01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
On June 3, the National Endowment for Democracy commemorated the victims of Tiananmen Square with a discussion featuring participants from the 1989 pro-democracy movement alongside leading advocates, analysts, and activists working to defend human rights and democratic freedoms.
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Across Latin America, democratic institutions face mounting pressure. In countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, authoritarian regimes have consolidated power, dismantled institutional checks and balances, and severely restricted fundamental freedoms while fueling much instability throughout the Western Hemisphere.
05:45 PM - 07:00 PM
The 2025 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World was delivered by Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan prodemocracy activist and cofounder of the World Liberty Congress.
