East Europe
Belarusian Dissident Warns Against Ties with Regime
After weeks of fierce debate, the EU has decided to include Belarus in an outreach plan for ex-Soviet states. But a leader of Belarus’ pro-democracy movement told RFE/RL that Europe…
Previewing the Belarusian Elections
Two days before Belarusians head to the polls for parliamentary elections, an EU official told a crowd at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Washington, D.C. office that “these elections will…
“Belarusian Elections Will Be Illegitimate”
One month after being released from prison, prominent Belarusian opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin gave an interview to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Belarusian Service from RFE/RL’s Washington, D.C. studios.
New Belarusian TV News Program
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has launched a new half-hour television program aimed at Belarusians who have come to rely on RFE/RL for uncensored news and information about their country.
RFE/RL Continuous Live Coverage of Russian Withdrawal
RFE/RL special correspondent Goga Aptsiauri is one of only a handful of journalists reporting from the besieged town of Gori, in central Georgia. He has been tracking events there since…
Romania Honors RFE/RL
Romanian President Trajan Basescu today presented awards to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and the BBC in recognition of their decades of broadcasts to Romania, which are scheduled to end…
Romania Service to Close
After nearly 60 years of providing uncensored news and information to the people of Romania, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Romanian-language service will cease broadcasting to Romania on August 1, 2008.
Gedmin Criticizes Belarus Crackdown on Journalists
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Jeffrey Gedmin expressed concern today about the ability of independent journalists in Belarus to do their jobs following government raids on the offices of independent…
Tatarstan President Talks To RFE/RL, Emphasizes Importance of Power-Sharing, Freedom
Mintimer Shaimiev, the president of Russia’s oil-rich, Muslim-majority Republic of Tatarstan, emphasized the importance of his republic’s power-sharing treaty with Russian federal authorities in Moscow as well as the need…
Budget Strengthens RFE/RL Programming To Iran, Ends Broadcasts To Romania, Macedonia
The Broadcasting Board of Governors budget request for fiscal year 2008 renews additional funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcasts to Iran, to expand news and information programming for…