Imprisoned Journalists
Journalists in Trouble: A Message from Recently Freed RFE/RL Journalists
In 2025, RFE/RL journalists Andrei Kuznechyk, Ihar Karnei, Ihar Losik, and Vladyslav Yesypenko were released from unjust detention, thanks to diplomatic efforts by the United States and its partners, and…
Journalists in Trouble: Vladyslav Yesypenko Visits Washington, D.C.
Vladyslav Yesypenko visits Washington, D.C.; vehicle carrying RFE/RL journalist hit by Russian drone; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: Ihar Losik Released from Detention in Belarus
Ihar Losik freed from unjust imprisonment in Belarus; RFE/RL journalist assaulted in Georgia; and more.
RFE/RL Journalist Ihar Losik and Former Havel Fellow Alena Tsimashchuk Released from Detention in Belarus
RFE/RL journalist Ihar Losik and former Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellow Alena Tsimashchuk have been freed from unjust imprisonment in Belarus.
Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Journalist Placed in Solitary Confinement in Russia
Nika Novak placed in solitary confinement; Farid Mehralizada sentenced to nine years in prison; RFE/RL challenges accreditation denials in Kazakhstan; and more.
US District Court Orders USAGM to Pay RFE/RL for Rest of Fiscal Year
Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the…
In Latest Legal Win, US District Court Orders USAGM to Release RFE/RL Funding for June
Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has once again granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)’s request for a temporary restraining order in its…
Ukrainian RFE/RL Journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko Released from Custody in Occupied Crimea
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) welcomes Vladyslav’s release and thanks the U.S. and Ukrainian governments for efforts to bring him home.
Former RFE/RL Journalist Released from Detention in Belarus
Former RFE/RL journalist Ihar Karnei has been freed from unjust detention in Belarus.
RFE/RL Journalist Farid Mehralizada Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison in Azerbaijan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) called the case against Farid a “sham.”