Biographies, 2009 Democracy Award
Honorees José Daniel Ferrer García is a youth activist and member of the Christian Liberation Movement who was instrumental in gathering hundreds of signatures and mobilizing people in poor, marginal...
“Religion and Democracy: Allies or Antagonists?”
“Religion and Democracy: Allies or Antagonists?” is the topic of the fifth annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World, which will be delivered by Jean Bethke Elshtain on Wednesday, November...
Memorial Program Will Honor Legacy Of Bronislaw Geremek
On Thursday, September 11, at 11:00 AM, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in cooperation with the Embassy of Poland, will host a memorial gathering to honor the life and work of former Polish foreign...
Xiao Qiang’s 2008 Democracy Award Speech
Xiao Qiang accepting on behalf of Zhang Jianhong I am proud to stand here, receiving this honor on behalf of Zhang Jianhong. This is a special award for Zhang, since he was a participant in 1989 Democracy Movement. ...
Wang Tiancheng’s 2008 Democracy Award Speech
For A Brighter China Mr. Chairman, Present members of Congress, Ladies and gentlemen: We are gathered here for the sake of freedom for humanity, for the sake of a brighter tomorrow, and to honor the conscience...
Teng Biao’s 2008 Democracy Award Speech
Reflections on receiving the Award The National Endowment for Democracy has, in the past, given this Democracy Award to Mr. Havel; and it is not a coincidience that his philosophy and actions have inspired...
Li Heping’s 2008 Democracy Award Speech
Today, I stand in a stronghold of Freedom and I am excited and inspired. I want to thank all of those men and women concerned about human rights in China and around the globe. It is your hardwork that makes...
Li Baiguang’s 2008 Democracy Award Speech
I am grateful to NED for giving me the 2008 Democracy Award, which is great encouragement for me to continue to utilize the law to advance religious freedom in China In the past 3 decades, China has achieved...
Nasteh Dahir Farah assassinated in Somalia
It is with great sadness that we at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) have received the news of the death of a friend and partner, Nasteh Dahir Farah, Vice President of the National Union of Somali...
The National Endowment for Democracy, the Olympics, and Tibet
Recent English and Chinese-language articles published online by PRC government-controlled news services regarding Olympics-related activities and recent protests in Tibetan areas contain inaccurate and misleading...
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