In The News


This page includes articles and mentions of NED and NED grantees.

Jan 6, 2012

VoA Highlights NED's Tribute to Vaclav Havel

Voice of America Burmese News covered the National Endowment for Democracy's Memorial Tribute to Vaclav Havel on Friday Jan. 6, 2012. :: MORE

Dec 23, 2011

Association GOLOS Turns to the Judicial System to Address Extrajudicial Harassment

In the lead-up to Russia’s December 2011 parliamentary elections, NED grantee Association GOLOS, a Moscow-based independent election monitor and publisher of the newspaper Grazhdansky Golos (Civil Voice), found itself operating in an increasingly hostile environment. :: MORE

Dec 19, 2011

NED President remembers Havel in Washington Post

NED President Carl Gershman discussed in The Washington Post the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel, the dissident and Czechoslovakian president who received the Endowment's Democracy Service Medal in 2007. :: MORE

Dec 1, 2011

NED Grantee Jeta Xharra profiled in New York Times

The New York Times profiles NED grantee Jeta Xharra of the Balkan Investigative Reporters Network. :: MORE

Nov 30, 2011

NED’s Laith Kubba discusses Arab perceptions of Egyptian elections

NED Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Laith Kubba was featured on PRI's The World to speak about the Arab world's perceptions of Egypt's November elections. :: MORE

Nov 17, 2011

NED's Brian Joseph Spoke on Burma to BBC's The World

NED Senior Director for Asia, Brian Joseph, spoke to the BBC's The World about the recent developments in Burma. :: MORE

Nov 8, 2011

Clinton emphasizes important role played by NDI and NED

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the work of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the rest of the NED family during her keynote address at NDI’s annual dinner on November 7. :: MORE

Oct 25, 2011

National Journal Profiles Fellow Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh

Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh, a visiting fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy, was profiled recently by National Journal for her work as an activist for women's rights in Iran. :: MORE

Oct 19, 2011

NED President included as one of TNR’s ‘Favorite People’

The November 3 issue of The New Republic includes NED President Carl Gershman on an editors’ list of “Our Favorite People.” :: MORE

Oct 17, 2011

NED Grantees Facilitate Peaceful Elections in Liberia

For the past year, NED grantees have been working in communities throughout the country on the civic and voter education initiatives that encouraged the 1.7 million registered voters to make their voices heard. Many young Liberians voted for the first time. :: MORE

Oct 17, 2011

Russian Chechen Friendship Society highlighted in Washington Post

The Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS), a NED grantee, is highlighted in “U.S. reset with Russia at new stage as officials meet with human rights activists,” in The Washington Post. :: MORE

Oct 7, 2011

NED Congratulates Tawakkul Karman on Nobel Peace Prize

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is proud to congratulate Tawakkul Karman, leader of NED Grantee Women Journalists Without Chains, on winning the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. :: MORE

Sep 30, 2011

NED VP Marc Plattner on "Comparing Arab Revolts"

NED Vice President Marc F. Plattner writes on the Arab Revolts in The Journal of Democracy. :: MORE

Sep 19, 2011

Afghan Institute of Learning Expands its Impact since 9/11

Founded in 1995, NED grantee Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) reaches 350,000 women and children annually through its 42 program sites, including four health clinics and 38 education learning centers in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Of the 400 Afghans that AIL employs, over 70% are women. Founder Dr. Sakena Yacoobi was profiled by Forbes magazine. :: MORE

Aug 16, 2011

NED Mourns the Tragic Death of Suvash Darnal

NED mourns the tragic death of democracy and human rights advocate Suvash Darnal, who was killed on August 15th in a highway accident outside Washington, D.C. :: MORE

Aug 12, 2011

Belarus: A Tale of Two Elections

Rodger Potocki, NED Senior Director for Europe, writes in the July issue of The Journal of Democracy on Belarus' recent elections. :: MORE

Aug 11, 2011

Grantee Speaks out Against Illegal Property Seizures in Azerbaijan

The Institute of Peace and Democracy (IPD), a NED grantee since 2002, is in the spotlight as founder Leyla Yunus protests government seizures and demolitions of private property in Azerbaijan.  :: MORE

Aug 2, 2011

Onubogu responds to Goodluck Jonathan's proposal of single-term Nigerian presidencies

Goodluck Jonathan has proposed limiting the Nigerian presidency to one, probably six-year, term in office to avoid pre- and post-poll violence. NED Program Officer for West Africa Oge Onubogu was among the experts asked to respond and offers her opinion on this proposal in Think Africa Press. :: MORE

Jul 29, 2011

Washington Post: Ecuador's autocrat cracks down on media freedom

The Washington Post criticised President of Ecuador Rafael Correa for his recent return to policies that limit and persecute independent media in an editorial Friday. CIMA's report on freedom of expression in Latin America highlighted. :: MORE

Jul 27, 2011

Floribert Chebeya posthumously awarded Democracy Service Medal

The National Endowment for Democracy honored Floribert Chebeya with its Democracy Service Medal in a ceremony Tuesday at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The medal presentation was an emotional end to a half-day conference, “Voices from the Congo: the Road Ahead,” co-organized by NED, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Eastern Congo Initiative. Read the full article.
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