In Burma, the main political opposition party to the ruling military junta has officially dissolved. The National League for Democracy chose to disband in an act of protest against rules that would …
In Burma, the opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi has announced it will boycott the upcoming elections organized by the military junta. The opposition National League for Democracy won the last …
Tune in on Friday for a special report from investigative journalist Allan Nairn on the White House's proposal to lift a ban on U.S. training of a controversial elite Indonesian military unit known as …
In Burma, the military junta has imposed a new law that would prevent its main opponents from running in national elections. The law bars anyone with a criminal conviction from seeking office, …
The Obama administration is working to gather international backing for a fourth round of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. While the United States has circulated proposals on …
President Obama held a forty-five-minute meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House Thursday amidst deteriorating US-China ties and Beijing's warnings against the talks. Beijing has summoned the …
A leading Burmese pro-democracy activist has been released after seven years in detention. The eighty-two-year-old Tin Oo helped found the National League for Democracy with Nobel Peace laureate Aung …
Nominations have been announced for the 82nd annual Academy Awards. In the documentary category, three films featured on _Democracy Now!_ in the past year received nods:
"* China’s Unnatural …
And nominations have been announced for the eighty-second annual Academy Awards. The antiwar comedy In the Loop received a nomination for best adapted screenplay. In the documentary category, …
Reports are emerging from Burma that the Burmese military junta may be planning to release the imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in November. Burma's Home Minister, Major General Maung …