Iran NED grants

Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran (ABF) $140,000 To raise awareness of extrajudicial executions in Iran since the 1979 revolution and promote understanding of human rights and democrac principles! "#$ will further develop its electronic we%&%ased human rights memorial 'mid and its li%rar of human rights documents in $arsi( produce audio and video documentaries of victims) stories of torture and execution( and develop manuals and educational resources on research methodolog in the documentation of human rights violations! Association for Civic Society in Iran (ACSI) $80,000 To %uild solidarit among Iranian civil societ and human rights activists and to provide accurate information on human rights in the countr ! "*+I will monitor and report violations of Iranian citi,ens) human rights( focusing specificall on imprisonments( executions( trials( %eatings( -idnappings( and forced relocations! .eports will %e posted on one $arsi&language and one English&language we%site and will further %e disseminated through a list&serve including Iranian and international human rights organi,ations( civil societ activists( decision&ma-ers and opinion leaders! Center for Internationa Private !nter"rise (CIP!) $141,793 To raise awareness among Iranians of means in which civil societ can pursue reforms that address their economic( social( and political pro%lems! *I/E will wor- with the .esearch Institute for Iran 0.I*I1 to develop and enhance its $arsi&language we%site on democratic and economic reform! *I/E and .I*I will continue to draft and translate various articles on democratic and economic reform( identif a progressive pu%lication in the Iranian press that will pu%lish an article on the we%site( and feature monthl a guest columnist! Research Initiative for Contem"orary Iran (RICI) $87,000 To invigorate democratic de%ate and the exchange of ideas among Iranian civil societ and student activists! .I*I will maintain and develop its we%site 2.ah%ord(3 and pu%lish articles on democratic transition and role of civil societ in Iran! .I*I will include op& eds( political commentar ( and theoretical anal sis relating to role of civil societ and student movement in transition toward democrac in Iran! It will also utili,e new technolog to circumvent internet filtering that has made the we%site inaccessi%le inside Iran!

#!$A Regiona American Center for Internationa %abor So idarity $133,451 To enhance the s-ills of new leaders within teachers unions in 4emen and /alestine % developing 5ualit services for mem%ers( including a professional s-ills development program! The +olidarit *enter will wor- with the "merican $ederation of Teachers on a capacit &%uilding program in 4emen and /alestine that will represent a first step in helping teachers unions la the foundation for strong democratic institutions! Teachers will then %e a%le to carr the practical lessons of democrac into their nations) classrooms! American Center for Internationa %abor So idarity $71,600 To evaluate the impact of +olidarit *enter programs in order to esta%lish and %uild upon %est practices promoting freedom of association and trade union rights in the 6iddle East! The program will assess the impact of +olidarit *enter programs on the promotion of wor-er and trade union rights in the region! .esulting strategic priorities will guide future program efforts to assist trade unions in their struggle for economic and political rights! American Center for Internationa %abor So idarity $47,045 To %uild the capacit of trade union rights monitors in 7ordan and #ahrain to identif and report on violations of International 8a%our 'rgani,ation 0I8'1 conventions and to improve the capacit of la%or federations in 9uwait and 4emen to report on violations of wor-er rights! The +olidarit *enter and the International Trade :nion *onfederation 0IT:*1 will train monitors in reporting on the full range of I8' conventions! IT:* will also train monitors from 9uwait and 4emen to %egin producing their own reports! Arab Institute for Human Rights (AIHR) $120,000 To %uild the capacit of human rights organi,ations in the ;ulf and 8evant regions! "I<. will hold two seven&da training wor-shops! The first wor-shop( in Du%ai( will consist of a general orientation in the field of human rights( including concepts and terminolog ( access to international %odies and mechanisms( and techni5ues in monitoring and reporting human rights violations! The second wor-shop( in Tur-e ( and will encompass more advanced concepts of human rights monitoring( evaluation( and reporting! Center for Internationa Private !nter"rise (CIP!) $679,984 To address the political reform challenges in the 6iddle East and North "frica! *I/E will provide a platform for mar-et&oriented reformers in the region on how to frame and advance polic reforms! *I/E will support a regional editorial %oard and the pu%lication of Economic .eform 7ournal in "ra%ic and $rench( *orporate ;overnance Trends

newsletter( and $eature +ervice articles in "ra%ic and $rench! *I/E)s program also includes a -nowledge&sharing economic reform roundta%le for -e partners in the region! Center for Internationa Private !nter"rise (CIP!) $155,001 To promote and implement %etter governance in %an-s throughout the 6iddle East and North "frica region! *I/E will develop and disseminate corporate governance guidelines for "ra% %an-s( draft and disseminate a corporate governance tool-it( hold a series of consultative roundta%le discussions in five countries in the region to get feed%ac- on the tool-its and the guidelines( and hold a forum to promote the final draft of the tool-its and the guidelines! Center for Internationa Private !nter"rise (CIP!) $126,658 To enhance the 5ualit and reach of *I/E print and online platforms lin-ing political and economic reforms! *I/E will generate information that is locall produced( widel accessi%le( and of high 5ualit to engage reformers and providethem with the tools that can contri%ute to political oversight in the region! Center for the Study of Is am and Democracy (CSID) $170,000 To provide a platform for Islamist and secularist democrats to address mutual concerns a%out democrac and Islam and raise awareness on the compati%ilit of Islam with universal human rights( pluralism and democrac ! *+ID will wor- with a networ- of democrats in the region to pu%lish and distri%ute 1= issues of the monthl newsletter( Democrac 6onitor( in "ra%ic and English on reform in the region( conduct democrac wor-shops in +audi "ra%ia and Tunisia( and develop and maintain its %ilingual we%site! Center for the Study of Is am and Democracy (CSID) $35,000 To raise awareness on the compati%ilit of Islam with universal human rights( pluralism( and democrac ( and to provide a platform for democrats( %oth Islamists and secularists( to address mutual concerns a%out democrac and Islam! *+ID will conduct three three&da wor-shops on its civil education module in tightl &controlled countries( "lgeria( 8i% a and Tunisia! &he 'u f ( #idd e !ast Association for Civi Society ('#!ACS) $87,000 To %uild the institutional capacit of a regional human rights networ-( raise awareness among victims of human rights violations on effective measures in confronting their governments( and to %uild international support for local N;'s and human rights activists! ;6E"*+ will set up and e5uip a coordination office in 8ondon( launch a tri& lingual we%site on human rights violations in ;ulf countries( distri%ute a tri&lingual annual report( and raise awareness of human rights conditions in repressive ;ulf countries!

Internationa Forum for Is amic Dia ogue (IFID) $178,400 To %uild a core group of educators among 6uslim outh who will disseminate enlightened views relating to Islam( democrac ( pluralism and universal rights and esta%lish a networ- of li%eral Islamic thin-ers! I$ID will continue to develop the 6uslim *ivic /articipation project( a generic civic curriculum which conceptuali,es and articulates a reformist( pluralist( humanist and modernist Islamic discourse on pu%lic life and train trainers in #ahrain( Eg pt( Ira5( 7ordan( 6orocco( and the :nited 9ingdom to implement its use! Internationa Re"ub ican Institute (IRI) $700,000 To provide women in the "ra% region with valua%le s-ills necessar to succeed as communit leaders( civil servants and elected officials! I.I and the "cadem for >omen and *ivil +ociet in the 6iddle East will provide a single space in which women leaders with various capacities and levels of experience ma enhance their individual s-ills sets % learning from the experiences of their peers in other countries in the 6iddle East and North "frica region! $ationa Democratic Institute for Internationa Affairs ($DI) $260,000 To facilitate networ-ing % reform&minded democrats in the 6iddle East and North "frica % providing access to high&5ualit training materials( timel information on relevant political developments( and opportunities to engage and share directl with regional counterparts! NDI will maintain and enhance its "ra%ic&language "swat portal and support a regional advisor %oard which nurtures networ-ing efforts! " conference to encourage the use of new media technologies towards reform efforts will also %e held! $ationa Democratic Institute for Internationa Affairs ($DI) $80,000 To facilitate the efforts of a networ- of reform&minded 6uslim democrats! NDI will provide access to high&5ualit training materials( timel information on political developments( and opportunities to engage and share with regional counterparts through its uni5ue Internet&%ased platform( "swat! NDI will also wor- to ensure the long&term sustaina%ilit and usa%ilit of the portal! " regional conference in "mman would unite activists interested in election monitoring technolog ! Re"orters )ithout Borders (Re"orters Sans Frontieres) (RSF) $37,500 To %roaden the free flow of news and information a%out violations of free expression( encourage civil societ demands for press law reform( promote the adoption of legislation that complies with international standards( and to support the development of independent local media organi,ations! .+$ will wor- with local groups to monitor press freedom violations in the region( post the information wee-l on its we%site( produce a four&language annual report( and grant financial aid to imprisoned and threatened journalists!

Search for Common 'round (SFC') $63,000 To %uild regional networ-s among reformers and raise their pu%lic profile! +$*; will solicit( translate( pu%lish( and disseminate ?= articles from writers from underrepresented ;ulf "ra% states! +$*; will pu%lish the articles on its we%site( distri%ute them through its listserv( and repu%lish them in over 1= local newspapers across the region! In addition +$*; will aim to produce @ /ointA*ounterpoint articles( 1B writers total( as a pilot project in B==C!