East Europe
RFE/RL’s Balkan Service Turns 20
RFE/RL’s Balkan Service has been presented with a Certificate of Recognition by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), marking 20 years since its first broadcast to war-torn Yugoslavia in January…
Armstrong, Klose Visit Ukraine, Renew Calls To Protect Journalists
One week after dozens of journalists were attacked by police in and around Kyiv’s Maidan Square, RFE/RL President and CEO Kevin Klose and Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Matthew…
BBG, RFE/RL Condemn Journalist Beatings in Ukraine
Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell and RFE/RL President and CEO Kevin Klose expressed outrage at the bloody attacks by police on dozens of journalists in the Ukrainian…
U.S. International Media Condemn Attacks On Euromaidan Journalists
Harassment, intimidation and attacks on independent journalists, including those of RFE/RL and the Voice of America, have spiked in the wake of mass protests in Kyiv, Ukraine. RFE/RL reports a…
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.
Belarus Prosecutor’s Office Warns Radio Svaboda Journalist
Radio Svaboda journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich was warned Minsk’s municipal prosecutor’s office about violating Belarus’ “Law on Mass Media.”
BBG Governors Seek to Expand U.S. International Media Efforts in Russia
Governors Susan McCue and Michael Meehan, wrapping up their visit to Moscow, state that “Radio Liberty is more critical than ever.”
BBG Governors Meet In Moscow To Discuss Future Of Russian Media
BBG Governors Susan McCue and Michael Meehan were in Moscow from May 3 to May 7 to consider matters relevant to U.S. international media in Russia.
Gessen Resigns As RFE/RL Russian Service Director
Masha Gessen, director of the Russian-language service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) for the past seven months, today announced her resignation from the position to begin work on a…
RFE/RL Latvian Service Audiotapes Digitized
In a statement posted to its website on March 5, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University announced that the entire collection of audiotapes created by RFE/RL’s Latvian Language Service has…