2021 Democracy Award
National Endowment for Democracy will pay tribute to the people...
Read MoreGoddess of Democracy: Symbol of Democracy Around the Globe
The NED’s Democracy Award is a small-scale replica of the Goddess of Democracy that was constructed in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China during the student movement for freedom and democracy in 1989.
In 1991 the National Endowment for Democracy began presenting the symbolic statuette as its annual Democracy Award.
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2018 Democracy Award
2018 Democracy Award will honors civil society movement for...
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2019 Democracy Award
The National Endowment for Democracy is proud to honor the...
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2020 Democracy Award
National Endowment for Democracy will pay tribute to the people of Sudan and their historic 2019 revolution when...
Learn MoreDemocracy Award Recipients
View All- Dante Fascell (1987)
- Monica Jiminez de Barros, Chile; Jacek Kuron, Poland (1989)
- Václav Havel, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic; Violetta Chamorro, Nicaragua (1991)
- Han Dongfang, China; Gitobumanyara, Kenya; Vesna Pesic, Serbia (1993)
- Sergio Aguayo Quezado, Mexico; Monique Mujawamariya, Rwanda; Elena Bonner, Russia; Sergei Kovalyev, Russia (1995)
- Martin Lee, Hong Kong (1997)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China (1998)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Nigeria (1999)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Kosovo (2000)
- A Hero of Human Rights and Democracy in Mexico (2001)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in the Muslim World (2002)
- Honoring Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2003)
- Leaders of organizations known as the backbone of the democracy movement in Russia (2004)
- Democratic activists from Afghanistan (2005)
- Four democratic activists from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, and Sudan (2006)
- Courageous efforts of journalists, publishers and press freedom advocates in Egypt, Russia, Venezuela and Southeast Asia (2007)
- Heroic efforts of Chinese workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within China (2008)
- Cuban workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within Cuba (2009)
- Lessons from Other Transitions to Democracy and The Road Ahead – Strategic Challenges for the Democratic Movement in Iran (2010)
- Tunisians and Egyptians Who Have Struggled for a Democratic Future (2011)
- Burma’s Democracy Movement (2012)
- Our Democratic Future: The Role of Youth in Advancing Democracy (2013)
- Tireless defenders of human rights in China (2014)
- Political prisoners of Venezuela (2015)
- Anti-Corruption Activists from Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Malaysia, and Ukraine (2017)
- Civil Society Movement for Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2018)
- Defenders of Human and Religious Rights in China (2019)
- Sudan's Civil Society (2020)
- Central America's Civil Society (2021)
- Ukraine's Civil Society (2022)
- Champions of Freedom: honoring journalists, tech trailblazers, movements, and courageous individuals (2023)
