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The Diplomat fellows have returned to their hotel after an interesting day of lectures and visits. The fellows attended their second day of speaker conferences at the Washington Center (TWC) as well as visit the headquarters of the Washington Times newspaper.
At the Washington Center the fellows had two speakers; Mr. Wally Dean of the […]
From Left to Right: Valbona, Evan, and Ana-Daria
“Do not confuse your ability to see something with your ability to understand it“
-Mr. Wally Dean, Committee of Concerned Journalists
The Diplomat Fellows spent Tuesday at the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars and at the National Public Radio (NPR). Roger Aronoff of Accuracy in Media (AIM) and Bob Tinsley of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) took turns to talk about the role of the media in maintaining a functioning democracy and by […]
” You cannot make good decisions if you do not know what the hell is going on“
~ Kevin Klose, NPR President
From Left to Right: Amila, Karima and Polen
The BBC reports that thousands of people rallied today in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in support of their president Omar al-Bashir. The protest is a reaction to reports of an imminent indictment of the Sudanese President by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Spokesman for the Sudanese government,Mahjoub Fadul […]
The African Union (AU) today issued a statement condemning reports of an ‘imminent’ indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court. The AU expressed concern over “the misuse of indictments against African leaders” and admonished that “the search for justice should be pursued in a way that does not impede or jeopardize […]
The BBC reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning to indict Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Aid agencies however fear the news of imminent charges against al-Bashir will endanger the lives of relief workers in the region as well as potentially escalate the scale of violence […]
