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RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service, 1 Year Old, Hits Ground Running

One year since its launch in Bulgaria amid widespread media decline, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Bulgarian Service has notched a series of high-profile investigations and eye-opening reports.

RFE/RL Seeks To Expand In Russia, Despite ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jamie Fly left Moscow on January 31 with a defiant message following three days of meetings meant to clarify the implications of Russia’s “Foreign…

Russian Authorities Release Crimea Journalist, But Continue To Block Information About The Region

Mykola Semena, a Crimean contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service, has been released from house arrest.

Tajikistan Again Fails To Fully Accredit RFE/RL Journalists

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly has told Tajikistan’s top diplomat that his government has failed to honor its commitments, and that RFE/RL may have to consider alternatives to its current operations…

RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal Marks 10 Years Of Countering Extremism In Pakistan

Ten years since airing its first two-hour broadcast, RFE/RL’s Pashto-language service has stubbornly pursued its mission to provide an alternative to extremist propaganda.

Harassment of Ukrainian Service Journalists –– Statement by RFE/RL President Jamie Fly

Statement by RFE/RL President Jamie Fly “RFE/RL strongly condemns the recent harassment of journalists and support staff working for the Ukrainian Service’s award-winning investigative program ‘Schemes: Corruption in Details.’ It…

RFE/RL Reporter Stripped Of Accreditation In Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revoked the accreditation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) videojournalist Barotali Nazarov (pen name: Barot Yusufi) for his reporting in a brazen example of the…

RFE/RL Reporters Faced ‘Relentless Pressure’ In 12 Of 23 Countries In 2017

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists have been targeted in no fewer than 38 incidents in at least 12 of the countries they cover in 2017.

RFE/RL Condemns Turkmenistan’s Treatment of Journalists

WASHINGTON — On the eve of presidential elections in Turkmenistan on Feb 12, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has condemned a government campaign that has subjected its correspondents and their family…

Journalist Suffers Repeat Attack In Turkmenistan

WASHINGTON — RFE/RL Turkmen correspondent Soltan Achilova has been assaulted a second time, following an attack last month that rights advocates said was an attempt to silence her reporting. Achilova, 67, was in a…