Japan DM

VOA Interviews Japan's Defense Minister Minutes After North Korea Nuclear Test

Voice of America’s Steve Herman landed an exclusive on-camera interview with the Japanese defense minister minutes after North Korea announced it had conducted a nuclear test of “several kilotons.” More

Alhurra Interview Libyan PM

Alhurra Interviews Libya’s Prime Minister

Alhurra’s Mohamed Al-Yahyai, host of Eye on Democracy, interviewed Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zaidan, about the successes and challenges of post-conflict Libya. More

Chinese Dissident

Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Appears on VOA

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng appeared on VOA and told interviewers that the Chinese government had lost its legitimacy and failed to honor commitments he says it made to not punish family members accused of helping him to escape house arrest last year. More

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VOA’s Zindagi 360: Reaching a New Demographic in Pakistan

Zindagi 360 is a fast-paced lifestyle and entertainment show hosted by Raza Naqvi and Annie Ali Khan that focuses on topics that resonate with young people in Pakistan, including music, life in America, even food. More

Aung San Suu Kyi Visits the BBG

Aung San Suu Kyi Meets BBG Members at RFA

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with Broadcasting Board of Governors members Michael Meehan, Victor Ashe, and Susan McCue at Radio Free Asia headquarters in Washington. More

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Alhurra Show Follows Five Young Egyptians

Alhurra Television brings to life the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution with its new show Rayheen ala Feen? which will follow the day to day lives of five young Egyptians as they respond to political, social and economic changes. More

VOA’s Scott Bobb in Syria

Covering the Fighting in Syria

VOA's Scott Bobb continues his coverage of the Syrian conflict, filming children as they flash peace signs during an anti-Assad demo in Marae. Earlier, he was an eyewitness to a Syrian air attack that killed dozens of people in the rebel held border town of Azaz. More

Dalai Lama

Discussions With the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama meets with Broadcasting Board of Governors member Michael Meehan and Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu to discuss BBG’s plan to strengthen U.S. international broadcasting through the Voice of America’s Tibetan service and RFA. More

BBG Hosts Transparency International Corruption Report Release

Gustavo Win, a development officer with BBG, left, speaks with Huguette Labelle of Transparency International and Alan Larsen of Transparency International USA

Today the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) hosted Transparency International and the Transparency International USA chapter as they presented the findings of 2012 Corruption Perception Index. “After a year of focus on corruption, we expect governments to take a tougher stance against the abuse of Read more »

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Lobo Honored for Service to Broadcasting

IBB Director Richard Lobo accepting the Gold Circle Award

International Broadcasting Bureau Director Richard Lobo was honored with the Gold Circle Award by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding service to broadcasting over a career that has spanned more than fifty years. Lobo, who was appointed Read more »

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Tajik Government Blocks RFE/RL Website

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Access to the website of RFE/RL’s Tajik service, Radio Ozodi, has been blocked in Tajikistan since last night, only days after authorities blocked Facebook inside the country. Beg Zukhurov, the head of the State Communications Service, confirmed Radio Ozodi’s blockage in an interview with the news portal Asia Read more »

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VOA Vietnamese Website Gets Big Results Despite Small Staff

Multimedia production specialist Chau Tran (left) and Web Editor Stephanie Tu are among the talented staff at VOA's Vietnamese Service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite its small size, VOA’s Vietnamese Service packs a big punch. The service’s website reached 2.2 million people in October.  That’s 16 percent of Voice of America’s total online traffic, and an impressive feat for a staff of only 14 people who Read more »

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Estado de SATS Producer Rodiles is Released From Cuban Jail

On his Facebook page Antonio Rodiles posted this celebratory picture with friends shortly after his release from a Cuban jail.

Miami — After 19 days in a Cuban jail, Antonio Rodiles, the Cuba-based independent producer of the Emmy-nominated TV Martí program Estado de SATS, is a free man. Charges of “resisting authority” were dropped after the prominent opposition leader paid a nominal fine on Nov. Read more »

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The BBG Calls for the Release of Bashar Fahmi

Bashar Fahmi, Arzu Fahmi and their two children.

Washington, D.C. – The Broadcasting Board of Governors renewed its call for the release of Alhurra correspondent Bashar Fahmi, last seen in Syria 100 days ago. Fahmi disappeared in Aleppo along with cameraman Cüneyt Ünal, who was released after 90 days in captivity. Fahmi and Read more »

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