Larisa Rankovic examines the link between community media in Eastern Europe and the promotion of cultural literacy, democracy, and human rights. ...

Togo's new media law is a violent breach of freedom of speech, journalists say. Could it be the government's secret gun before the next election? ...

Grassroot initiatives for peace and democracy are taking shape in Togo, as Npong Francis reports. ...

Many Kenyans remain optimistic about the political and economic future of their fragile democracy despite the violent crisis that followed the 2007 election. ...

While the latest by-elections signal a new political trajectory for Burma, the long road to reform will be fraught with risks and uncertainties. ...