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Jan 23, 2012

Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond write on "China and East Asian Democracy" in latest issue of Journal of Democracy

In the new issue of the Journal of Democracy (JoD), Stanford political scientist and JoD coeditor Larry Diamond writes, "If there is going to be a big new lift to global democratic prospects in this decade, the region from which it will emanate is most likely to be East Asia." :: MORE

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

Jan 4, 2012

Washington Event will Honor Vaclav Havel on Friday, Jan. 6

On Friday, January 6 at 11:00 am, NED, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Havel Library in Prague, will host a memorial event honoring the life and work of former Czech President Vaclav Havel. :: 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 20, 2011

The Journal of Democracy's "In Praise of Václav Havel" Available for Limited Time

The Journal of Democracy mourns the passing of Václav Havel, perhaps the leading democratic figure of the past quarter-century.  In his honor, we are pleased to post “In Praise of Václav Havel,” an article by Jacques Rupnik published in the July 2010 issue of the Journal. :: 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 14, 2011

NED VP Nadia Diuk to speak on “Russia in Crisis” at DC World Affairs Council

NED VP Nadia Diuk to speak on “Russia in Crisis” at DC World Affairs Council  on Thursday, December 15th. :: MORE

Dec 9, 2011

Late Cuban activist Laura Pollán to be Honored at Capitol Hill event Dec. 14

Laura Pollán, the late founder of Cuba’s Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco) , will be honored by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on Wednesday, Decmeber 14, 2011 at a Capitol Hill event with a posthumous presentation of NED’s Democracy Service Medal. Pollán died on October 14 of this year. :: MORE

Dec 6, 2011

NED President Carl Gershman Testifies on China

NED President Carl Gershman spoke before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, one year after the Nobel Peace prize was awarded to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. :: 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