President Thein Sein’s government top-down reform process has pushed through important initiatives at a rapid pace to open unprecedented political space in Burma, says a leading rights advocate.
“But open political space will not bring meaningful change unless …
Under exceptionally harsh conditions, various civilian actors are striving to create the foundations of a post-Assad Syria. Their work encompasses civil society, local governance and service provision, and humanitarian relief efforts.
As the second anniversary of Syria’s uprising approaches, …
Dennis Rodman, the basketball Hall of Famer, told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, “You have a friend for life,” after an exhibition game in the Hermit State, according to organizers.
Rodman’s trip coincides with the …
“In my many travels to Sudan over the years, I have been inspired by the resilience, courage and vision of civil society leaders and activists,” writes Ambassador Princeton N Lyman (left), the US Special Envoy to South Sudan and Sudan.…
The agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for political transition in Yemen calls for a National Dialogue Conference to help the country’s leaders develop consensus for draft constitutional reforms and prepare for elections in 2014.
During the past …
The United States today pledged a further $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition forces, including food and medical supplies directly to armed rebels for the first time but rejected demands for weapons.
The additional assistance would help “the legitimate …
John P. “Jack” Loiello, 69, an international consultant to nonprofit groups who served as associate director for educational and cultural affairs at the U.S. Information Agency from 1994 to 2000, died Feb. 16 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center,” the …
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez is fighting for his life, says vice president Nicolas Maduro, his designated successor, reviving rumors that the authoritarian populist is either dead or close to it.
“Among his opponents, everyone has a conspiracy …
Iran’s “Butcher of the Press“ goes on trial as Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari calls for the release of journalists arrested on charges of ‘conspiring’ with foreign media, RFE/RL’s Journalists in Trouble reports:
According to the video, published by …
Cuba’s Communist authorities denied Yoani Sánchez (right) the right to travel twenty times, but she has now arrived in the Czech Republic, Radio Praha’s Jan Richter reports:
Sánchez, who said she only knew Prague from the books of Milan Kundera, …