The Azeri government's decision to ban all international broadcasters, including RFE/RL, VOA, and BBC, essentially guarantees a monopoly for state-controlled media and prevents any independent news broadcasts from reaching the Azeri people. More
Belarusian pro-democracy activist Olga Kazulina told a Washington, D.C. audience that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's recent overtures to the West are part of an effort to "cheat and deceive" Europe and the United States. More
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin and Brookings Institution scholar Kenneth Pollack assess the impact of Barack Obama's election on America's image abroad during a November 21 briefing in Washington, DC. More
NED President Carl Gershman spoke about the changing face of democracy promotion in the wake of Barack Obama’s election during a visit to RFE/RL More