East Europe
Briefly… How RFE/RL Journalists Exposed Russia’s Fake Private Military Company
RFE/RL Ukrainian Service journalist Valeriya Yegoshina and Systema journalist Elizaveta Surnacheva discuss how their investigative teams discovered that Redut is a fictitious Private Military Company (PMC).
Journalists in Trouble: Russia Detains RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Russia detains RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva; RFE/RL event draws attention to incommunicado detention in Belarus; and more.
Briefly… Rikard Jozwiak on Covering the EU, NATO, and Russia’s War on Ukraine
Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak talks about what Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine means for his coverage of the EU, NATO, and more.
RFE/RL Condemns Detention of Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva in Russia
On October 18, authorities in Kazan, Russia, detained Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir Service.
Journalists in Trouble: EU Sanctions Russian Officials Involved in Torture, Political Imprisonment of RFE/RL Journalist in Crimea
EU sanctions Russian officials for torture, imprisonment of Vladyslav Yesypenko; RFE/RL and partners draw attention to plight of civilian prisoners in Russian-occupied Crimea; and more.
Briefly… Aleh Hruzdzilovich on Being Imprisoned for Journalism in Belarus
RFE/RL Belarus Service journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich on his time in prison in Belarus.
Journalists in Trouble: Restrictions on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service Lifted Following Court Decision
Kyrgyz government restores access to RFE/RL websites, bank account; Amnesty letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko continues; RFE/RL marks anniversary of fraudulent election in Belarus; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: Bishkek Court Annuls Decision to Shutter RFE/RL’s In-Country Operations
Kyrgyz court annuls decision to shutter RFE/RL; Czech Amnesty launches letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko; Ihar Losik marks three years in prison; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Hosts Wife of Imprisoned Crimean Journalist in Washington, D.C.
RFE/RL hosts Kateryna Yesypenko in D.C.; Armenian journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware; RFE/RL marks International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus; and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Central Asians Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Uzbek Presidential Election, the Xian Summit, and more.