Near East
RFE/RL Reports Increased Attacks On Its Journalists
On the UNESCO International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has documented an expanding use of restrictive acts and intimidation targeting its journalists in no…
Radio Farda Interview With Israeli Defense Minister Sets Precedent
Earlier this month, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Mehrdad Mirdamadi, a reporter with Radio Farda, RFE/RL’s Persian language service, sat down with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Tel Aviv for…
On World Press Freedom Day, RFE/RL Says Targeting Of Journalists Must Stop
The deliberate killing of journalists in Afghanistan on April 30, including three reporters with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), “is an unfathomable crime,” RFE/RL President Thomas Kent has said. “The…
RFE/RL Journalists Among At Least 25 Killed In Kabul Suicide Bombings
Two RFE/RL journalists were among at least 25 people killed in a pair of coordinated suicide bombings that rocked central Kabul near the headquarters of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency.
RFE/RL Fears Retaliation Against Journalists In Pakistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) expressed concern on Friday that members of Radio Mashaal are facing pressure by authorities following the closure of the Pashto-language service’s Islamabad office on ISI…
Radio Still Vital For Many RFE/RL Audiences
On UNESCO World Radio Day on Feb. 13, RFE/RL audiences gave the platform a resounding endorsement as a powerful medium and an indispensable source of information and news.
RFE/RL Video Journalist Wounded In Mosul
A freelance video journalist covering the battle against the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Mosul, Iraq for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was critically injured in a mortar attack…
RFE/RL’s “Desperate Honeymoon” Documentary Wins New York Festivals Awards
RFE/RL’s video documentary “Desperate Honeymoon” won Silver and Bronze medals at the New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 19.
Radio Farda Wins Gold, Silver At New York Festivals
RFE/RL’s Persian language service was lauded in New York this week as Radio Farda journalist Roya Karimi Majd’s special report “Tradition of the Blade” won a gold award, and Kambiz…
RFE/RL Announces Journalism Prize Honoring Slain Baghdad Bureau Chief
One year after its Baghdad bureau chief was slain, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has launched the Muhammad Bdaiwi Memorial Journalism Prize to pay tribute to his career by recognizing…