This funding may actually hurt Iranian dissidents more than anything, as it gives reasons to the Iranian government to crack down on them by pointing to foreign interference.
The USAID call for applications can be found here.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Obama moves to fund dissidents in Iran
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which reports to the secretary of state, has for the last year been soliciting applications for $20 million in grants to "promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Iran ," according to documents on the agency's website. The final deadline for grant applications is June 30.
This funding may actually hurt Iranian dissidents more than anything, as it gives reasons to the Iranian government to crack down on them by pointing to foreign interference.
The USAID call for applications can be found here.
This funding may actually hurt Iranian dissidents more than anything, as it gives reasons to the Iranian government to crack down on them by pointing to foreign interference.
The USAID call for applications can be found here.
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