The 2005 Democracy Service Medal was presented to John C. Whitehead and John Richardson for their contributions to democracy and human rights.

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For their service to the democratic rebirth of Afghanistan, the National Endowment for Democracy is honored to present its 2005 Democracy Award to Sakena Yacoobi, Mohammad Nasib and Sarwar Hussaini.

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On July 13, the National Endowment for Democracy presented its annual Democracy Award to three democratic activists from Afghanistan.

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Azar Nafisi, best-selling author of Reading Lolita in Teheran, will address the topic, "Women, Culture, Human Rights: The Case of Iran," at the second lecture of the New York Democracy Forum...

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Richard Gephardt, longtime Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, will speak on "Spreading Freedom: A Mission for the American People" at the first lecture of the

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The staff and directors of the National Endowment for Democracy join with the Polish people in mourning the passing of a great friend and one of Poland's greatest patriots, Jan Nowak, who died Thursday,...

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By Larry Diamond December 6, 2004 Tonight we honor one of the most important modern scholars of democracy, Seymour Martin Lipset. Over a career of more than half a century, Marty Lipset has been one of the...

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Delivered by Carl Gershman December 6, 2004 In establishing the annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Munk Centre at the University...

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On Monday, December 6, 2004, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Embassy of Canada will inaugurate an important new forum for discourse on democracy and its progress worldwide: the Seymour...

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