Press Freedom Under Attack
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…
U.S. International Media Condemn Attacks On Euromaidan Journalists
Harassment, intimidation and attacks on independent journalists, including those of RFE/RL and the Voice of America, have spiked in the wake of mass protests in Kyiv, Ukraine. RFE/RL reports a…