In keynote remarks at the Victims of Communism China Forum, Damon Wilson highlights how courage from within China continues to challenge the Chinese Communist Party’s control and inspire hope for freedom.
NED joins more than two dozen organizations in issuing a joint statement on the International Day of Political Prisoners, calling for the release of those unjustly detained for exercising their fundamental...
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) congratulates Board Member Roxanne Brown on her election as President of the United Steelworkers (USW).
María Corina Machado receives the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work in promoting democratic rights in Venezuela and her efforts to achieve a just and peaceful transition from authoritarianism.
At IRI’s 2025 Religious Freedom Conference, NED President and CEO Damon Wilson warned of the CCP’s escalating repression of religious communities and called on democracies to stand in solidarity with those...
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...
Democracy fuels resilience. NED’s Impact Report highlights Ukrainians documenting war crimes, driving reform, and keeping freedom alive.
At the 35th Anniversary Conference of Directorio Democrático Cubano in Miami, NED President and CEO Damon Wilson reaffirmed NED’s support for Cuban democracy.
Free speech fuels freedom. NED’s Impact Report highlights the brave voices breaking censorship and giving people the power to decide for themselves.
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...