Central Asia
RFE/RL Turkmen Journalist Marks Two Years Behind Bars
Turkmen journalist Saparmamed Nepeskuliev disappeared two years ago this week, and remains in a remote prison serving a three-year sentence on charges that human rights groups and a U.N. panel…
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.
RFE/RL Documentaries Win New York Festivals International Awards
Two RFE/RL video documentaries have won Silver Awards at the 2017 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 25.
RFE/RL Films To Screen At One World Festival In Prague
Three RFE/RL documentaries were selected for screening at the 19th annual One World Festival, which will take place in Prague, Czech Republic from March 6-15, 2017.
RFE/RL Welcomes Release of Turkmen Journalist, Calls For Additional Steps
RFE/RL welcomed the release from prison of Turkmen contributor Khudayberdy Allashov and his mother.
RFE/RL Condemns Turkmenistan’s Treatment of Journalists
WASHINGTON — On the eve of presidential elections in Turkmenistan on Feb 12, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has condemned a government campaign that has subjected its correspondents and their family…
U.S. OSCE Envoy Condemns Punitive Actions Against Journalists In Central Asia
Speaking to RFE/RL on December 14, on the sidelines of 18th Central Asia Media Conference, organized in Vienna by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), U.S. Ambassador…
Turkmenistan Escalates Attacks Against RFE/RL Journalists
WASHINGTON — Turkmen authorities have arrested contributor Khudayberdy Allashov on charges of possessing chewing tobacco only days after one RFE/RL correspondent was threatened with arrest and another was physically injured in a series of…
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…
Journalist Suffers Repeat Attack In Turkmenistan
WASHINGTON — RFE/RL Turkmen correspondent Soltan Achilova has been assaulted a second time, following an attack last month that rights advocates said was an attempt to silence her reporting. Achilova, 67, was in a…