NED Statement on Forged Document
October 6, 2025 — A fabricated document presented as a memorandum from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) recently appeared on social media in the Philippines. The document, which uses NED’s...
Impact Report: Strengthening Ukraine’s Democratic Resilience and Countering...
Democracy fuels resilience. NED’s Impact Report highlights Ukrainians documenting war crimes, driving reform, and keeping freedom alive.
Damon Wilson on Cuba’s Path to Freedom at Directorio’s 35th Anniversary
At the 35th Anniversary Conference of Directorio Democrático Cubano in Miami, NED President and CEO Damon Wilson reaffirmed NED’s support for Cuban democracy.
NED Impact Report: Protecting Free Speech and Countering Authoritarian...
Free speech fuels freedom. NED’s Impact Report highlights the brave voices breaking censorship and giving people the power to decide for themselves.
Op-Ed: Fighting Authoritarian Censorship
In Newsmax, NED’s Board Chairman Peter Roskam warns that authoritarian regimes are no longer confining censorship to their own citizens—they’re exporting it abroad, and in particular, to the...
NED Marks Ten Years as an “Undesirable”
NED targeted by the Kremlin for its work advancing freedom Washington, D.C., July 29 – Today, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) marks the ten-year anniversary of a remarkable designation: in...
Event Recap: NED 2025 Democracy Service Medal Awarded to Oswaldo Payá
On July 22, NED posthumously awarded the Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá, one of Cuba’s most principled advocates of peaceful democratic change.
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.
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...
NED Welcomes the Release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 Other Political...
NED welcomes the release of Belarusian political activist and blogger Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other political prisoners.
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