Noting Egypt’s “tremendous strides” of the past year, 18 former foreign ministers from Europe, Eurasia, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania and the United States have called on Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt’s military government, to stop the prosecution of nongovernmental organizations.

Land disputes, lack of infrastructure and corruption were among the major concerns of more than 11,000 Cambodians who took part in a year-long series of 24 forums with their elected representatives in parliament. The results of the gatherings were published in a recent NDI report.