2016 year in review
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January
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Radio Free Asia releases English e-book on North Korea’s prison camps
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BBG, VOA honor freelance journalist killed in Yemen
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VOA Kurdish launches new TV program
February
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VOA’s Shaka Ssali moderates Ugandan presidential debate
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RFE/RL video goes viral on Facebook, changes the life of its subject
March
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RFA’s trafficking documentary describes Vietnamese mother’s ordeal, escape
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Martís provide Cubans non-stop coverage of Obama’s historic trip, go “LIVE” from island for first time
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Alhurra TV focuses on female empowerment
April
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RFA launches investigative series on North Korean labor overseas
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Amanda Bennett sworn in as new director of the Voice of America
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RFA hosts banned film on murdered Cambodian rainforest activist on Website
May
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VOA Kinyarwanda programming available on mobile in Rwanda
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Crimea Realities chief says ban won’t stop website
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Ismayilova freed from prison but intent on justice
June
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Alhurra goes to the Egyptian streets with new program
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty announces Thomas Kent as new President
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Voice of America hosts panel on young Muslims in America
July
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BBG networks cover Global Entrepreneurship Summit
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BBG names first director of Internet Freedom Program Office
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From Iraq to Nebraska: A Yazidi journey of faith on Alhurra TV
August
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Nigerian first lady visits VOA; focuses on women’s and children’s health
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Voice of America launches ‘Extremism Watch’ webpage
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Alhurra produces documentary series on countering violent extremism
September
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VOA connects Somali in Minneapolis and Mogadishu in televised town hall
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RFA e-book by Han Dongfang uncovers ‘dark side of China’s economic rise,’ proposes a way out
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Cuban activist participates in internet freedom conference live via mobile app from Cuba
October
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Alhurra and Radio Sawa bring the Moroccan elections to audiences across the MENA region
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Alhurra’s “Delusional Paradise” wins silver at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards
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RFE/RL video journalist wounded in Mosul
November
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BBG networks provide a front-row seat to historic U.S. elections
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Unprecedented international audience growth to 278 million
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RFE/RL journalists stripped of accreditation in Tajikistan