Press Freedom Under Attack
125 Days Behind Bars — RFE/RL Journalists Face Unrelenting Pressure in Belarus
During the past three months of a violent and contentious election season in Europe’s last autocratic stronghold, RFE/RL journalists in Belarus have faced the most intense harassment since they first…
RFE/RL Is Back With the News in Hungary
Audiences in Hungary woke this morning to Szabad Európa, the 21st-century update of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) storied Hungarian Service.
Belarus Broadens Assault Against RFE/RL
As protesters remain unyielding nearly three weeks since an election they say was rigged handed Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term, authorities are escalating their attacks against Radio Free…
Amid Belarus Internet Shutdown, RFE/RL Is Seen and Heard
As last Sunday’s presidential election in Belarus continues to fuel protests and unnerve its leadership, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists continue to defy unrelenting government pressure.
Ahead of Presidential Poll, Belarus Targets RFE/RL and Independent Press
Ahead of the August 9 presidential election, authorities in Belarus are detaining and physically attacking hundreds of activists and journalists, including five from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
RFE/RL Contributor Prokopyeva Found Guilty In Russian ‘Show Trial’
In a closely watched case, a Russian court today found Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Russian Service contributor Svetlana Prokopyeva guilty of “justifying terrorism,” marking a frightening escalation in the state’s attack…
On World Press Freedom Day, Coronavirus Multiplies Challenges Facing Independent Media
“Today the state has a new ‘stick’ – ‘fake news’ about the coronavirus,” says journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Russian Service.
RFE/RL Remembers Its Fallen Afghan Colleagues
On the anniversary of the deaths of RFE/RL journalists Sabawoon Kakar, Abadullah Hananzai, and Maharram Durrani, who were killed in coordinated suicide bomb attacks in Kabul in April 2018, RFE/RL…
As Coronavirus Spreads, Authorities Target RFE/RL Journalists In Effort To Control Information
As the coronavirus continues to spread, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists have increasingly found themselves caught between the needs of citizens for reliable information, and the efforts of authoritarian…
RFE/RL Criticizes Tajikistan’s Attempts To Interfere With Coronavirus Reporting
As journalists with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tajik Service race to cover the coronavirus pandemic, filling an information void left by an inert official press, the government is obstructing…