2025 Democracy Service Medal: Honoring the Legacy of Oswaldo Payá
On Tuesday, July 22 at 5:30 pm, the NED Board posthumously...
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2025 Democracy Service Medal Honorees
Democracy Service Medal
Democracy Service Medal The Board of Directors of the National...
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GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY: SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY AROUND THE GLOBE
The Democracy Award is a replica of the statue erected by student activists in Tiananmen...
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View All- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China (1998)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Nigeria (1999)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Kosovo (2000)
- A Hero of Human Rights and Democracy in Mexico (2001)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in the Muslim World (2002)
- Honoring Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2003)
- Leaders of organizations known as the backbone of the democracy movement in Russia (2004)
- Democratic activists from Afghanistan (2005)
- Four democratic activists from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, and Sudan (2006)
- Courageous efforts of journalists, publishers and press freedom advocates in Egypt, Russia, Venezuela and Southeast Asia (2007)
- Heroic efforts of Chinese workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within China (2008)
- Cuban workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within Cuba (2009)
- Lessons from Other Transitions to Democracy and The Road Ahead – Strategic Challenges for the Democratic Movement in Iran (2010)
- Tunisians and Egyptians Who Have Struggled for a Democratic Future (2011)
- Burma’s Democracy Movement (2012)
- Our Democratic Future: The Role of Youth in Advancing Democracy (2013)
- Tireless defenders of human rights in China (2014)
- Political prisoners of Venezuela (2015)
- Anti-Corruption Activists from Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Malaysia, and Ukraine (2017)
- Civil Society Movement for Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2018)
- Honoring Defenders of Human and Religious Rights in China (2019)
- Sudan's Civil Society (2020)
- Central America's Civil Society (2021)
- Ukraine's Civil Society (2022)
- Champions of Freedom: honoring journalists, tech trailblazers, movements, and courageous individuals (2023)
