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Trump Administration Secures Release of Radio Liberty Journalist Andrey Kuznechyk from Detention in Belarus
Article - February 12, 2025 - RFE/RL welcomes news of Andrey’s release and is grateful to the American and Lithuanian governments for their support.

Journalists in Trouble: Farid Mehralizada Testifies in Azerbaijani Court
Article - January 23, 2025 - Farid Mehralizada testifies before Azerbaijani court; European Parliament resolution condemns Belarus’s repression of independent media; and more.

RFE/RL’s Belarus Service Ranked #1 in Journalism Standards
Article - January 13, 2025 - RFE/RL’s Radio Svaboda recognized by the Belarus Press Club for outstanding reporting despite challenging media landscape.

Journalists in Trouble: Farid Mehralizada’s Trial Begins in Azerbaijan
Article - December 19, 2024 - Farid Mehralizada’s trial begins in Azerbaijan; Nika Novak sentenced to four years in Russian prison; RFE/RL journalists attacked while covering protests in Georgia; and more.

Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL’s Farid Mehralizada Marks Five Months in Detention in Azerbaijan
Article - November 26, 2024 - RFE/RL’s Farid Mehralizada marks five months in detention in Azerbaijan; Alsu Kurmasheva receives the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) International Press Freedom Award; Vladyslav Yesypenko’s wife advocates for him in Canada; and more.

Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL President Visits Ukraine, Advocates for RFE/RL Journalist
Article - October 17, 2024 - RFE/RL President visits Ukraine; EP resolution urges action on political prisoners; Alsu Kurmasheva advocates for her imprisoned colleagues; former RFE/RL journalist Viktoria Roshchyna dies in Russian detention; and more.

Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Receives National Press Club President’s Award
Article - September 12, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva receives National Press Club President’s Award; Andrey Kuznechyk marks 1,000 days in prison; former RFE/RL correspondent dies in Turkmenistan; and more.

Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Freed in Historic Prisoner Swap, Reunited with Family
Article - August 8, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva freed in historic prisoner swap; RFE/RL president testifies before Congress; Kazakhstan passes new media law; and more.

Statement from the RFE/RL Board of Directors on the Release of Alsu Kurmasheva
Article - August 3, 2024 - The Board of Directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty welcomes home RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva following her release from unjust detention in the Russian Federation.

Not Forgotten: Political Imprisonment and Incommunicado Detention in Belarus
Event - June 11, 2024 - On Tuesday, June 25, please join RFE/RL and Freedom House for a virtual, on-the-record discussion about the crisis of political imprisonment and incommunicado detention in Belarus.
