From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/31/2007 8:45 AM
2007 Democracy Award to Spotlight Press Freedom
Activists from Egypt, Thailand, Russia and Venezuela will be honored by NED
on September 18
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 18, 2007,
the National Endowment for Democracy will present its annual Democracy
Award to an organization and three individuals who have bravely contributed
to increasing and preserving press freedom and independent media in Egypt,
Southeast Asia, Venezuela, and Russia.
"A free press is a critical ingredient for any democracy," said
National Endowment for Democracy Chairman Vin Weber. "In countries with
little or limited press freedom, independent journalists and activists
committed to providing citizens with honest news and information often find
themselves in the vanguard of the struggle for democracy, sometimes with
their lives on the line. This year's Democracy Award calls attention to the
courage of those journalists who risk so much."
The four recipients of the 2007 Democracy Award are:
-- Hisham ...
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