East Europe
Ukrainian Service Reporters Commended
Several RFE/RL Ukrainian Service journalists have received awards for their reporting.
International Monitors Urge Donetsk Blogger’s Release
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Donbas unit reported on August 29 that Donetsk blogger Stanislav Aseyev is alive, and his release has been raised by monitors with the UN and the OSCE.
Russia-Backed Separatists Confirm They Are Holding RFE/RL Contributor in Donetsk
Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine’s war-torn eastern Donetsk region have confirmed that they are holding a blogger from eastern Ukraine who contributes to the Ukrainian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), according to a…
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 Journalist Arrested In Belarus As Protests Escalate
An RFE/RL reporter was among several demonstrators and journalists detained by police in Belarus on March 12 while reporting on the latest in a series of emotional protests over a controversial tax on the unemployed.
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.
Date Set For RFE/RL Crimea Contributor’s Trial
A trial date has been set for journalist Mykola Semena, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), whose case has come to symbolize the suppression of dissent in Russia-annexed Crimea.
RFE/RL Crimea Journalists Win Burke Award
The Broadcasting Board of Governors has recognized the professionalism and courage of the RFE/RL Ukrainian Service’s Crimea desk by presenting it with the 2016 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award.
RFE Broadcasts From Hungarian Revolution Digitized
The RFE/RL Broadcast Collection at Stanford’s Hoover Institution contains some 80,000 studio tape reels of RFE and Radio Liberty (RL) broadcasts.
Protests Grow Against Media Crackdown in Crimea
International media groups have intensified efforts to support Mykola Semena, a Crimean journalist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), calling on Russian authorities to allow him to leave…