National Endowment for Democracy

NED to Present Champion of Freedom Democracy Award to U.S. Representative Mario Díaz-Balart in Miami

NED will honor Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart with the 2026 Champion of Freedom Democracy Award at a ceremony in Miami, ...
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Joint Statement for the International Day of Political Prisoners on October 30

On the International Day of Political Prisoners, the October 30 Coalition and NED release a joint statement urging support ...
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NED and Partners Launch October 30 Coalition, Issue Global Call for Release of Political Prisoners

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2026 — The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and partner organizations today announced the formation of the October 30 Coalition and released a joint statement to ...
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Report Launch | Testing the Limits: China and Russia’s Authoritarian Influence at Scale in a New Period of Impunity

Autocratic powers like China and Russia have long attempted to undermine democratic institutions and entrench authoritarianism through their engagement abroad. Today’s moment, however, is different.
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Roll Call for Freedom: A Ceremony Honoring Political Prisoners

Around the world, journalists, civic leaders, artists, religious figures, and others are imprisoned for exercising fundamental freedoms. Behind every name is a person whose imprisonment has separated ...