#democratic transition

Collection of democratic transition news, found 43 news.

NG0s Push Myanmar to Remain on Path Towards Democracy

Myanmar has been entrusted by its fellow members in ASEAN to become the next ASEAN Chair in 2014 because the country ...

RI`s NGOs urge release of political prisoners in Myanmar

A number of Indonesian NGOs, organized as Indonesian Solidarity for ASEAN Peoples (SIAP), wrote a letter to ASEAN ...

37 Indonesians being evacuated fromSyria

More than 37 Indonesians are being evacuated from Syria following worsening of political crisis in the country, the ...

news focus: RI concerned over violence in Syria, calls for peaceful solution

The anti-government protests in Syria and the harsh responses by President Bashar Al-Assad`s regime has reportedly ...

Legislator calls for evacuation of RI`s nationals in Syria

Indonesia has been urged to evacuate immediately around 12,500 nationals from Syria following the escalation in ...

Panetta calls Egypt strongman over NGO raids

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his "deep concern" to Egypt`s military ruler over police raids on ...

Arab Spring makes 2011 busy year for Indonesia

Geographically Indonesia is quite far from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen - Arab countries that experienced popular ...

Pakistan president out of intensive care in Dubai

Pakistan`s beleaguered president was Thursday moved out of intensive care at a Dubai hospital, officials said, after ...

news focus: why does it have to be democracy?

Why does democracy have to be promoted to ensure it will become a government system applied throughout the world ? ...

ASEAN countries always emphasize need to protect libya`s civilians

ASEAN member countries always consistently emphasize the need to protect and ensure the safety and security of the ...

RI halts Tripoli embassy operations over security concerns

Indonesia has stopped the operations of its embassy in Tripoli, Libya, due to the insecure situation in the country, ...

RI expecting peaceful settlement in Libya

Indonesia has expressed concern over the current security situation in Libya and hope that a peaceful settlement will ...

Egypt premier appoints new deputies

Egypt`s caretaker prime minister appointed a veteran economist and a liberal party activist as his deputies on ...

Obama backs Russia bid for Libya mediation - W.House

President Barack Obama told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday he supports Moscow`s efforts to ...

RI`s reform movement was not revolution

Former president BJ Habibie said Indonesia`s reform movement which began in 1998 leading to the overthrow of the New ...