Prominent journalistic, human rights and pro-democracy organizations have awarded important prizes, to both the organization and some of its members.

Uzbek authorities have suspended the activities of a pro-democracy organization based in Washington, charging it with providing public Internet access without a license, administrative irregularities and other problems.

However, major pro-democracy organisations and parties, including the National League for Democracy, were barred from participating, the military allowing only selected smaller parties.

That assurance came in the wake of unprecedented armed raids on a series of high profile human rights and pro-democracy organisations by Egyptian security forces on 29 December.

The Government banned unofficial pro-democracy organizations today and gave the police the right to shoot rioters.

He is currently the Executive Director of the Citizens Constitutional Forum, a pro-democracy organization.

He had completed a monthlong journey throughout the country to help organize a China chapter of the pro-democracy organization he heads in the United States.

Egyptian reformist Mohamed ElBaradei has condemned the raids by Egyptian security forces on high-profile human rights and pro-democracy organisations based in Cairo.

The Foundation also supported pro-democracy organizations in Central and Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and Central and South America.

After Mr. Yang's conviction, the Chinese Government issued a stinging denunciation of the pro-democracy dissident organization.