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Tajikistan Urged To Accredit RFE/RL Journalists

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have added their voices to an international campaign urging the government of Tajikistan to comply with local law and international…

RFE/RL Presses Tajikistan To Accredit Journalists And Cease Harassment

Following a meeting with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jamie Fly said that he “remains concerned about the ability of independent media, including journalists…

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…

Statement by RFE/RL’s Acting President: Tajik Service

Statement by RFE/RL’s Acting President: Tajik Service.

RFE/RL Central Asia Directors To Resign

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) regional director for Central Asia and Tajik Service director announced their retirements today, each concluding long careers in journalism in some of the world’s most…

Message from RFE/RL’s Acting President: Tajik Service

During the past few months, allegations have been made regarding the editorial and professional integrity of the work of RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, known locally as Ozodi.

RFE/RL Deplores Website Blockage In Tajikistan

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has condemned a government-imposed block on its website in Tajikistan as a flagrant obstruction of its news operations and an assault on media freedom.

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 Central Asia Newswire Delivers The News From Journalists For Journalists

RFE/RL’s Central Asia Newswire faced broad skepticism when it was launched in August 2015, as several countries in the region rank among the most restrictive media environments in the world.

UPDATE: Accreditation Restored to RFE/RL Journalists in Tajikistan

On December 5, the Tajikistan Foreign Ministry restored the accreditations of six Dushanbe-based RFE/RL journalists, 10 days after revoking their credentials over a report about a daughter of President Emomali…