March 05, 2025

National Endowment for Democracy Files Lawsuit Seeking Access to Congressionally...

With this lawsuit, NED seeks to restore its ability to support democracy worldwide and continue its role as a pillar of American leadership in advancing freedom.

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March 04, 2025

NED Impact Report: Iran and the Fight for Human Rights

Since 1991, NED has stood with Iran’s pro-democracy movement—documenting abuses, amplifying voices, and strengthening civil society.

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March 04, 2025

NED Impact Report: China and Countering the CCP’s Global Efforts to Undermine...

NED’s grants empower local changemakers across Mainland China, Tibet, Hong Kong, and the Uyghur region, while also addressing the CCP’s global reach. 

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March 02, 2025

Peter Roskam in the National Review: America’s Enemies Are Rooting for...

Writing in The National Review, NED Board Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL-6) highlights how authoritarian regimes are celebrating NED’s funding disruption.

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March 01, 2025

NED Response to Assertions at House Oversight Committee Hearing

NED categorically and unequivocally rejects the assertions from the February 26 hearing of the House Oversight Committee’s DOGE subcommittee.

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February 27, 2025

Update from the International Forum for Democratic Studies

Friends of the Forum, We’re writing to let you know that, due to the inability to access Congressionally appropriated funds for NED, the International Forum for Democratic Studies will be suspending activities...

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February 25, 2025

Statement on NED’s Funding Disruption and Program Suspensions

NED is currently unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations.

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February 11, 2025

Data-Centric Authoritarianism: How China’s Development of Frontier...

A new report reviews key data-centric technologies whose development could fortify Beijing’s tech-enabled authoritarian governance model.

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February 06, 2025

International Religious Freedom Summit Highlights Global Challenges and...

The annual International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF), a major platform for bipartisan, multifaith collaboration co-sponsored by NED and other partner organizations, gathered participants from around the...

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February 02, 2025

Investing in Freedom: An Introduction to the National Endowment for Democracy

The need for NED’s work is more urgent than ever, as authoritarian regimes threaten democracy, global peace, and stability.

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