National Endowment for Democracy Posthumously Awards Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá
Ceremony on Capitol Hill honors Cuban dissident’s enduring legacy...
NED Honors Champions of Freedom with 2024 Democracy Awards
Washington, DC—The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) will pay tribute to courageous partners from Sudan, Tibet, and Ukraine at the 2024 Democracy Awards on Thursday, June 13, 2024. The...
From Beyond the Bars: The Quest for Freedom and Democracy in Russia
This event will be livestreamed. Click the play button above or click here to watch the livestream on April 9 at 10:00 a.m. ET. About the Event Please...
Bishop Silvio José Báez of Nicaragua Receives 2023 Democracy Service Medal
[caption id="attachment_38749" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Representative Mario Diaz-Balart presented Bishop...
Idea to Reality: NED at 30
By David Lowe1 The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) was launched in the early 1980s, premised on the idea that American assistance on behalf of democracy efforts abroad would be good...
President Tsai Ing-Wen Receives NED Democracy Service Medal
[caption id="attachment_37824" align="aligncenter" width="500"] NED President and CEO Damon Wilson presented the Democracy...
Democracy Organizations Demand the Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza, One Year into Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
[caption id="attachment_37140" align="alignleft" width="348"] Despite his arbitrary detention, Vladimir...
A Year of Injustice: The One-year Anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Wrongful, Unlawful, and Arbitrary Detention
About the Event One year ago, Vladimir Kara-Murza was arbitrarily detained near his home in Moscow after denouncing Russia’s war on Ukraine. As an outspoken advocate for a free Russia, political opposition leader, journalist,...
International Democracy and Human Rights Organizations Call for Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza Ahead of Appeal Hearing
[caption id="attachment_33723" align="aligncenter" width="484"] Vladimir Kara-Murza (Photo by Julia Reinhart/NurPhoto...
Remembering Lorne W. Craner
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) mourns the passing of Lorne...
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