Journalists in Trouble
Journalists in Trouble: World Press Freedom Day Edition
RFE/RL remembers Ukrainian Service journalist Vira Hyrych, who was killed in a Russian air strike in Kyiv.
Current Time Journalist Detained During Moscow Inauguration Protests
Dramatic video footage shows riot police surrounding and shoving a Current Time TV journalist who was reporting live from demonstrations in Moscow’s central Pushkin Square on May 5 protesting President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a…
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 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.”
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…
Turkmenistan Tries RFE/RL Correspondent
WASHINGTON, DC — A stringer for Radio Azatlyk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen language service, stands trial on Tuesday in a case that RFE/RL believes has been orchestrated by the Turkmen authorities in…
RFE Correspondent Acquitted In Kazakh Libel Case
A rights activist and RFE reporter in northwestern Kazakhstan has been acquitted of libel.
RFE Journalist Detained In Minsk Protest Crackdown
A rights activist and RFE reporter in northwestern Kazakhstan has been acquitted of libel.
Released Turkmen Prisoner Thanks U.S. Congress During RFE/RL Interview
Turkmen prisoner of conscience Gurbandurdy Durdykuliev, released yesterday after being incarcerated for two years in a psychiatric institution.