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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.
![An image of the RFE/RL logo above the Freedom House logo overlaid on an image of barbed wire and an unidentified building.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/My-project-3.png?w=1024)
Journalists in Trouble: President Biden Calls for Alsu Kurmasheva’s Release
Article - May 9, 2024 - President Biden calls for Alsu Kurmasheva’s release; RFE/RL hosts World Press Freedom Day reception with families of imprisoned journalists; and more.
![Kateryna Yesypenko and Aleh Hruzdzilovich at RFE/RL’s World Press Freedom Day reception in Washington D.C. on April 25, 2024.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-09-at-2.49.04-PM.png?w=1024)
Journalists in Trouble: Russian Authorities Declare RFE/RL an “Undesirable Organization”
Article - February 28, 2024 - RFE/RL declared “undesirable” in Russia; Russian court upholds Alsu Kurmasheva’s detention; Kazakh authorities block accreditation to RFE/RL journalists; and more.
![Ukraine -- RFE/RL president Stephen Capus (L) meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (R).](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GHSiRnxWEAEqYpF.jpeg?w=1024)
Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Spends 100 Days In Russian Detention
Article - January 24, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva spends 100 days in Russian detention; RFE/RL journalist Dmytro Yevshyn injured by Russian artillery fire in Ukraine; and more.
![A graphic with a bard wire background. The words "Journalists in Trouble" written on a banner. Several protestors asking for the journalists' release are pictured in stylized artistic form on the bottom of the graphic.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JIT-Header-2.png?w=660)
Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Spends 100 Days In Russian Detention
Article - January 23, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva hits 100 days in Russian detention; RFE/RL journalist Dmytro Yevshyn injured by Russian artillery fire in Ukraine; and more.
![A graphic with a bard wire background. The words "Journalists in Trouble" written on a banner. Several protestors asking for the journalists' release are pictured in stylized artistic form on the bottom of the graphic.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JIT-Header-2.png?w=660)
Belarus Service
Service - January 6, 2024 - Radio Svaboda overcomes significant censorship and criminal penalties to provide audiences in Belarus with independent reporting. It counters pervasive disinformation and is a trailblazer on social media.
![An image of the Belarusian RFE/RL logo superimposed on an image of a snowy path leading towards a building in Belarus](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Headers-5-Belarus-Service-1.png?w=1024)
Ihar Losik
Imprisoned Journalist - December 13, 2023 - Ihar Losik, a journalist for RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, was detained in Minsk, Belarus, on June 25, 2020.
![A headshot of Ihar Lois](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ihar-Losik-e1704335116539.jpg?w=533)
Journalists in Trouble: Russian Authorities Bring New Charge Against Alsu Kurmasheva
Article - December 12, 2023 - Alsu Kurmasheva faces new charge; four RFE/RL journalists mark Human Rights Day behind bars; and more.
![Alsu Kurmasheva poses with her husband, Pavel Butorin.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01000000-c0a8-0242-eb34-08dbdf8f2492_w1023_r1_s.jpeg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: Russia Detains RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Article - November 7, 2023 - Russia detains RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva; RFE/RL event draws attention to incommunicado detention in Belarus; and more.
![Alsu Kurmasheva stands in an office.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Alsu-Kurmasheva-1.jpg?w=1023)
Imprisoned Journalists
RFE/RL journalists and staff face intimidation, physical harm, and imprisonment because of their work. It is RFE/RL’s top priority to advocate for the release of our imprisoned journalists and to ensure that our staff can do their jobs safely.
![At the RFE/RL headquarters, all the workers have gathered. The overhead shot looks down at them, and each person holds a poster advocating for Alsu Kurmasheva's release. Those standing at the front of a crowd each hold a letter in the phrase #FreeAlsu.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01000000-0a00-0242-85e1-08dbe05ff60f.jpg?w=1024)