Near East
Dine Condemns Iranian Press Freedom Violations
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine condemned today the arrest and mistreatment of journalists trying to cover the current student demonstrations in Iran, including a correspondent for the U.S. Government-funded Radio…
First Afghan Students Complete RFE/RL Journalism Training Program
Six students yesterday completed the first module of a six-month radio journalism program offered by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Kabul, Afghanistan.
RFE/RL Reporter Forced to Leave Herat — Again
On April 7 RFE/RL correspondent Ahmad Behzad was again forced to leave the western Afghan city of Herat.
Afghan Governor Throws RFE/RL Reporter Out of Herat
Ismail Khan, demanded yesterday through his security chief, Nasim Alawi, that RFE/RL correspondent Ahmad Behzad leave Herat and not return.
Dine Dismayed by Beating of Afghan Reporter
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine expressed dismay about an assault on Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Ahmad Behzad by officials with the regional government in Herat.
RFE/RL, VOA Combine Forces in Afghanistan
Radio Free Afghanistan service and the Dari and Pashto Services of the Voice of America (VOA) have created a new joint program that was heard for the first time today…
First Lady Speaks to Afghan People During RFE/RL Visit
Laura Bush, the First Lady of the United States, visited RFE/RL’s Prague Broadcast Center today.
RFE/RL Increases Afghan Air Time
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine announced the expansion today of Radio Free Afghanistan’s total daily air time in the Dari and Pashto languages from 6.5 to 10.5 hours.
RFE/RL Doubles Afghan Broadcasts
RFE/RL today doubled the number of hours per day of its Radio Free Afghanistan programs in Dari and Pashtu, from three to six hours.
RFE/RL Begins Broadcasting to Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. today launched broadcasting to Afghanistan in the Dari and Pashto languages.