Central/SE Europe
Continued Harassment of Reporter Bad Signal for U.S.-Russian Summit Says RFE/RL
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Thomas A. Dine today expressed dismay at the continuing campaign of Russian authorities against RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Yuri Bagrov, who reports on Chechnya…
Legendary RFE Polish Service Director Jan Nowak Dead At 91
Jan Nowak, the legendary fighter for the Polish resistance during World War II who went on to head the Polish service of Radio Free Europe for a quarter of a…
No Separatism, Ukrainians Tell RFE/RL
Prominent Ukrainian politicians, writers and academics interviewed by RFE/RL all agree that Ukraine will not be torn apart by separatist forces in the continuing election crisis.
Havel Sends Message to Ukrainian People
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel sent the people of Ukraine a message of solidarity today.
Dine: RFE/RL Supports Ukraine TV Journalists on Hunger Strike
A group of journalists and executives at TV Channel 5 — an RFE/RL affiliate partner and the only television station remaining in Ukraine not controlled by the government — have…
Experts Tell RFE/RL Ukrainian Service: President Kuchma Seen as Lame Duck
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, who has ruled his country with an iron fist for more than ten years, is no longer a premier player in Ukrainian politics, according to politicians…
“Radio New Europe” Takes Up Where RFE/RL Bulgarian Service Left Off
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Thomas A.Dine welcomed the creation of “Radio New Europe.”
RFE/RL Off FM in Kyiv, Cities across Ukraine
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ukrainian programs were taken off the air today in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine, as the Ukrainian FM Radio Dovira network carried out its threat to…
Dine Calls Affiliate’s Decision to Drop Ukrainian Broadcasts ‘Political’
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine condemned as “a political act” a decision today by the management of Ukrainian radio broadcaster “Dovira” to remove RFE/RL Ukrainian Service programming from its FM…
RFE/RL Preparing to Cease Broadcasting in Seven European Languages
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is preparing to cease broadcasting in seven languages to countries in Central and Southeastern Europe by the end of this year, RFE/RL President Thomas…