Supporting democracy means more than funding courageous work—it means protecting the people behind it. This primer outlines why NED carefully manages grantee disclosure, how authoritarian regimes retaliate against activists and their families,...

Testifying before Members of Congress, Damon Wilson reaffirmed NED’s founding mission—rooted in President Reagan’s Westminster vision—to strengthen the institutions of democracy worldwide and advance America’s long-term interests through...

NED commemorates two anniversaries highlighting the brutality of Cuba’s dictatorship and the courage of those advancing freedom and democratic reform.

NED addresses claims that it has supported censorship of Americans or targeted U.S. media outlets.

NED congratulates Aziza Abdirasulova on receiving the 2026 Raoul Wallenberg Prize for her decades-long defense of human rights in Central Asia.