Russia-occupied Crimea
Sharp Escalation In Kremlin’s Harassment of RFE/RL
In a significant escalation of its ongoing efforts to suppress independent and investigative media, the Russian government today added another nine individuals to its register of media “foreign agents,” including…
Yesypenko Detention Extended Six Months In Closed-Door Hearing In Russian Controlled Crimea
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly condemned today’s decision by a court in Russian controlled Crimea to extend by six months the detention of RFE/RL freelance reporter Vladyslav Yesypenko.
Threats To RFE/RL Journalists Multiply As World Marks Press Freedom Day
Media freedom is under severe pressure throughout RFE/RL’s 23-country coverage region.
Six Years On, RFE/RL’s Crimea Team Counters Kremlin Disinformation
RFE/RL’s Crimea.Realities unit marks six years of unflinching efforts to provide residents with accurate information and counter the propaganda reinforcing Moscow’s presence.
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.
RFE/RL’s Crimea Realities Marks Five Years Of Fearless Reporting
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service is marking five years since it launched its Crimea Realities platform to provide audiences with accurate and uncensored reporting following Russia’s annexation of the peninsula in 2014.
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.
Semena Found Guilty of ‘Separatism’; RFE/RL President Condemns Verdict
A court in Russia-occupied Crimea has found Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Mykola Semena guilty on a charge of separatism in a closely watched case that has become a symbol of…
RFE/RL President Thomas Kent Condemns Sentence Of Crimean Journalist
RFE/RL President Thomas Kent has condemned the sentence of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena, describing it as “part of an orchestrated effort by Russian authorities in Crimea to silence independent voices.”
RFE/RL Crimean Journalist Faces Separatism Conviction By Russian Court
A Russian prosecutor in Crimea has recommended a conviction on separatism charges and a three-year suspended sentence for Mykola Semena, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) whose trial has…