Central/SE Europe
Current Time
A 24/7 Russian-language TV and digital network providing an alternative to Kremlin-controlled news and information.
Romanian Service
RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, known locally as Europa Liberă, helps strengthen public trust in democratic values and fights the spread of disinformation.
Moldovan Service
Radio Europa Libera provides audiences with objective reporting and independent commentary in a region where disinformation is widespread.
Bulgarian Service
RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service, Svobodna Evropa, provides independent reporting in a media landscape weakened by monopolistic ownership and corruption.
Balkan Service
RFE/RL’s Balkan Service provides independent news in a challenging media environment.
Journalists in Trouble: Russian Authorities Bring New Charge Against Alsu Kurmasheva
Alsu Kurmasheva faces new charge; four RFE/RL journalists mark Human Rights Day behind bars; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: World Press Freedom Day Edition
A Kyrgyz court approves request to shut down Radio Azattyk; RFE/RL renews call for the release of imprisoned journalists in Belarus and Russian-occupied Crimea; and more.
RFE/RL Launches “Current Time Baltics” to Counter Kremlin Propaganda
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) launched “Current Time Baltics” on its Russian-language television and digital network Current Time.
RFE/RL Opens New Offices in Vilnius and Riga to Reach Growing Audiences and Counter Disinformation
RFE/RL’s Riga office will eventually be one of the company’s largest reporting hubs, with state-of-the-art facilities for Current Time — a 24/7 Russian-language news platform — and Russian Service journalists…
RFE/RL Opens New Office in Riga, Latvia
RFE/RL’s Riga office will eventually be one of the company’s largest reporting hubs, with state-of-the-art facilities for Current Time — a 24/7 Russian-language news platform — and Russian Service journalists…