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US District Court Halts Attempt to Defund RFE/RL
Today, Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted RFE/RL’s request for a temporary restraining order in its lawsuit against the U.S. Agency for…
RFE/RL Makes its Case in US District Court
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held a hearing on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) emergency request for $7.5 million in funds that Congress appropriated for…
RFE/RL Sues USAGM to Block Termination of Federal Grant
The grant cancellation would violate the Constitution and federal laws, according to the case filed by RFE/RL in the US District Court for DC
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal Marks Nearly A Decade Of Impact In Pakistan’s Tribal Regions
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) this week is marking almost a decade of reporting serving as a powerful alternative to extremist propaganda in Pakistan’s remote and restive tribal regions along…
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…
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 orders last…
Media Rights Groups, Pakistani Political Leaders Decry Radio Mashaal Closure
Media rights organizations including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have been joined by representatives of a broad spectrum of Pakistani political parties in protesting a January 19 decision…
RFE/RL Deplores Closure of Bureau in Pakistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has deplored the closure by Pakistan’s Interior Ministry of its office in Islamabad, Pakistan, following accusations by the country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency that its…
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 Mashaal Reporter Wins 2012 Burke Award
Radio Mashaal’s Sailab Mahsud was awarded the 2012 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award for exceptional integrity, bravery, and originality in his coverage of the Pashtun tribal areas of Pakistan.