2025 Democracy Service Medal—Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas
The 2025 Democracy Service Medal was bestowed posthumously to Oswaldo Payá in recognition of his life’s work and sacrifice advocating for democratic freedoms in Cuba.
National Endowment for Democracy Posthumously Awards Democracy Service...
NED posthumously awarded the Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá on the anniversary of his murder by the Cuban regime thirteen years ago.
China Salon on Emergent Digital Repression: How the PRC...
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
The National Endowment for Democracy hosts a discussion on how large language models (LLMs) and other advanced AI developments fit into the PRC’s wider apparatus of digital repression and worldwide influence projection.
NED Appoints Charles T. Cisney as Chief Talent Officer
Key hire to drive talent strategy as part of NED’s institution-wide transformation. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2025 – The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) announces the appointment of...
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