China Salon Event Recap: How the PRC Is Using AI to Censor, Surveil, and...
In China today, AI can censor a million online posts in less than a second and generate convincing propaganda at a keystroke. At the latest in the China Salon series of events hosted by the National Endowment...
Op-Ed: Fighting Authoritarian Censorship
In Newsmax, NED’s Board Chairman Peter Roskam warns that authoritarian regimes are no longer confining censorship to their own citizens—they’re exporting it abroad, and in particular, to the...
NED Marks Ten Years as an “Undesirable”
NED targeted by the Kremlin for its work advancing freedom Washington, D.C., July 29 – Today, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) marks the ten-year anniversary of a remarkable designation: in...
Event Recap: NED 2025 Democracy Service Medal Awarded to Oswaldo Payá
On July 22, NED posthumously awarded the Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá, one of Cuba’s most principled advocates of peaceful democratic change.
2025 Democracy Service Medal—Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas
The 2025 Democracy Service Medal was bestowed posthumously to Oswaldo Payá in recognition of his life’s work and sacrifice advocating for democratic freedoms in Cuba.
National Endowment for Democracy Posthumously Awards Democracy Service...
NED posthumously awarded the Democracy Service Medal to Oswaldo Payá on the anniversary of his murder by the Cuban regime thirteen years ago.
The CCP’s Global Censorship Campaign – and How NED’s Partners Break...
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is among the world’s most systematic suppressors of free speech. For many PRC citizens and diaspora members—not to mention citizens of other countries...
Saying “Farewell” to NED Vice-President Christopher Walker
This is a bittersweet moment for the International Forum for Democratic Studies, as we say farewell to Christopher Walker, who departed his role with us at the end of last month. Chris has...
NED Appoints Charles T. Cisney as Chief Talent Officer
Key hire to drive talent strategy as part of NED’s institution-wide transformation. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2025 – The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) announces the appointment of...
NED Welcomes the Release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 Other Political...
NED welcomes the release of Belarusian political activist and blogger Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other political prisoners.
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