NED Calls for Release of Egyptian Journalist Ismail Alexandrani
The National Endowment for Democracy expresses its grave concern over the detention of Egyptian investigative journalist and researcher Ismail Alexandrani, who served as a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow.
Grantee Spotlight: Press Start to Fund Independent Media
Press Start, partially funded by a NED grant, connects journalists seeking to report stories important to their communities with people around the world who believe in a free press and appreciate its importance...
Journal of Democracy October Issue: Authoritarianism Goes Global (II)
The Journal of Democracy October issue features essays on authoritarianism, the aftermath of the Arab Spring, “non-Western” democracy, militarism in Latin America, and the impact of decentralization.
NED Welcomes Fall 2015 Fellows
We're pleased to announce our Fall 2015 cohort of Reagan-Fascell, Hurford Youth, and Visiting Fellows. In residence are leading democracy activists, practitioners, journalists, and scholars from around the...
A New Generation for a New Ukraine
This piece is adapted from a speech NED President Carl Gershman gave to the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation on October 24, 2015 and published in the Atlantic Council.
APSA-CD Newsletter: “Authoritarian Media Control”
"Media is rapidly changing form and function, forcing political leaders to quickly adapt their media use and information control strategies to the modern information environment," write guest editors Dan Pemstein...
Carl Gershman Discusses the State of Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carl Gershman gives an interview to Oslobodjenje, Bosnia and Herzegovina's leading daily, discussing the state of democracy in the country and the world today.
Grantee Spotlight: Stevan Dojcinovic and KRIK Earn Global Journalism Award
Congratulations to Stevan Dojcinovic, Editor-in-Chief of the Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK) and National Endowment for Democracy grantee for winning an international Award for Investigative Journalism.
2015 Lipset Lecture: Andrew Nathan on “The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle...
Columbia Professor Dr. Andrew J. Nathan will deliver the 12th annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on the “Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class” at 6pm on Tuesday, October 20.
Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt,...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The authors of a new report produced by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, “Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam,” will discuss the current environment for media and civil society in these three key countries and will explore how independent voices are adapting to resist authoritarian repression.
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