Russia
Radio Farda, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Broadcast State of the Union Live to Iran, Afghanistan, Russia
Millions of listeners to Radio Farda in Iran and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Afghanistan and Russia will hear President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address tonight live,…
RFE/RL Russian Broadcasts Expand to UKV Frequency Band
Russian-language programs of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), known locally as Radio Svoboda, will be broadcast 18 hours daily on Radio 1 Center, a local UKV (“Eastern-Band FM,” 66 to…
Dine: Bagrov Conviction An Effort To ‘Silence’ Reporter
RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Yuri Bagrov was found guilty on December 17 by a court in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, of attempting to use a false document to obtain Russian citizenship…
No Separatism, Ukrainians Tell RFE/RL
Prominent Ukrainian politicians, writers and academics interviewed by RFE/RL all agree that Ukraine will not be torn apart by separatist forces in the continuing election crisis.
Havel Sends Message to Ukrainian People
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel sent the people of Ukraine a message of solidarity today.
Dine: RFE/RL Supports Ukraine TV Journalists on Hunger Strike
A group of journalists and executives at TV Channel 5 — an RFE/RL affiliate partner and the only television station remaining in Ukraine not controlled by the government — have…
RFE/RL Welcomes Babitsky Release, Deplores Guilty Verdict
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Andrei Babitsky was released from jail in Moscow today after appealing yesterday’s sentence by a lower court judge.
RFE/RL Condemns Latest Arrest of Correspondent Babitsky
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Correspondent Andrei Babitsky was sentenced today on trumped-up charges by Russian authorities.
RFE/RL’s Babitsky Arrested At Moscow Airport Trying To Reach Site Of North Ossetia Hostage Standoff
RFE/RL Russian Service Correspondent Andrei Babitsky was harassed and detained today by police at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, where he was attempting to fly to southern Russia to cover the…
Russia Attacks, Pattern of Recent Terrorism Focus of RFE/RL Russian Service Coverage
RFE/RL’s Russian Service, known in Russia as Radio Svoboda (Liberty), has two correspondents on the scene in the republic of North Ossetia where gunmen today stormed a school and took…