NED Partner Recognized for Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran

Roya Boroumand, co-founder and executive director of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran, was recognized with the 2024 Goler T. Butcher medal in recognition of her leadership and dedication...

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March 19, 2024

Reframing Security from the Perspective of Women living...

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

This event explored the idea of security from the perspective of the lived experiences of Afghan women and girls as they contend with a new political order under the Taliban regime.

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Despite Danger, Afghan Women Demonstrate for Rights

Last week, hundreds of thousands of girls re-entered classrooms across Afghanistan for the first time in seven months, only to be told a few hours later to go home until further notice. The announcement to...

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AFGHANISTAN ‘ARTLORDS’ USE STREET ART FOR CHANGE

A group of artists and volunteers in Afghanistan, ArtLords—a grantee of NED—reimagines bleak reminders of conflict as blank canvases for vivid murals with messages of hope. 

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