor Center of Johns Hopkins University in senior visiting lecturer at the European Politiquesd’Etudes inParis anda international relations at the Institut many years Hassner was a professor of on February 20 at a ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. presented with NED’s Democracy Service Medal Former Czech President Václav Havel was The Lipset Lecture series is named seriesisnamed Lecture Lipset The 2007

NED Annual Report - - - - - lecture, which is jointly sponsored by whichisjointlysponsoredby lecture, and theFightforFreedom,” featured racy. forum,titled“Dissidents The forhumanrightsanddemoc struggle from around the world discussing the featured eightdissidentsand activists kia. The event included a forum that inCzechoslovastage fordemocracy that was instrumental in setting the movement that Havel helped create versary of Charter 77, the dissident that 2007marked the30 presentation ofthemedaltoHavel VinWeberChairman notedinhis Congress inWashington, DC.NED in a ceremony held at the Library of Václav Havel onFebruary 20,2007, vice Medal to former Czech President Kampouris, andMort Abramowitz. rights: Václav Havel, Emmanuel advocates of democracy and human Medal Service tothreelifelong racy 2007, NEDpresenteditsDemoc human rights, and democracy. In tion to the advancement of freedom, personal commitment,theirdedica who have demonstrated, through in 1999torecognizeindividuals ated its Democracy Service Medal cre NED BoardofDirectors The Medals Awarded Democracy Service democratic ideasaroundtheworld. and in thepromotionofdemocracy CanadaandtheUnitedbetween States as a catalyst for further cooperation eachyearandserves on democracy statement amajorintellectual discuss ences inbothcountriestohearand forinfluentialaudi an opportunity tre forInternational Studies,provides the University ofToronto’s Munk Cen NED presented the Democracy Ser NED presentedtheDemocracy th anni ------Turkistan/China, KimSeungMin Belarus, Rebiya Kadeer from East Colas from Cuba, Ales Mihalevic from Zin fromBurma,RamonHumberto fromRussia,Oksana Chelysheva Min Foundation and former President itz isaseniorfellowat the Century programs. Abramowrope andAsia for NED’s Central Eu andEastern at different times the Boardexpert made invaluable contributionsas on theNEDboardfornineyearsand Abramowitz. Abramowitz alsoserved Democracy Service Medal to Mort Middle andhisnative East Egypt. human rights,especiallyregardingthe a passionfordemocratic values and KampourisbroughttoNED institutes. Enterprise is one of NED’s four core ated Center for International Private ofCommerce,whoseaffili Chamber Standard and also a leader in the US was President and CEO of American Kampouris joinedtheNEDBoard,he the maximumtermallowed.When on the NED Board for nine years, NED onMarch 14. Kampourisserved the Democracy Service Medal from Manouchehr Mohammadi fromIran. from NorthKorea,andAliAfshari (right) onMarch 14at anevent hosted by the New York Forum. Democracy Democracy Service Medal by Carl Gershman Emmanuel Kampouris (left) was awarded NED’s On June 18,NEDpresentedthe Emmanuel Kampourisreceived - - - NED NewsAsia and Events 11 - - - - . g - www.ned.or NED Annual Report

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Video and additional information information additional and Video Natasa Kandic, director of the the of director Kandic, Natasa Forum Democracy York New The mocracy over the past 20 years and Chilethe challenges faces today. available for most NED events are on the NED website, Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) Law was Humanitarian 12 to discuss “Scorpi present on June HLC the by produced film docua ons,” film The crimes. war Serbian menting committed sheds light on atrocities during the Bosnian war by the Scorpi unit. military Serbian notorious a ons, down shocking Kandic herself tracked of the Scorpions executingfootage six 1995. in Trnovo in civilians Bosniak to Medal presented its Presidential Bachelet, of Chile,Michelle President the is Bachelet 24. September on first female president of Chile and Defense Chile’s as served previously under Minister and Health Minister Bachelet Lagos. Ricardo President Democracy York addressed the New to de transition on Chile’s Forum America.” Toledo has recently been in in been recently has Toledo America.” a as University Stanford at residence the CenterDistinguished Scholar at Behavioral and Studies Advanced for the of president the also is He Science. Center for Democracy and Develop ment in Latin in Lima, Peru. America Chile’s Transition to Democracy to Transition Chile’s

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Discussion of the film “Scorpions” Discussion of the film – Michelle Bachelet, Garry Kasparov, Garry Kasparov, – – Christopher Cox, – Christopher

– Alejandro Toledo, – Alejandro – Natasa Kandic, Kandic, – Natasa

Responding to the Crisis in Latin America the Crisis in Latin Responding to  February 12 February March 14 March 18 April June 12 September 24 New York Democracy Lecture 2007 Series Forum York New • • • • • Former President of Peru Alejandro of Peru President Former Toledo addressed the NYDF on April Toledo 18 on the topic “Democracy or Popu Latin in Crisis the to Responding lism: eralization, and how this relationship and how this relationship eralization, democracy. to path nation’s a affects The event the presen also featured Service Democracy NED’s of tation to Emmanuel Kampouris. A Medal nine for Board NED the of member President also was Kampouris years, and CEO of American Standard Companies and served on the Board Chamber of Commerce. of the U.S. March 14, discussing the relationship relationship the discussing 14, March between and political lib economic - - - Christopher Cox spoke at a New New a at spoke Cox Christopher On February 12, GarryOn February Kasparov Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo addressed the New York Democracy Forum on April 18 on on April Democracy Forum York the New addressed Toledo Alejandro of Peru President Former the topic “Democracy of Populism: Responding to the Crisis in Latin America.” in Latin the Crisis Responding to “Democracy of Populism: the topic York Democracy Forum dinner on Democracy Forum York on Markets” Free and “Democracy tions in mind, Kasparov discussed the the discussed Kasparov mind, in tions role of prodemocracy forces in Russia. nongovernmental organizations, and organizations, nongovernmental opposition groups. With the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elec sia party has passed a series of laws sia partylaws has passed a series of media, the of activities the restricting spoke on the topic “The Prospects of of “The topic Prospects the on spoke year, past the In Democracy.” Russian Rus United the Kremlin-backed lecture series launched in 2005. 2005. in launched series lecture (NYDF), a joint venture of NED NED of venture joint a (NYDF), Associa Policy and the Foreign successful its continued (FPA), tion New York Democracy York Forum New Forum Democracy York New The Service included postings as U.S. U.S. as postings included Service and Thailand. Ambassador to Turkey of the Carnegie Endowment for Endowment of the Carnegie long and His Peace. International Foreign the in career distinguished