Near East

Aleh Hruzdzilovich released from prison in Belarus, Vladyslav Yesypenko receives Free Media Award, Afghanistan one year later, and more.

RFE/RL remembers Ukrainian Service journalist Vira Hyrych, who was killed in a Russian air strike in Kyiv.

Twenty years ago, on January 30, 2002, RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi relaunched broadcasting to Afghanistan in the Dari and Pashto languages.

RFE/RL honors the memory of RFE/RL Afghan Service senior correspondent Mohammad Ilyas Dayee.

In testimony before the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) earlier this week, RFE/RL President Jamie Fly addressed the increased pressure faced by RFE/RL journalists.

RFE/RL asks Radio Farda journalist Hooman Askary what Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency might mean in Iran — and internationally.

Media freedom is under severe pressure throughout RFE/RL’s 23-country coverage region.

The journalists and staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) mourn the violent death today of their colleague Mohammad Ilyas Dayee.

Since its inception in 2014, Gandhara has reflected the mission and journalistic standards of RFE/RL in its reporting and analysis about Afghanistan and Pakistan.

RFE/RL Radio Farda journalist Hannah Kaviani explains how reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Iran is part of a larger challenge of countering censorship and debunking lies.