Central/SE Europe
RFE/RL Condemns Arrest of Kazakh Journalist
Thomas A. Dine, President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, today condemned the arrest of independent Kazakh journalist and human rights activist Sergei Duvanov.
Dine Welcomes Release of RFE/RL Journalist
RFE/RL President Thomas A Dine welcomed the release today from a prison in Bamberg, Germany of RFE/RL Belarusian Service journalist Natalia Sudliankova.
RFE/RL Committed to Reporting in Russia, Dine Says
The President of RFE/RL said today that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to revoke the 10-year-old decree that allowed the service to establish a Moscow bureau would in no way…
RSF Concerned About Administrative Harassment of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service
The noted media freedom organization “Reporters Sans Frontieres” has expressed its concern to the government of Belarus about administrative harassment of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service and its Minsk Bureau, according to…
RFE/RL Begins North Caucasus Broadcasts
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. launched broadcasts today to the North Caucasus in the Avar, Chechen, and Circassian languages.
Havel Reaffirms Support For RFE/RL
Czech President Vaclav Havel paid a brief visit to RFE/RL’s Prague broadcasting center yesterday to reaffirm his support for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and its mission.
Dine: RFE/RL To Begin Macedonian Broadcasts
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine announced today that RFE/RL will begin broadcasting in Macedonian on September 1.
Congressional Delegation Visits RFE/RL
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine welcomed a U.S. Congressional delegation to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s broadcast center in Prague last Friday, August 10.
RFE/RL Doubles Broadcasts to Belarus
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine announced today that RFE/RL broadcasts to Belarus have expanded in length.
U.S. House Speaker Congratulates RFE/RL
J. Dennis Hastert, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, congratulated Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on “50 years of dedicated service” during an official visit to the radio’s broadcast…