An op-ed by Nicholas Benequista, Laure-Hélène Piron, and Cristina Ordóñez examines best practices for supporting healthy information ecosystems. Read more in The Seattle Times! seattletimes.com/opinion/as-ai-…

At last week's #DemocracyAwards , NED honored the leader of free Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, with the Democracy Service Medal for her leadership and personal sacrifice to defend democracy over authoritarianism. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya #DemocracyAwards youtube.com/watch?v=guG3_e…

NED was proud to honor Vladimir Kara-Murza and Evgenia Kara-Murza with Democracy Service Medals at the #DemocracyAwards for their support for truth and democracy in Russia and advocacy on behalf of all political prisoners. youtube.com/watch?v=OREU9l…

Last week, NED honored Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration with the Democracy Service Medal for his leadership defending democracy and human rights on behalf of all Tibetans. #DemocracyAwards youtube.com/watch?v=84PEGb…

Is technology a threat to democracy? In the #SedonaForum2024 panel “Democracy and the Digital Revolution,” Senator Joe Manchin, NEDemocracy’s Damon M. Wilson and @opensociety’s sarah margon discuss this question and more. Watch their conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=61S0Lw…

Tibet Action Institute, 2024 NED Democracy Award honoree, documented the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to erase Tibetan children's identity through colonial boarding schools. Learn about the TibetActionInstitute report and their advocacy: youtube.com/watch?v=CqYdo0… #DemocracyAwards

NED honored the Regional Center for Human Rights Regional Center for Human Rights with the 2024 Democracy Award for their contribution to Ukrainian civil society's efforts to seek accountability for forcibly abducted Ukrainian children. Learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=TrcgLO… #DemocracyAwards

Last night, NED honored Waey - وعي with the 2024 Democracy Award for building a movement and strengthening democracy in an ongoing crisis. Learn more about Waey Organization's work since the start of the war in Sudan in 2023:
youtube.com/watch?v=z3tFEG… #DemocracyAwards

Saul Vera, Jorge Glem, and @mariacorinaYA joined the #DemocracyAwards for a special tribute to the people of Venezuela. NED honors their courage, determination, and their aspiration to live in a democratic and prosperous society.

'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.

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. Vladimir Kara-Murza Evgenia Kara-Murza #DemocracyAwards

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. Sikyong Penpa Tsering #DemocracyAwards

'The reason Tibetan resistance has remained unbroken to this day is because Tibetans are a proud people with a great civilization and several thousand of years of history.' TibetActionInstitute’s Lhadon Tethong and Gyal Lo accepting NED #DemocracyAwards

'One of the things that the Tibet Action Institute did was to put the idea of Tibet sovereignty back on the map.' - NED Board member Peter Roskam, presented the 2024 Democracy Award to TibetActionInstitute.

NED Board member Peter Roskam presented the 2024 Democracy Award to Tibet Action Institute. TibetActionInstitute’s Lhadon Tethong and Gyal Lo accepted the award. #DemocracyAwards

'Too many dreams have been shattered and too many hopes have been extinguished. It must stop. My greatest hope is that this will be the last time we will fight for the return of the abducted children to Ukraine.' - Kateryna Rashevska, accepted the award on behalf of Regional Center for Human Rights

Representative Joe Wilson presented the 2024 Democracy Award to Regional Center for Human Rights Regional Center for Human Rights. Kateryna Rashevska, legal expert, accepted the award on behalf of RCHR. #DemocracyAwards

Senator Jeanne Shaheen presents the Democracy Service Medal to the Leader of Free Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for her unparalleled leadership and personal sacrifice to defend democracy over authoritarianism. #DemocracyAwards

'We ask you all to stand in solidarity with Sudan.' - Zahra Hayder, founder and executive director, accepted the democracy award on behalf of Waey - وعي. 'Our beloved Sudan we will raise higher with our love and unity.'

Representative Sara Jacobs presented the 2024 Democracy Award to Waey Organization. Zahra Hayder, founder and executive director, accepted the award on behalf of Waey - وعي. #DemocracyAwards