East Europe
RFE/RL Crimean Journalist Faces Separatism Conviction By Russian Court
A Russian prosecutor in Crimea has recommended a conviction on separatism charges and a three-year suspended sentence for Mykola Semena, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) whose trial has…
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.