(via AP) Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. While residents of cities in the eastern half of the country celebrated, raising the […]
Former General Secretary of the National League of Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1991, and political activist Aung San Suu Kyi has been released from 7 years of house arrest in Burma for her opposition to the authoritarian rule. Even after more than a decade of house arrest Suu Kyi is determined to […]
Today I stand in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of students in Iran who are risking their lives by taking to the streets to peacefully protest their government. It is this type of courage, commitment and sacrifice taken by young people around the world that inspires me everyday. After the government of Iran tried […]
