Near East
Radio Azadi: Ten Years Of Impact In Afghanistan
This week, RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi marks 10 years of bringing news and information to the people of Afghanistan.
New Arrests Target Journalists in Iran
A Reporters without Borders (RSF) report documents arrests of journalists and bloggers in Iran for the first three weeks of 2012.
RFE/RL’s Farshid Manafi Named AIB’s ‘International Radio Personality Of The Year’
Farshid Manafi, host of Radio Farda’s popular satire show “Pasfarda,” has been named “International Radio Personality of the Year” by the Association for International Broadcasting.
BBG, BBC Call On UN To Condemn Iranian Threats Against Independent Media
International broadcasters join forces to protest “escalating campaign… to silence independent media in Iran.”
RFE Satire Show Wins Two ‘New York Festivals’ Radio Awards
RFE’s “Pas Farda” and its host Farshid Manafi have won two silver medals from the 2011 New York Festivals Radio Program & Promotion Awards, an annual competition recognizing excellence in…
Afghanistan’s Most Popular Radio Station Goes Mobile
RFE’s Radio Azadi, Afghanistan’s most popular media outlet, celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art broadcast bureau yesterday in Kabul.
Congressmen Discuss U.S. Afghanistan Strategy At RFE
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation en route to Afghanistan visited RFE’s Prague headquarters today to meet with the journalists of Radio Azadi.
Musician And UN Goodwill Ambassador Named Afghan ‘Person Of The Year’
A popular Afghan musician known for drawing huge crowds across Afghanistan is Radio Azadi’s “Person of the Year.”
Iranian Satire Stars Ring In Persian New Year On Radio Farda
As Nowruz celebrations begin in Iran tonight, RFE’s Radio Farda will ring in the Persian New Year with the 200th episode of its popular satire show “Pas Farda” and live-streamed…
RFE Delivers 20,000 Solar-Powered Radios To Afghans
Thousands of Afghan schoolchildren, refugees, nomads, and people living in remote villages have better access to news and information today than they did three months ago.