The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. Each year, with funding from the US Congress, NED supports more than 1,000 projects of non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more than 90 countries.
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No holiday for tyrants

In an article in the The Washington Post, NED President Carl Gershman suggests that autocrats tightening their hold on power during the holidays should receive a stiff new year's message.
 

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