Press Releases
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May 13, 2016Voice of America Journalists Beaten in Pakistan and Iraq
Voice of America journalists were beaten and harassed by authorities in Pakistan and Iraq.
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May 02, 2016
VOA Kinyarwanda Programming Available on Mobile in Rwanda
VOA and the Kigali-based digital media company Hooza have signed an agreement making VOA’s VOA60 Afurika program in Kinyarwanda available to mobile subscribers on the MTN Rwanda and Airtel Rwanda networks.
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April 29, 2016
Sandy Sugawara Sworn In as Voice of America Deputy Director
Award-winning journalist Sandy Sugawara, who played a leading role in transforming The Washington Post’s newsroom to a data-driven, digital operation, was sworn in as Deputy Director of VOA on May 2.
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April 20, 2016
VOA Takes Medal and Finalist Prizes at New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards
VOA documentary, Journey 1945: China’s Path to Victory, won a silver medal at this year’s New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards.
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April 20, 2016
VOA Marks 36th Anniversary of Zimbabwe Independence
Zimbabwe’s long-time president, Robert Mugabe, dominated VOA’s look at the country on the 36th anniversary of its independence on April 18.
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April 18, 2016
Amanda Bennett to Serve as Director of the Voice of America
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amanda Bennett was sworn in on Monday, April 18th as the 29th Director of the Voice of America (VOA).
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March 25, 2016
Kosovo President Visits VOA; Focuses on Terrorism, Political Turmoil
During her third visit to the Voice of America in Washington as president of the Republic of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga told VOA Albanian that no country is immune from violent extremism and terrorism.
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March 03, 2016
VOA Introduces Lao English Teaching Program
The Voice of America will launch a new English-language learning program on Lao National Television March 5th to teach American-style English.
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March 02, 2016
VOA Presents Exclusive Tibetan Election Debate
The top candidates for the position of Tibet’s political leader in exile (Sikyong, or prime minister) faced off this week in an exclusive prime time internet, radio, and television broadcast to Tibet, aired and hosted by the Voice of America.
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February 26, 2016
VOA Launches New Prime Time Programs for Iran
VOA Persian has launched its television program New Horizon with Payam Yazdian followed by C-Street, the first of its Farsi language documentary series produced by Bloomberg Television.
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February 12, 2016
VOA’s Shaka Ssali Moderates Ugandan Presidential Debate
Shaka Ssali, host and managing editor of VOA's TV and radio program Straight Talk Africa, was selected to serve as one of three moderators for the Uganda presidential debate in Kampala, Uganda on February 13, 2016.