Sam Brownback has spent decades in senior public service advancing human dignity, democratic values, and freedom of religion around the world. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the International ...

The U.S. Congress approved new legislation—the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020—condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for continued human rights violations against the Uyghurs and other ...

Damon Wilson is President and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a congressionally funded, private foundation dedicated to advancing freedom and democracy worldwide. NED is grounded in ...

On Thursday, June 30, 2016, at 10:30am, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from NED President Carl Gershman on “Corruption: Violent Extremism, Kleptocracy, and the Dangers of ...

Emerging technologies are creating new digital privacy risks that can undermine key democratic values and practices. For example, generative AI tools simultaneously increase incentives for data ...

Chairman Díaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss how the American people stand by those who seek freedom through the National ...

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is currently unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations. As a result, for the first ...

The September 2022 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in Iran sparked nationwide protests and gave birth to the Woman, Life, Freedom movement that has posed a serious challenge to the ...

From cameras that identify the faces of passersby to algorithms that keep tabs on public sentiment online, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools are opening new frontiers in state surveillance ...

Washington, D.C. — The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 Democracy Awards, which honor individuals and organizations from Russia, Cuba, Syria, ...

Washington, D.C.—Veteran U.S. diplomat Ambassador Victoria Nuland is joining the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Board of Directors effective immediately. Ambassador Nuland previously served on ...

A new report by Beth Kerley, Carl Miller, and Fernanda Campagnucci outlines possible paths toward a prodemocratic vision for AI. Like social media before them, new AI tools promise to change the game ...