Highlights

Governor Meehan Speaks about Internet Freedom at Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference

November 01, 2011

BBG Governor Michael Meehan spoke on "The Politics of Internet Freedom" as a key panelist at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference on October 26. Read More

BBG Governor Victor Ashe Visits RFE/RL Headquarters in Prague

Governor Ash in Prague October 31, 2011

BBG Governor Victor Ashe was in Prague during the week of October 24-27 for a series of meetings with RFE/RL staff. Read More

Alhurra Nominated for AIB’s People’s Choice Award

Alhurra in Egypt October 31, 2011

The Association for International Broadcasting and Yahoo! Maktoob have selected Alhurra’s coverage of the Egyptian Revolution for a shortlist of the six entries for the 2011 People’s Choice Award for “Best Coverage of Democracy Uprisings.” Read More

Press Releases

RFE/RL Correspondent Freed From Turkmenistan Prison

RFE blogger Yazkuliyev October 26, 2011

Turkmen authorities have released a correspondent for RFE/RL's Turkmen Service, who had been sentenced earlier this month to a five-year prison term in a case that drew outrage from the U.S. Congress, policymakers, foreign governments, and advocacy groups. Read More

VOA Exclusive: Clinton Cites Trend Toward Military Takeover in Iran

Kambiz and Hillary October 26, 2011

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Voice of America’s hit TV show "Parazit" Wednesday that Iran’s military is becoming increasingly involved in the Iranian economy. Read More

Highlights

Radio Martí Breaks News of Political Activist Laura Pollan’s Death

Laura Pollan October 25, 2011

Radio Martí broke the news of Laura Pollan’s death to people in Cuba and provided extensive coverage of the worldwide reactions. Pollan, one of the best known political activists in Cuba, died at the age of 63 on October 14. Read More

Press Releases

Musharraf to VOA: Karzai Statement “Preposterous”

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speaks to VOA's Ayesha Tanzeem, Washington host of The Platform October 24, 2011

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has told a popular Voice of America TV program he just can’t understand what was behind a controversial statement made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday. Read More

Alhurra and Radio Sawa Provide Extensive Coverage of the Tunisian Elections

Tunisia Elections October 24, 2011

Alhurra and Radio Sawa provided extensive coverage of the Tunisian elections on Sunday, Oct. 23rd as Tunisians went to the polls for the first election since the Jasmine Revolution. The networks were live from Tunisia when voters turned out to decide on a new constitutional assembly. Read More

Highlights

BBG Hosts Pop!Tech Satellite Event

Susan McCue and David Ensor October 21, 2011

BBG hosted Pop!Tech’s only satellite event on October 21 and brought presentations by innovators from different disciplines to its headquarters in Washington, D.C.. Read More

RFA Breaks News of Tibetan Protest

Tibet Protest October 21, 2011

Radio Free Asia’s Tibetan service broke the news on October 17 about a Tibetan nun setting herself ablaze and dying in protest of China’s rule. Many believe this is the first time a Tibetan female has self-immolated since the Chinese took over Tibet in the 1950s. Read More