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Dr. Iain Elliot in Moscow - August 20th, 1991

Report from Moscow: An Eyewitness View of Soviet Putsch

This story was originally published in the August/September 1991 issue of “Shortwaves,” an RFE/RL internal publication. What follows is an eyewitness account of the failed attempt by Soviet hardliners in…

Kazakh interim President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (L) and former President Nursultan Nazarbayev (R) attend the Astana Economic Forum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Central Asia in Focus: May 10, 2022

Kazakhstan is conducting a national referendum on changes to the constitution on June 5.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov

Central Asia in Focus: May 3, 2022

When Turkmenistan announced there would be a presidential election, everyone knew President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov’s son Serdar would win.

RFE/RL Ukrainian Service's journalist Vira Hyrych. (RFE/RL).

Journalists in Trouble: World Press Freedom Day Edition

RFE/RL remembers Ukrainian Service journalist Vira Hyrych, who was killed in a Russian air strike in Kyiv.

An image of Ukrainian Service Journalist Vira Hyrych, who was killed in a Russian strike against Kiev.

RFE/RL Mourns Death of Ukrainian Service Journalist Vira Hyrych in Russian Air Strike in Kyiv 

RFE/RL mourns the death of Ukrainian Service journalist Vira Hyrych, who died in Kyiv after a Russian air strike hit the residential building where she lived in the Ukrainian capital.

Briefly… On Reporting A War That Can’t Be Called A “War”

RFE/RL Russian Service journalist Mumin Shakirov explains Russia’s “law on fakes” and why he can no longer return to Russia.

Vladislav Yesypenko, who holds dual Russian-Ukrainian citizenship and is a freelance contributor Crimea.Realii, is detained by FSB officers in Crimea.

Imprisoned RFE/RL Journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko To Receive PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Award

RFE/RL welcomes the announcement by PEN America of Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko as the recipient of the 2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (r) meeting with RFE/RL President Jamie Fly (l), April 11, 2022.

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly Visits Bulgaria

During a visit to Bulgaria this week, RFE/RL President & CEO Jamie Fly met with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.

Briefly… How Has The War Transformed Reporting In Russia?

RFE/RL Russian Service journalist Oleksandra Vagner explains how Russia’s war in Ukraine has changed the nature of reporting.

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