On July 22, NED posthumously awarded the Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá, one of Cuba’s most principled advocates of peaceful democratic change.

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On Tuesday, July 22 at 5:30 pm, the NED Board posthumously awarded the Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá.

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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.

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NED posthumously awarded the Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá on the anniversary of his murder by the Cuban regime thirteen years ago.

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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.

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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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NED welcomes the release of Belarusian political activist and blogger Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other political prisoners.

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NED has implemented an institution-wide transformation to improve how we operate, how we support partners, and how we sustain our mission.

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Damon Wilson and the George W. Bush Institute's David J. Kramer argue that promoting democratic values globally is defending Americans at home. 

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Damon Wilson reflects on thirty years of peace and democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, sustained by local leaders and grassroots organizations.

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