Newseum Memorial Honors VOA Reporter killed in Pakistan

Newseum Memorial Honors VOA Reporter Killed in Pakistan

Slain VOA reporter Mukarram Khan Aatif-one of 82 journalists from around the world who lost their lives in 2012-was honored in Washington as the Newseum added new names to its memorial for fallen journalists. Read More

Chechen Skype Call

VOA Exclusive: Boston Bombing Suspect Met Former Chechen Rebel Before Attack

In an exclusive interview with VOA, a former Chechen rebel confirmed he met several times with Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev prior to the attack that killed three and wounded more than 260 others. Read More

Govs in Russia

Governors Seek to Expand U.S. International Media Efforts in Russia

Governors Meehan and McCue traveled with Acting RFE/RL President Kevin Klose to Moscow to consider matters relevant to U.S. international media in Russia.   More

Ambassador in Cambodia

U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Visits RFA

U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William Todd visited the staff of Radio Free Asia in Phnom Penh to support the journalists’ efforts to provide accurate news and analysis to the people of Cambodia. More

World Press Freedom Day

BBG Marks World Press Freedom Day 2013

To mark World Press Freedom Day, the Broadcasting Board of Governors and its broadcasters will take time to remember the journalists we’ve lost, reflect on the challenges we face, and move forward as we continue to provide news and analysis to those who don’t have access to a free press.  More

BBG broadcasters to Cover State of the Union Address

January 25, 2011

BBG broadcasters will provide international coverage of President Barack Obama’s Jan. 25 State of the Union address and the Republican response. BBG broadcast entities will provide audiences with access to the address, analysis, and interviews across media platforms and engage audiences through interactive elements. Alhurra Read more »

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Governor Ashe Visits Asia, Meets with BBG Staff, Dignitaries

January 25, 2011

BBG Governor Victor Ashe and Dan Southerland, Executive Editor of Radio Free Asia, completed a four-country trip to Asia. The trip started off Jan. 16 in Seoul, and from there, he went to Bangkok, Phnom Penh and wrapped up in Hong Kong. While in Seoul, Read more »

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Alhurra Talks to Reps. Eshoo and Smith on Sectarian Violence in the Middle East

January 21, 2011

Alhurra’s Congressional Correspondent Rana Abtar conducted a series of interviews with members of Congress after a congressional hearing on the increase in sectarian violence in Iraq and Egypt. The hearing, held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission was prompted by the killing of at Read more »

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Parazit Creators Appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

January 21, 2011

The creators of Parazit, the popular show from the Voice of America’s Persian News Network, made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Jan. 20. Host and writer Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi, the co-creator and executive producer, discussed their program’s satirical Read more »

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Radio Martí’s Groundbreaking “El Revoltillo”

January 21, 2011

“El Revoltillo” (“The Scramble”), a groundbreaking new program on Radio Martí, brings online classifieds to the airways, bridging the information gap in Cuba. This daily interactive broadcast connects buyers and sellers looking to make an exchange via cash, goods or services, a free market practice Read more »

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Girls’ Education is Focus of VOA-USAID Program

January 20, 2011

Nigerian girls are not enrolled in school due to poverty, early marriage, crowded classrooms, culture and poor infrastructure, said experts, government and religious leaders who spoke on “Girls’ Education” Thursday at a packed Town Hall meeting of about 3,000 people in the northern Nigerian city Read more »

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Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa Provide the Latest on the Upheaval in Tunisia

January 19, 2011

Alhurra and Radio Sawa’s intensive coverage of the Tunisian “revolution” started on Monday, Jan. 10th with comprehensive coverage of street protestors’ clashes with security forces in Tunisia. Extensive coverage continued throughout the week during newscasts and hourly updates. On Friday, Jan. 14th when Tunisian President Read more »

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VOA Show to Iran Surges in Popularity, Creators Invited on

January 19, 2011

The creators of a Voice of America TV program broadcast to Iran called “Parazit,” which has drawn comparisons to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” are to appear on Stewart’s Comedy Central show Thursday to discuss their program’s satirical look at Iranian politics and politicians. Read more »

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World Leaders Speak Out for Imprisoned Belarusian Protesters

January 18, 2011

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, former U.S. President George W. Bush, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), and dozens of international leaders have taken to RFE’s airwaves in Belarus to call attention to the plight of hundreds of Belarusian activists jailed in the wake of the Read more »

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Governor Perino Gives Interview to Popular Russian Service Show

January 18, 2011

Former White House press secretary and current BBG Governor Dana Perino was recently interviewed by the Voice of America’s Russian Service. The interview was for the program Women Today, which tells success stories of extraordinary women in America to educate and inspire audiences in Russia, Read more »

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