Venezuela bars foreign NGO funding

Thursday, December 23, 2010

CARACAS, Venezuela -- A congress dominated by President Hugo Chavez's allies has passed a law that bars foreign funding for nongovernment organizations and political parties, adding to a series of measures that government opponents say are aimed at cracking down on dissent.

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