News Archive

Jan 4, 2011

Belarus crackdown spurs Voices of Solidarity

NED joins RFE/RL’s Voices of Solidarity project in support of Belarusian democrats. :: MORE

Dec 30, 2010

No holiday for victims of tyrannical world leaders

NED President Carl Gershman suggests that autocrats tightening their hold on power during the holidays should receive a stiff new year's message. :: MORE

Dec 21, 2010

NED Grantee Radio Shabelle Wins Prestigious Press Freedom Prize

On December 20, 2010, Shabelle Media Network (Radio Shabelle), based in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu, received the prestigious Press Freedom Prize from Paris-based Reporters without Borders (RSF). Shabelle, a NED grantee 2007-2009, shared the prize with jailed Iranian journalist Abdolreza Tajik. :: MORE

Dec 21, 2010

Against the Odds, Civil Society Meets in Kazakhstan

The Parallel Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Conference took place in Astana on November 28-29.  Approximately 200 activists and practitioners gathered to discuss strategies to help the OSCE improve its efforts in supporting and monitoring human rights in the former Soviet Union (FSU). :: MORE

Dec 16, 2010

Richard Holbrooke mourned by NED

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is mourning the death of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, who served on the Endowment’s Board of Directors from 2001-2009. :: MORE

Dec 8, 2010

CIMA-NED Joins in Welcoming Announcement of World Press Freedom Day 2011 Events in the U.S.

The Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy welcomed the announcement that World Press Freedom Day will be hosted by the United States for the first time in 2011. The event will focus on media freedom in the digital age. :: MORE

Nov 30, 2010

NED Mourns the loss of former Congressman and Board Member Stephen J. Solarz

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is mourning the death of former Rep. Stephen J. Solarz (D, NY), a leading voice in the Congress for strong U.S. engagement on behalf of democracy and human rights during his nine terms of service. :: MORE

Nov 30, 2010

NED's Ivana Howard on Fifteen Years of Uneasy Peace in Bosnia

Ivana Howard, NED Program Officer for Europe, was the featured guest on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum monthly podcast, Voices on Genocide Prevention, when she shared her insights on how the 15 year-old Dayton agreement has structured post-war Bosnia and why it is inadequate to take the country into the future. :: MORE

Nov 23, 2010

Carl Gershman Appears on America Abroad Media

NED President Carl Gershman spoke with America Abroad Media about young people using new media and how it can drive political change. :: MORE

Nov 5, 2010

NED Welcomes Fall 2010 Fellows

The National Endowment for Democracy is pleased to announce its Fall 2010 cohort of Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows and Visiting Fellows. :: MORE