Gov. Victor Ashe, RFA President Libby Liu, VOA President David Ensor, and an RFA reporter had a courtesy meeting with President Thein Sein in Naypyidaw. Topics of discussion included Burma’s progress in establishing rule of law and democratic reforms, among other issues. The Read more »
The South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) awarded Alhurra correspondent Bashar Fahmi and his cameraman Cuneyt Unal with its 10th annual Human Rights Award on Dec. 6th in Istanbul. “Bashar is a brave and dedicated journalist who risked his life to report from a war Read more »
RANGOON, BURMA – Audiences in Burma will soon have a new way to watch Voice of America television programs following a breakthrough agreement between the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the U.S. government agency responsible for VOA, and Sky Net, a regional direct-to-home satellite provider. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will hold its final regular public meeting of 2012 on Dec. 14 at BBG headquarters in Washington. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in Room 3321 of the Cohen Building, 330 Independence Ave., SW, Read more »
The Broadcasting Board of Governors’ Governance Committee will meet on Thursday, December 13, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at BBG Headquarters in Washington. The Committee will discuss the proposed creation of CEO to oversee BBG activities, the status of the International Broadcasting Innovation Act, Read more »
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 »
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 »
The Broadcasting Board of Governors will hold a full board meeting on Dec. 14, 2012, at 1 p.m. at BBG Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The public may attend to observe the proceedings as seating capacity allows. Members of the public wishing to attend in person Read more »
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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RFA President Libby Liu and Governor Victor Ashe Meet With President Thein Sein 
SEEMO Honors Alhurra’s Bashar Fahmi and Cuneyt Unal with Annual Human Rights Award 
BBG Hosts Transparency International Corruption Report Release 
Lobo Honored for Service to Broadcasting 
VOA Vietnamese Website Gets Big Results Despite Small Staff 
