Caucasus
RFE/RL Outraged By Pegasus Project Revelations Involving Azerbaijani Service Journalists
RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly expressed outrage at revelations that the smartphones of RFE/RL journalists may have been targeted for infection with the Pegasus spyware application.
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.
Statement by RFE/RL President Jamie Fly
RFE/RL Armenian Service journalist Artak Khulian and cameraman Karen Chilingarian were attacked by a group of protesters who kicked them, used abusive language against them, and damaged their equipment.
The Georgian Service Interviews General Giorgi Kvinitadze
In this recording from May 1968, RFE/RL’s Georgian Service interviewed General Giorgi Kvinitadze, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Independent Republic of Georgia, two years before the General’s death.
RFE/RL Condemns Latest Azerbaijan Ruling Against Ismayilova
An August 7 ruling by the Azerbaijani Supreme Court upholds baseless charges of tax evasion against journalist Khadija Ismayilova, blatantly ignoring Azerbaijani law and the government’s international treaty obligations, including…
September 2019 “10 Most Urgent” List Includes former RFE/RL Journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a member of the One Free Press Coalition, a group of 36 prominent media organizations from around the world committed to using their collective muscle…
ADVISORY: Protests, Clashes, Anti-Russia Tensions in Georgia
WASHINGTON — This upcoming weekend promises to be a hot one in the Republic of Georgia, as Georgian authorities try to cope with violent anti-Russia protests that have already forced…
RFE/RL Reports Increased Attacks On Its Journalists
On the UNESCO International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has documented an expanding use of restrictive acts and intimidation targeting its journalists in no…
Azerbaijan Court Upholds Ban On RFE/RL Website
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) deplored the June 4 decision by the Azerbaijani Supreme Court to uphold a government ban on the company’s Azerbaijani website, calling it an attack on…
RFE/RL Journalists Assaulted In Armenia
Three Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists were assaulted in Armenia over the weekend during mass rallies against Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian that culminated in his resignation today.