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Kateryna Yesypenko and Jamie Fly stand in front of Ukraine House in Washington, D.C.

Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Hosts Wife of Imprisoned Crimean Journalist in Washington, D.C.

RFE/RL hosts Kateryna Yesypenko in D.C.; Armenian journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware; RFE/RL marks International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus; and more.

L-R: Imprisoned RFE/RL journalists Ihar Losik, Andrey Kuznechyk, and Vladyslav Yesypenko

Journalists in Trouble: World Press Freedom Day Edition

A Kyrgyz court approves request to shut down Radio Azattyk; RFE/RL renews call for the release of imprisoned journalists in Belarus and Russian-occupied Crimea; and more.

Ihar Losik poses against a branded RFE/RL background

Journalists in Trouble: Reports Suggest RFE/RL Journalist’s Condition in Belarusian Prison is Deteriorating

Ihar Losik suffers injuries in prison; Kyrgyz courts dismiss RFE/RL lawsuits challenging censorship; and more

RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly meets with officials in Ukraine and Moldova.

RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly Visits Ukraine, Moldova as RFE/RL Expands Efforts to Counter Russian Disinformation

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Jamie Fly visited Moldova and Ukraine for meetings with senior officials, civil society groups, and the company’s journalists.

A graphic with a bard wire background. The words "Journalists in Trouble" written on a banner. Several protestors asking for the journalists' release are pictured in stylized artistic form on the bottom of the graphic.

Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Challenges Kyrgyz Government Crackdown

Kyrgyz government continues crackdown on RFE/RL; Taliban blocks Radio Azadi websites; Iran sanctions RFE/RL President; and more.

A march in support of free speech on Nov. 25, 2022.

Journalists in Trouble: Kyrgyz Government Escalates Attack on RFE/RL

Kyrgyz parliament suspends accreditation of RFE/RL journalists; Ukraine charges FSB officer for torturing Vladyslav Yesypenko; and more.

March in support of freedom of speech in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Oct. 14, 2022.

Journalists in Trouble: October 2022

Kyrgyz authorities block RFE/RL websites, Darya Losik detained, Iranian authorities seize Radio Farda journalist’s remains, further repression in Russia, and more.

RFE/RL journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich during a live broadcast in Minsk, Belarus on Oct. 2, 2018. (RFE/RL).

Journalists in Trouble: September 2022

Aleh Hruzdzilovich released from prison in Belarus, Vladyslav Yesypenko receives Free Media Award, Afghanistan one year later, and more.

A woman holds a blue and yellow poster with an image of Vladyslav Yesypenko. The text of the posters reads: "Journalism is not a crime. #Free Yesypenko."

Imprisoned RFE/RL Journalist Wins 2022 Fritt Ord Foundation and ZEIT-Stiftung Free Media Award

Imprisoned Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko has been selected by the Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT-Stiftung as one of this year’s award recipients.

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