Russia
RFE/RL Marks One Year of New Offices in Riga and Vilnius
January 12 marks the first anniversary of the opening of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Riga office.
Votvot
Votvot is RFE/RL’s on-demand Russian-language streaming platform for voices targeted and silenced by the Putin regime, launched in April 2023.
Current Time
A 24/7 Russian-language TV and digital network, Current Time provides an alternative to Kremlin-controlled news and information.
Tatar-Bashkir Service
Radio Azatliq is the only major international news provider reporting in the Tatar, Bashkir, and Russian languages to audiences in Russia’s multi-ethnic, Muslim-majority Volga-Ural region.
Russian Service
Radio Svoboda is a multi-platform alternative to state-controlled media, providing audiences in Russia and abroad with informed and accurate news and analysis.
North Caucasus Service
RFE/RL’s North Caucasus Service is one of the only independent media outlets reporting in the predominantly Muslim region, one of the most repressive in Russia.
RFE/RL Condemns New Charges Against American Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva in Russia
Russian investigators have launched another criminal case against Alsu Kurmasheva, an American journalist with RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service.
Alsu Kurmasheva
After more than nine months in prison, RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was released as part of a prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia.
Journalists in Trouble: Russian Authorities Bring New Charge Against Alsu Kurmasheva
Alsu Kurmasheva faces new charge; four RFE/RL journalists mark Human Rights Day behind bars; and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Imprisons Citizen Who Fought in Ukraine
In this week’s edition: Kazakhstan imprisons a citizen who fought in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan join the Global Methane Pledge, Rosatom is moving on its Uzbek Contract, and more. Thanks…