Central/SE Europe
RFE/RL Is A Media Partner For One World
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a media partner for the 20th One World film festival, the world’s largest gathering for human rights documentary film, which takes place in Prague and 36…
Seven RFE/RL Collections Now Online At Open Society Archives
RFE/RL and the Open Society Archives are pleased to announce that seven major Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty collections are now online in its Digital Repository.
Polish State Archives Publish Digitized RFE Polish Scripts
The National Digital Archives (NDA) of the Polish State Archives will publish on its Web site digital copies of RFE/RL Polish scripts covering the years 1952-1994.
Declassified U.S. Government Documents About RFE, RL Posted Online
A diverse set of declassified U.S. Government documents that provide important insight on the first 23 years of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty has just been posted to the website of…
Rare RFE Polish Service Recordings from Hungarian Revolution Restored
On November 3, Polish Radio launched on-demand streaming on its web site of key RFE Polish broadcasts from 1956.
Marking 60 Years Since The First RFE Broadcasts To Czechoslovakia
On May 1, 1951, the first director of the “Voice of Free Czechoslovakia” vowed that RFE’s programs would “smash the communist monopoly on speaking to the Czech nation.”
Havel Congratulates RFE On Anniversary Of First Czechoslovak Broadcasts
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC — Thanks to President Vaclav Havel, who took the time to draft a statement congratulating RFE/RL on the 60th anniversary of its first Czechoslovak broadcasts. English translation…
RFE/RL’s Polish Broadcast Archives Now Available To Stream
WARSAW, POLAND — All the preserved RFE Polish Service broadcasts are now available for on-demand streaming at a new Polish Radio website, ‘Radios of Freedom.’ These broadcasts are a unique…
Moldovan Journalist Gets 15-Year Jail Sentence in Breakaway Region
A court in the breakaway region of Transdniester has sentenced Moldovan journalist Ernest Vardanean to 15 years in prison for espionage. The conviction prompted protests by the international community that…
Outspoken Serbian Journalist Beaten, Hospitalized
A Serbian journalist and RFE/RL contributor known for his strong stance against nationalism and sports hooliganism was attacked in Belgrade.