In The News


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

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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Jul 26, 2011

Nadia Diuk Testifies on Democracy and Freedom in Eastern Europe

Vice President for Programs Europe and Eurasia, Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Nadia M. Diuk testified on improving democratic practices in Eastern Europe. :: MORE

Jul 21, 2011

Hong Kong Grantee Prevented from Monitoring July Protests

On July 2, the director of NED grantee Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor, Law Yuk-Kai, was detained and prevented from effectively monitoring Hong Kong's annual pro-democracy demonstrations. :: MORE

Jul 9, 2011

Democratic China and Future of Tibet: A Dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

NED President Carl Gershman spoke at Princeton China Initiative's conference on a "Democratic China and the Future of Tibet." :: MORE

Jul 1, 2011

Grantee in Senegal Receives the Pope John Paul II Peace Prize

In May 2011, Penda Mbow, founder of NED grantee Mouvement Citoyen du Senegal, received the Pope John Paul II Peace Prize. :: MORE

Jun 2, 2011

NED Grantees Attacked, Murdered in Pakistan

On May 6, 2011, the offices of NED grantee Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) in Kaka Pir Village was brutally attacked, and two PFF leaders were murdered. :: MORE

Jun 1, 2011

In the Washington Post, NED mentioned in Interview with Tom Melia

Why is NED so effective? This interview with Tom Melia points to one important reason: NED has a flexibility and responsiveness that traditional bureaucracies find hard to match.  :: MORE

May 31, 2011

Moldovan Ambassador, Grantees Speak at NED

NED Assistant Program Officer for Central & Eastern Europe, Bobbie Traut, writes on a recent event held at the NED on the current situation in the Republic of Moldova. :: MORE

May 31, 2011

Russia and the European Court of Human Rights: Implications for U.S. Policy

On May 3, 2011, the Kennan Institute and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation hosted a day-long conference on “Russia and the European Court of Human Rights: Implications for U.S. Policy." :: MORE

May 31, 2011

Former NED Grantee Sole Nominee to Become Kenya’s Chief Justice

Dr Willy Munyoki Mutunga, formerly Chairman of NED grantee the Law Society of Kenya and Executive Director of NED grantee the Kenya Human Rights Commission, was nominated after a televised interview on May 13 by the Judicial Service Commission as the sole candidate for the position of Kenya’s Chief Justice. :: MORE

May 27, 2011

CIMA Iraq Report featured on NPR's On the Media

In "Iraqi Journalists Struggle for Press Freedoms," Sherry Ricchiardi, author of CIMA' report on Iraq’s News Media After Saddam: Liberation, Repression, and Future Prospects, is interviewed on NPR's On the Media on the struggles of Iraqi journalists. :: MORE

May 24, 2011

NED PO Josh Marks writes in Council on Foreign Relations on Crisis in the Congo

In “Crisis in the Congo,” a CFR Contingency Planning Memorandum, NED Program Officer Joshua Marks describes the Democratic Republic of the Congo's near-term vulnerability to electoral violence and renewed rebellion on its periphery, and offers recommendations to the international community to foster democracy in the DRC. :: MORE

Apr 26, 2011

CIMA Report on Iraq News Media featured in Washington Post

In the Washington Post, Walter Pincus discusses foreign media and features CIMA's report, "Iraq’s News Media After Saddam." :: MORE

Apr 15, 2011

Human Rights in the North Caucasus

NED Program Director for Russia and Eurasia, Miriam Lanskoy, spoke to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on "Human Rights in the North Caucasus." :: MORE

Apr 12, 2011

NED's Fabiola Cordova speaks with PBS Newshour about Peru's elections

NED Program Officer Fabiola Cordova speaks with PBS Newshour about Peru's presidential elections. :: MORE

Apr 7, 2011

NED's Nadia Diuk writes on Ukraine's former president in Foreign Policy

NED VP of Programs Nadia Diuk writes on the recent indictment of Ukraine's former president in Foreign Policy Online. :: MORE