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World Press Freedom Day Participant Profile: Walid al-Saqaf April 21, 2011 A speaker at this year’s World Press Freedom Day conference, Walid al-Saqaf’s work closely intertwines with the main themes of this year’s event: “New Frontiers, New Barriers.”	IREX President Appointed to U.S. National Commission for UNESCO April 18, 2011 IREX is pleased to announce that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently appointed IREX President W. Robert Pearson as a Commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.
World Press Freedom Day 2011 Steering Committee Announces Event Sponsors April 13, 2011 The Executive Steering Committee for World Press Freedom Day 2011 announced the list of sponsors today for this year’s historic event held May 1-3, in Washington, DC.	World Press Freedom Day 2011 Website Opens Registration and Event Agenda to the Public April 6, 2011 IREX, as a member of the Executive Committee organizing World Press Freedom Day 2011, is pleased to announce the launch of www.wpfd2011.org, unveiling the event’s agenda and opening registration to the public for this historic gathering. The program for the event, to be held May 1-3 in Washington, DC, is built around this year’s World Press Freedom Day theme, “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers.”
A Time of Change and the Role of Courage: News in the Digital Age March 31, 2011 by Mark Whitehouse As we approach World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and consider its theme of 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers, our thoughts naturally turn to the Middle East. Over the last four months, citizens there took to the streets to demand change. We saw two seemingly entrenched regimes toppled. We see several others on the edge of collapse. And we see how news and information has broken free of the control of these regimes.	Supporting Democracy in the Middle East: Tools and Strategy March 28, 2011 IREX is pleased to host the Project on Middle East Democracy seminar, "Supporting Democracy in the Middle East: Tools and Strategy."
Linking Kosovo's Serb and Bosniak Communities Through Radio March 16, 2011 by Andrew Clayton For the first time in Kosovo, a Bosniak and Serb radio stations share programming across their etnic communities. On March 10, 2011 the Bosniak radio station Omega 3, based in the southern city of Prizren, established direct and live links with KOSMA, the Kosovo Serb network of five radio stations.	Internet Access Helps Rural Azerbaijanis Connect with Legal Resources March 15, 2011 by Ramin Mahmudov With the help of an IREX-supported Internet access center in Guba, one Azerbaijani man was able to get the government to respond to his questions.
Breaking the Silence: Internet Centers Provide Opportunities for Women in Azerbaijan March 12, 2011 by Abulfat Zeynalli Women who use IREX's Internet access, or f.y.i. centers in Azerbaijan, find resources and empowerment.	Somali Woman Leverages Media for Peace March 11, 2011 by Said Mohamed Salado Mohamed is a prominent negotiator in Puntland, Somalia, a deeply patriarchal society where women’s literacy is half that of men’s and their presence can rarely be found in the public arena. Through a process of community dialogue and advocacy, Salado is instrumental in re-establishing measures of peace in Puntland, the semi-autonomous northeastern zone of Somalia.