East Europe
RFE/RL Welcomes ECHR Ruling On Journalist’s Cellphone Data Protection Case
RFE/RL welcomed today’s ruling by the ECHR affirming RFE/RL Ukrainian Service journalist Natalia Sedletska’s petition.
RFE/RL President Condemns New Charges For Belarusian Blogger And RFE/RL Consultant Ihar Losik
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly condemned the Belarusian government’s apparent plans to file new charges against prominent blogger and RFE/RL social media consultant Ihar Losik.
RFE/RL Belarus Consultant Ends Nearly Six-Week Hunger Strike
The health of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Belarus Service social media consultant Ihar Losik is starting to fail as he enters the sixth week of a hunger strike.
Briefly… Yuliya Kockaya on Covering Belarus’ Protests
RFE/RL Belarus Service web editor Yuliya Kockaya offers personal insight into covering the massive anti-government protest movement in Belarus.
Six RFE/RL Journalists Jailed As Belarus Crackdown Intensifies
RFE/RL condemns the most recent escalation of the Belarus government’s intensifying suppression of media freedom.
RFE/RL Condemns Verdict Against Belarusian Journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich
A Belarusian court has sentenced veteran RFE/RL correspondent Aleh Hruzdzilovich to 15 days in jail.
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia: Official Pressure Rising Against RFE/RL
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists have come under severe pressure in recent weeks, as local authorities clamp down on the right of RFE/RL reporters to work legally and safely.
125 Days Behind Bars — RFE/RL Journalists Face Unrelenting Pressure in Belarus
During the past three months of a violent and contentious election season in Europe’s last autocratic stronghold, RFE/RL journalists in Belarus have faced the most intense harassment since they first…
Briefly…RFE/RL’s Return To Hungary
RFE/RL has returned to Hungary, launching an entirely digital Hungarian Service, SzabadEuropa.hu, in response to the country’s steep decline in media freedom.
Belarus Broadens Assault Against RFE/RL
As protesters remain unyielding nearly three weeks since an election they say was rigged handed Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term, authorities are escalating their attacks against Radio Free…