A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Guatemala police arrest Twitter user for ‘inciting financial panic’
Police in Guatemala have arrested a Twitter user and confiscated his computer for "inciting financial panic" after he urged people to remove funds from a state-owned bank. Jean Anleu Fernandez, was handcuffed, fingerprinted and jailed for posting the 96-character message on the micro-blogging site.
Simon Study Abroad Act Included in Foreign Relations Authorization Bill
The vision of the Simon bill is to expand four-fold the number of American undergraduates who study abroad in quality programs across the globe, recognizing the urgent need to prepare the next generation of college graduates with critical language skills, cross-cultural competencies, and international knowledge.
International Intervention in Sri Lanka
A number of analysts, such as Peter Chalk, Rohan Guneratna and publications such as Jane’s Intelligence, have documented how the LTTE-Diaspora network with its vast financial resources has been able to infiltrate media, academia, NGOs, politicians and the policymaking establishments globally and win sympathy by equating its cause with that of the Sri Lankan Tamil population.
New format for US-backed Arabic channel
Alhurra, the Arabic-language news channel backed by the US government, is banking that the unusual format of its new daily news show can help it grab a bigger share of the increasingly crowded Arabic television news market.
The last stand of Sri Lanka’s Tamils – in Canada?
Feeling thwarted in conventional attempts to raise awareness of the growing civilian atrocities in Sri Lanka, Tamil-Canadians have taken the protests to the street. Wednesday's protest was the second demonstration in Toronto in less than a week, following days of protests in Ottawa earlier this year.
African Elections Project Launched in Malawi
The African Elections Project will work in Malawi to train senior editors, journalists and reporters and develop and distribute an election guide for the media. It will also provide election coverage using SMS (Short Message Service) text messaging and an Online Portal.
Secret Tiananmen memoirs revealed
The memoirs of China's former communist leader, who was sacked after the Tiananmen protests, have been published. The book lifts the lid on discussions within the party that led to the brutal crushing of the protest movement; its publication comes just weeks before the 20th anniversary of the protests.
Western Outcry over Suu Kyi Case
Western governments have condemned the "disturbing" new charges brought against Burma's pro-democracy opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. She faces trial on Monday for breaching the terms of her house arrest after an apparently uninvited visit by a US man.
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