Caucasus
In Azerbaijan, BBG Governor Ashe Awards RFE Literary Prize, Discusses Local Media Environment
At a ceremony Wednesday in Baku, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Member Victor H. Ashe presented Musa Efendi with the Oxu Zali (“Reading Room”) literature award.
‘Radio Azadliq Saved My Life’ Says Released Azerbaijani Journalist
In his first interview after being released from prison today, journalist Eynulla Fatullayev told RFE’s Azerbaijan Service, Radio Azadliq, “We cannot let independent, critical journalism disappear in Azerbaijan.”
Prime Minister Sarkisian Commends “Useful Dialogue” with RFE’s Armenian Service
Armenian Prime Minister Sarkisian praised RFE for “exposing the country’s problems and shortcomings” and called it “an integral part” of Armenia’s life.
‘Caged’ Azerbaijani Bloggers Defiant in Baku Courtroom
Two Azerbaijani bloggers being held in a steel cage in a Baku courtroom today told an RFE/RL reporter that it is their “duty” to take their case to the European…
RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service Wins Major Award for Political Coverage
In the face of ongoing pressure and harassment from authorities, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service (Radio Azadliq) has won one of journalism’s most prestigious awards for its coverage of Azerbaijan’s controversial March…
RFE/RL Launching Russian-Language Show to South Ossetia & Abkhazia
Next month, RFE/RL will launch a news program in Russian to the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The new 60-minute daily radio broadcast, called Ekho Kavkaza (Echo of…
RFE/RL Reporter Wins Prestigious Human Rights Prize
A journalist for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service has won the prestigious Rafto Prize for her reporting on human rights and abuses of power in her native province of Nakhichevan.
One Year After Russia-Georgia War: Full Coverage
On the one-year anniversary of the Russian-Georgian War, RFE/RL’s journalists take stock of the current situation on the ground.
Azerbaijan Shuts Down RFE/RL, VOA, BBC
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jeffrey Gedmin called today’s decision by the government of Azerbaijan to take foreign broadcasters off the air “a sad day for the Azeri people,…
Eyewitnesses Recount First Days of Russia-Georgia War
Eyewitness reports gathered by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) suggest that ethnic-Georgian villages came under heavy shell fire during the week leading up to the outbreak of hostilities on August…