Experts Provide Recommendations for Democratic Resilience in the Indo-Pacific
NED, in partnership with the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney, is convening the third Sunnylands Initiative from April 2–4 in Sydney.
Fight for Freedom Under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Oppression
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
NED, IRI, and NDI hosted a discussion on the struggle for freedom under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dictatorship, featuring the author of China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny, Benedict Rogers.
Coordinating Democratic Responses Against China’s Challenges to Democracy,...
On September 12 – 14, over 60 legislators representing a wide range of political parties from more than 25 countries will convene during the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) summit in Washington,...
Women’s Political Leadership Amid Closing Civic Space...
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Women activists from Burma, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Thailand shared their plans to promote women’s political participation amid closing civic space in the region and conveyed recommendations on how international stakeholders should engage with backsliding democracies in ASEAN.
Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration Visits NED
The Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration Penpa Tsering visited NED on his first trip to the United States since taking office last year.
A New Strategy for the Tibetan Democracy Movement: A Conversation...
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
In his first in-person public talk in the U.S. since taking office, the Sikyong reflected on his first year in office, including lessons that the Tibetan struggle may offer other democracy movements in exile.
NED Grantee Connects Marginalized Women Across Rural Pakistan
Women’s rights NGO Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy has established a large network of independent rural women leaders in Pakistan.
Women Risk Danger to Protest the Military Coup in Burma
Civil society leader and former political prisoner Khin Lay speaks about women leading the resistance.
Freedom: How we Lose it and How we Fight Back
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
In conversation with Uyghur, Tibetan, and Chinese democracy activists, Nathan Law will tell the story of the Hong Kong democracy movement and discuss the importance of supporting democracy activists around the world to work in solidarity against authoritarianism.
The Role of Independent Media in Strengthening Democratic...
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
As democracies attempt to combat growing threats, the role that civil society and non-government organizations play in keeping authoritarian states at bay and stabilizing democracies is more vital than ever.
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