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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