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The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2010
"Our victory in Ukraine depends on the support of every single American who believes in dignity, freedom, and humanity." – @dkaleniuk, @AntAC_ua executive director . #DemocracyAward
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"We are constantly told that we are the future of Nigeria, but when it comes to decision-making, our voices are silenced," writes @SavvyRinu—activist and Hurford Fellow @MoveDemocracy—about issues facing youth today in #Nigeria. Read her latest @CNN.
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To further #humanrights & human dignity for all people in China, the National Endowment for Democracy has funded Uyghur groups since 2004. #NEDemocracy #HumanRightsDay
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Wife of @vkaramurza, @ekaramurza, explains that he returned to Russia because ❝he wanted to show that you should not be afraid because fear makes us silent. When you are silent in the face of something so monstrous, you are complicit.❞
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National Endowment for Democracy responds to threat of Chinese government sanctions. #NEDemocracy.
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"The war in Ukraine marks a critical juncture that will determine the course of global democracy," writes @FukuyamaFrancis in the @JoDemocracy.
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❝Nowadays, autocracies are run not by one bad guy, but by sophisticated networks. The members of these networks are connected not only within a given country, but among many countries.❞ #WM11Assembly. 🗣 | @anneapplebaum
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"We will continue to defend the values of the free world. And with the support of the free world, we will win." – @avalaina. #DemocracyAward
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The @NEDemocracy Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve @DamonMacWilson as National Endowment for Democracy’s next president & CEO. Wilson succeeds Carl Gershman, who has led the Endowment since its founding in 1983. #NEDemocracy
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Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison for criticizing the Putin regime and the Russian war in Ukraine. Join us in calling for the release of Kara-Murza and other political prisoners held by the Kremlin for supporting a free and democratic Russia. #FreeKaraMurza
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"Our victory in Ukraine depends on the support of every single American who believes in dignity, freedom, and humanity." - @dkaleniuk, @AntAC_ua executive director . #DemocracyAward
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Is democracy the final frontier? Taiwan's digital minister @audreyt thinks it will #LiveLongAndProsper!. #WM11Assembly
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Vladimir Kara-Murza & @SenJohnMcCain discuss documentary film about #BorisNemtsov. Watch full event: #nedevents
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Jailed a year ago today, @washingtonpost journalist @VKaraMurza will never stop speaking the truth and speaking out for freedom and democracy in Russia. #FreeKaraMurza
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"I don’t know how strong I am. I believe every person has a limit, I just haven’t reached mine yet." - Evgenia Kara-Murza, receiving NED's Democracy Service Medal.
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"More and more Hongkongers started to realize we need to build greater solidarity work with Uyghurs, Tibetans, Inner Mongolians, and Taiwanese [. ]. By coming together with different ethnic or racial backgrounds, we are actually retelling the Chinese story."~@alexchow18 @hkdc_us
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NED stands with Ukraine and its brave citizens who continue to work toward democratic progress, setting a powerful example for other countries in the region and beyond.
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"We must not despair. The ash heap of history is the destiny of the oppressor not the oppressed." - @marcorubio #demaward.
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“This recognition holds a special significance for us. It is a powerful reminder to us journalists, that our voices are vital and that our contributions to society are invaluable.” Nazia Hashimyar, accepting NED’s Democracy Award on behalf of Afghan Independent Media. #NEDat40
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"This recognition is not just a personal honor but a testament to the collective resilience of the Nicaraguan people & the unwavering commitment of the Catholic Church of Nicaragua to uphold freedom, peace, & justice." - Bishop Baez, awarded the Democracy Service Medal. #NEDat40
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As millions of Russians vote in sham elections this weekend, greater support is needed for Ukraine & Russia's independent media & democratic movement, argues NED President/CEO @DamonMacWilson @JoDemocracy.
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BREAKING: More than 500 political, civil leaders, Nobel Laureates, and pro-democracy institutions have signed an open letter to #DefendDemocracy, warning that the #freedoms we cherish are under threat: Read it here:
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Ukrainians are paying a high price in their fight for democracy, #DemocracyAward honoree and founder of @PIJLab @ngumenyuk explains in the @washingtonpost.
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ICYMI | @ekaramurza, explains that @vkaramurza returned to Russia because ❝he wanted to show that you should not be afraid because fear makes us silent. When you are silent in the face of something so monstrous, you are complicit.❞
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NED welcomes with great joy and relief the release of 16 American, Russian, and German political prisoners held by the Russian government. Those released today include some of the leading voices for a vision of a free, democratic, peaceful Russia.
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"Forget his excuses. Russia’s autocrat doesn’t worry about NATO. What terrifies him is the prospect of a flourishing Ukrainian demcracy," by @McFaul & @RTPerson3. Read more in @jodemocracy.
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We are appalled by violent/seditious assault @ the US Capitol today. We are confident in enduring strength of American institutions & that any attempts to subvert our democracy will not succeed. - @NEDemocracy @NDI @IRIglobal @SolidarityCntr @CIPEglobal
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Recognizing that attacks on democracy are a defining challenge to international security, NED hosted a town hall at Munich Security Conference with all-star lineup @AlinejadMasih @GerryConnolly @anneapplebaum @mariaressa @SenWhitehouse @Tsihanouskaya @DamonMacWilson #MSC2024
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Founder and CEO @a_is_for_anna_ shares how the Ukrainian Volunteer Service has mobilized over 100k volunteers across Ukraine in the 105 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. #DemocracyAward
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We are thrilled to welcome @SenJohnMcCain at the screening of "Nemtsov" tonight; "ordinary Russians are demanding freedom and dignity."
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NED mourns the loss of Madeleine Albright, an icon of freedom and democracy, who served as the longtime Chair of the @NDI, one of NED’s four core institutes. May her memory inspire all who fight for democracy around the world. Read NED's statement here:
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Representative Steve Cohen presented the Democracy Service Medal to Vladimir Kara-Murza and Evgenia Kara-Murza for their courage to speak out in support of truth and democracy in Russia. @vkaramurza @ekaramurza #DemocracyAwards
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Since 1984, NED has supported efforts to promote democratic values and institutions in China, to protect fundamental rights and freedoms, and demand accountability for human rights abuses.
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Congratulations and good luck to Shanthi Kalathil as you move to new administration @WHNSC democracy post. Your deep knowledge, strategic insight, analysis, and leadership will be missed @NEDemocracy @ThinkDemocracy.
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Founder & exec. director of Campaign for Uyghurs @RushanAbbas shares early childhood memories of discrimination against her family @CUyghurs #NEDEvents
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Congrats to UN Ambassador nominee @LindaT_G, a strong and experienced voice for democracy, human rights, and diplomacy. @NEDemocracy is grateful for your service on the NED Board of Directors.
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NED, along with our core institutes @CIPEglobal, @IRIglobal, @NDI, and @SolidarityCntr, has worked to foster a global infrastructure for democracy since 1983. This year, we celebrate 40 years of supporting democracy around the world. #NEDat40
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Chair of World Movement for Democracy Steering Committee @mariaressa and @NEDemocracy President/CEO @DamonMacWilson kick off #WM11Assembly in Taipei
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🎧Listen to how NED partner, Center for Civil Liberties, works to ensure Putin is held accountable for war crimes. @avalaina.
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#NEDemocracy/@freedomhouse recognized democratic achievements of Taiwan w/ @iingwen at dinner hosted by @TECRO_USA. Presented was a gift for the people of Taiwan – a framed print of “The Goddess of Democracy” by artist Thomas Marsh.
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National Endowment for Democracy and its four cores, @NDI @IRIglobal @SolidarityCntr and @CIPEglobal, issue joint statment on events at the United States Capitol today
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Congratulations and good luck to Shanthi Kalathil as you move to new administration @WHNSC democracy post. Your deep knowledge, strategic insight, analysis, and leadership will be missed @NEDemocracy @ThinkDemocracy
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"A regime cannot define who you are. 'We are the master of our destiny, and we don't want you anymore.' This is the message of this social movement to the regime and to the outside world." - @LadiKhanom
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“I lost my eye, but I never lost my freedom. I am only one of the protestors who came to the streets to demand our rights.” - Mersedeh Shahinkar, accepted NED's Democracy Award on behalf of the Women of Iran. #WomenLifeFreedom #NEDat40
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"NED is proud to stand by Ukrainian civil society, media, political leaders + activists who are committed to ensuring not just the freedom of Ukraine but protecting freedom and democracy around the world." #StandWithUkraine️ . @DamonMacWilson shares from Kyiv.
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Since 1984, NED has supported efforts to promote democratic values and institutions in #China, to protect fundamental rights and freedoms, and demand accountability for human rights abuses.
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JUNE 8 | Join us in recognizing the extraordinary courage and resilience of Ukrainian civil society as we present @ANTAC_ua's @dkaleniuk, @avalaina, @PIJLab's @ngumenyuk, & @a_is_for_anna_ with the 2022 #DemocracyAward🏆. RSVP:
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"@vkaramurza believes that everyone brave enough to stand up to [Putin's] regime should show others not to be afraid.". Tap ⬇️ to watch @ekaramurza's the full conversation with @DamonMacWilson.
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Saturday, November 18 was @NEDemocracy's 40th anniversary! Since 1983, we have worked along with our core institutes and partners to foster a global infrastructure for democracy. #NEDat40 demonstrates the NED family’s commitment to advancing freedom & democracy around the world.
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We are appalled by the violent and seditious assault at the US Capitol. Nonetheless, we are confident in the enduring strength of American institutions, and that any attempts to subvert our democracy will not succeed. @NEDemocracy @NDI @IRIglobal @SolidarityCntr @CIPEglobal
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The struggle for justice is continuous, and it is our hope that the outrage unleashed by the killing of George Floyd and others on too long a list, will generate new political will, across our partisan divides, to reform and improve our democracy:
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"Freedom: How we Lo se it and How we Fight Back" by @nathanlawkc, is available for purchase through @PoliticsProse w/ an exclusive 10% discount using code: SPECIAL10 #NEDemocracy #Freedom
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A leading advocate for the rights of Afghan women and girls, @Fawziakoofi77, spoke with @DamonMacWilson about the current situation in Afghanistan.
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❝The challenge posed by authoritarian regimes is an important wake-up call for democrats worldwide. While extraordinary challenges remain, we must work together to strengthen our resilience and safeguard our values.❞ #WM11Assembly . 🗣 | President @iingwen
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Representative Joaquin Castro presented the Democracy Service Medal to Sikyong Penpa Tsering for his leadership defending democracy and human rights on behalf of all Tibetans. @SikyongPTsering #DemocracyAwards
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Congratulations to 2021 #DemAward honorees @ColectivoNunca @ContraC_HN @fundamyrnamack @TRACODASV. @EliseStefanik.@NormaJTorres @KelleyCurrie #NEDemocracy
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Why is democracy important to you? . NED and the World Movement for Democracy hosted democracy movement leaders from 16 African countries in Lusaka, Zambia. Here's what they said democracy means to them. How about you? #InternationalDayofDemocracy
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❝There's momentum in the global democracy movement. Don't misread the writing on the wall. What's important for the future is the surging bottom-up democratic energy for accountability, change, transparency, inclusion, & a voice for all.❞#WM11Assembly. 🗣|@DCTwining, @IRIglobal
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The National Endowment for Democracy is pleased to announce the Spring 2021 cohorts of @ThinkDemocracy Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows and @MoveDemocracy Hurford Youth Fellows. #NEDemocracy
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NED is honoring Vladimir Kara-Murza @vkaramurza, imprisoned Russian opposition leader, with the #DemocracyServiceMedal for his support for truth and democracy in Russia and his courage to continue to speak out against Russia’s war in Ukraine even from behind bars.
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NED Staff celebrated Vyshyvanka Day to celebrate Ukrainian culture and show solidarity for NED's Ukrainian partners. #VyshyvankaDay
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The Board of Directors & staff of National Endowment for Democracy are deeply saddened to learn of the death of @SenJohnMcCain, who, among many great contributions to American public life, served as Chairman of NED’s close partner @IRIglobal.
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Wife of @vkaramurza, @ekaramurza, explains that he returned to Russia because ❝he wanted to show that you should not be afraid because fear makes us silent. When you are silent in the face of something so monstrous, you are complicit.❞
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The Tibetan people’s 65 years of democracy-in-exile provides inspiration for oppressed people everywhere seeking freedom and dignity. NED and @DamonMacWilson honored @SikyongPTsering of the Central Tibet Administration w/ guests @UnderSecStateJ and Richard Gere of @SaveTibetOrg.
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Lhadon Tethong and Dr. Gyal Lo will accept the Democracy Award on behalf of @tibetaction. @lhadon leads TAI, developing innovative training and tech programs. @jltib88 is a leading expert on the CCP's boarding school system in Tibet. #DemocracyAwards
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We are 40 days from @NEDemocracy’s 40th anniversary! This is an opportunity for NED to honor our courageous grantees and partners, pay tribute to past achievements, and demonstrate our focus on the future of freedom and democracy around the world. #NEDat40
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"Despite rising authoritarianism, the human spirit is indomitable & cannot be repressed forever. Lessons from the past teach that democracies have more resilience and autocracies more brittleness than we sometimes see in darker moments"~@DamonMacWilson .
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Congratulations to Victoria Nuland, former National Endowment for Democracy Board Member, who was recently confirmed as Under Secretary for Political Affairs. #NEDemocracy
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Congratulations and good luck to Shanthi Kalathil as you move to new administration @WHNSC democracy post. Your deep knowledge, strategic insight, analysis, and leadership will be missed @NEDemocracy @ThinkDemocracy
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Please welcome @NEDemocracy new president and CEO, @DamonMacWilson, by giving him a follow #nedemocracy.
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Today, NED celebrates 39 years of supporting freedom and democracy around the world with friends and partners!
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❝If nothing changes in the next two years there will be more illiberal leaders elected democratically tipping the balance of power from democracy to fascism. This is what we're here to address.❞ #WM11Assembly . 🗣 | @mariaressa, @rapplerdotcom
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LIVE | #NEDemocracy presents the 2022 #DemocracyAward to @ANTAC_ua's @dkaleniuk, @avalaina, @PIJLab's @ngumenyuk, & @a_is_for_anna_ in recognition of the extraordinary courage and resilience of Ukrainian civil society:
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Congratulations to all the 2023 Democracy Award and Democracy Service Medal honorees! #NEDat40:
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The National Endowment for Democracy Board of Directors elected a new Chairman, Kenneth Wollack, + 6 new members to its Board: Jessica Adelman, Roxanne Brown, Ambassador Reuben Brigety, Scott Taylor, Ambassador Kelley Currie, & Minxin Pei. #NEDemocracy
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NED congratulates Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes @tcwittes on her appointment as the president of @NDI, one of NED's four core institutes. “Tamara is the right leader at an urgent time for our work," said NED President and CEO @DamonMacWilson.
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❝Usually, we think of these stories – Russia, Iran, China and assume they have little relationship to one another. But the fact that they are all unfolding at once is not a coincidence, because they are closely linked.❞ #WM11Assembly. 🗣 | @anneapplebaum
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"Right now, there's a real focus among our Ukrainian partners on how to rebuild, not just what was in Ukraine but how to rebuild a future Ukraine with a stronger democracy," NED President @DamonMacWilson tells @CapehartJ on @TheLastWord.
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China & Russia have spent billions of $ on state-run propaganda campaigns disguised as commercial ventures in effort to shape opinion & policy debates in democracies around world, according to #nedemocracy report . @FreeBeacon @ThinkDemocracy #sharppower
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“This concept of housing ourselves in our own continent is a cherished dream.”. @AfricaDefenders expanded the capacity of African organizations to protect human rights defenders across the continent with its Ubuntu Hub Cities Initiative.
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NED honored @vkaramurza, who was freed today, with a 2024 Democracy Service Medal. Listen to his words, read by @ekaramurza, about his vision for Russia and support for Russian citizens who are standing up against the regime.
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Prominent activist and politician @VKaraMurza was arrested on Monday in Moscow, just hours after he denounced Russia’s war in Ukraine on @CNN interview. He represents all Russians who believe this war is a tragedy not only for Ukraine, but also for Russia
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Our 2021 Democracy Award recipients, @tracodasv's @caepalomo & @d_jacobosv, @ContraC_HN's @cattyaurora & @jenalear, plus @ColectivoNunca & @fundamyrnamack meet with Ambassador Nancy McEldowney, current National Security Advisor to @VP #DemAward #NEDemocracy
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Today there are 1 million+ political prisoners worldwide. On Oct. 30, join @MoveDemocracy and @freedomhouse for a #SetThemFree virtual event with released political prisoners @vkaramurza & @hishamkassem and family members @ekaramurza & José Carlos Zamora.
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NED is greatly troubled to learn the Hong Kong government has issued arrest warrants for @jooeysiiu, prominent activist and colleague at @NDI, and other young activists. We stand in solidarity with them and all facing Beijing's transnational repression.
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The share of Ukrainians who endorse democracy as the best form of government has risen fast in short order, standing now at more than three-quarters. New data reveal a surprising explanation behind this remarkable shift. @JoDemocracy @oonuch
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He spent his life working for peace and for Tibet; "in death, Tenzin Delek remains a moral force." #DemocracyHope
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Along with @IRIglobal @NDI & @freedomhouse, we stand in solidarity with those in Hong Kong & China who aspire to live in a free society w/ democratic rights, access to justice, & freedom of expression. Read our response to Chinese government sanctions.
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Since 1983, @IRIglobal — one of NED’s four core institutes — has worked in more than 100 countries, strengthening democracy by empowering citizens, bolstering democratic governance, and making leaders more accountable to their people. Learn more #NEDat40:
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We, @NEDemocracy @NDI @IRIglobal @SolidarityCntr & @CIPEglobal, want to reaffirm our commitment to stand in solidarity w/ those around the world who share democratic values & who continue to fight against all those who would subvert them. #NEDemocracy.
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#NEDEvents: Natan Sharansky, Irwin Cotler, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ambassador Daniel Fried, Stephen Biegun, & Miriam Lanskoy will reflect on Andrei Sakharov, one of the twentieth century’s most ardent and unrelenting champions for #humanrights & freedom.
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Ahead of the #DemocracyAwards, we asked each of our honorees, "What does democracy mean to you?".@lhadon, co-founder @tibetaction, said that for her, democracy is something you have to work for, and that activism and political engagement is "something we all always have to do."
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❝In Taiwan, democracy is more than a fundamental value that unites our people, it's also a critical asset in addressing major challenges.❞ #WM11Assembly . 🗣 | President @iingwen
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