Russia
Current Time Brings Lauded Putin Film To Russian Audiences
Putin’s Witnesses, a film by Russian director Vitaly Mansky and supported by Current Time, has won the Best Documentary prize in the Czech Republic’s 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
In Run-Up To Summit, Kremlin Targets RFE/RL
The U.S. Department of State has condemned “the selective targeting” of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in response to a July 5 ruling by a Moscow court finding that the media company…
Current Time Journalist Detained During Moscow Inauguration Protests
Dramatic video footage shows riot police surrounding and shoving a Current Time TV journalist who was reporting live from demonstrations in Moscow’s central Pushkin Square on May 5 protesting President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a…
At One-Year Mark, Current Time Leads With Innovation And Growth
Current Time is marking steady growth and expanding demand since its formal launch one year ago as a 24/7 Russian-language alternative to Kremlin-controlled media.
RFE/RL Reporters Faced ‘Relentless Pressure’ In 12 Of 23 Countries In 2017
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists have been targeted in no fewer than 38 incidents in at least 12 of the countries they cover in 2017.
RFE/RL Taps New Voices Through Documentary Film
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is expanding the ways it tells stories and connects with audiences through two new projects that tap into the power of documentary film.
RFE/RL Calls To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has documented this year no fewer than 34 attacks against its journalists in over 10 countries…
Radio Svoboda Journalist Viktor Rezunkov
Prominent journalist, publicist, and longtime RFE/RL correspondent Viktor Rezunkov died in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, October 3. The former St. Petersburg bureau chief had suffered a serious illness, according to…
RFE/RL Website Wins Silver in 2017 Lovie Awards
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) website rferl.org has won silver in the 2017 Lovie Awards, according to a press release on October 11. RFE/RL won in the “News and Politics Website” category, alongside the…
RFE/RL’s Radio Svoboda Celebrates 20 Years Online
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Radio Svoboda multimedia website is a far cry from its humble origins in August, 1997, when the Russian Service first began publishing online.