Caucasus
RFE/RL Takes Azerbaijani Case To European Court
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to resolve claims brought by the Azerbaijani government that have hampered its news reporting inside…
Georgian Public Broadcaster Terminates RFE/RL Programs
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has been informed that the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will terminate broadcasts of two of its highly acclaimed television programs as part of a planned restructuring process…
Azerbaijani Court Blocks RFE/RL Website
A district court in Baku today ruled in favor of a lawsuit blocking access within Azerbaijan to the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Azerbaijani Service, azadliq.org.
Threats To RFE/RL Journalists Multiply In 2017
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists have been targeted in hostile incidents in at least 10 countries in 2017, in what the company called “relentless pressure” on its journalistic mission.
Azerbaijan Seeks Court Action To Ban RFE/RL Website
In an escalation of a targeted campaign against RFE/RL, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Transport, Communications, and High Technologies has filed an official complaint with a Baku court requesting that RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani…
Major Azerbaijan Internet Provider Reportedly Blocking RFE/RL
One of Azerbaijan’s biggest Internet service providers appears to be blocking access to RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service website, a major source of independent news for the country.
Radio Still Vital For Many RFE/RL Audiences
On UNESCO World Radio Day on Feb. 13, RFE/RL audiences gave the platform a resounding endorsement as a powerful medium and an indispensable source of information and news.
Ismayilova Addresses Repression, Russian Media Influence At Capitol Hill Azerbaijan Hearing
Witnesses testifying at a U.S. congressional hearing on September 15 voiced deep concern about rising Russian influence and instability in Azerbaijan, as well as the continued forced closure of RFE/RL’s…
RFE/RL President Calls For Speedy Investigation of Attacks on Journalists
The president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) met on September 6 with Armenia’s president and called for a rapid and transparent investigation of a July 29 attack on three…
RFE/RL Demands Azerbaijan Reopen Baku Bureau
An Azerbaijani court will convene on August 3 to hear RFE/RL’s appeal against tax-related claims that were used by the government as grounds to shutter the company’s Baku bureau in…