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Call for Applications: RFE/RL Student Essay Competition (Czech Republic)

In marking the 75th anniversary of its first broadcast and the 30th anniversary of its move from Munich to Prague, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is organizing an essay competition…

Marc Thiessen and Ilan Berman Join RFE/RL Board of Directors 

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is pleased to announce that Marc Thiessen and Ilan Berman have been appointed to serve as members of the Board of Directors.

Trump Administration Secures Release of Radio Liberty Journalist Andrey Kuznechyk from Detention in Belarus  

RFE/RL welcomes news of Andrey’s release and is grateful to the American and Lithuanian governments for their support.

Central Asia in Focus: No Rights in Tajikistan

In this month’s edition: Tajik authorities display a diminishing care about international criticism over human rights; Russian authorities consider charging fees for remittance transfers; and more.

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Human Rights Watch Calls Out ‘Worsening’ Situation In Central Asia

Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) annual report points to a deterioration in rights in Central Asia in such areas as civil society, freedom of media, the judicial process, the rights of…

Journalists in Trouble: Farid Mehralizada Testifies in Azerbaijani Court

Farid Mehralizada testifies before Azerbaijani court; European Parliament resolution condemns Belarus’s repression of independent media; and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Chinese-Kazakh Nuclear Fuel Production Hits Capacity

Kazakhstan’s state atomic energy company Kazatomprom announced on January 6 that its joint nuclear fuel project with the China General Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC) reached its design capacity at the end of…

RFE/RL’s Belarus Service Ranked #1 in Journalism Standards  

RFE/RL’s Radio Svaboda recognized by the Belarus Press Club for outstanding reporting despite challenging media landscape.

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What Will Trump’s Policy Be Toward Central Asia?

We know what U.S. policy for Central Asia was when Donald Trump was president the first time. But the region has changed significantly in the four years since.

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