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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov (R) in Ashgabat.

Central Asia In Focus: Turkmenistan’s Former President Back In Charge

Preview Text: Changes to Turkmenistan’s parliament, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, Taliban’s electricity supply, update on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, and more.

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly (r) and the audience welcoming Lithuanian independence hero Vytautas Landsbergis (l) to the Lithuanian debut of "Mr. Landsbergis"

Lithuania, Latvia Welcome RFE/RL’s Jamie Fly—and “Mr. Landsbergis”

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly visited Lithuania and Latvia – two countries that have for decades been enthusiastic consumers of RFE/RL programming.

A journalist holds a placard which reads "Foreign agents yourself" during an August 21, 2021 solidarity protest for colleagues designated as "foreign agents," near the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service in Moscow.

Russia Intensifies Attacks On RFE/RL

Russia’s campaign to silence independent media and drive Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) out of the country has continued unabated.

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RFE/RL Journalists Targeted As Kazakhstan Protests Spiral

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly criticized the targeting of Kazakh journalists covering fuel price protests that have spiraled beyond the government’s control.

RFE/RL Belarus Service journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich, following his release in July 2021 after serving a 10-day sentence for his reporting.

RFE/RL Rejects Belarus Government ‘Extremist’ Label, Deplores Detentions Of Journalists Kuznechyk, Hruzdzilovich

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly rejected today’s announcement that Belarus’ Interior Ministry added RFE/RL’s Belarus Service to its registry of extremist organizations.

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RFE/RL Concerned For Safety Of Detained Belarus Journalist Andrey Kuznechyk

FE/RL President Jamie Fly expresses deep concern for the health and safety of Belarus Service journalist Andrey Kuznechyk.

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RFE/RL Condemns Sentencing of Belarus Service Journalist Ihar Losik

RFE/RL condemned today’s guilty verdict and 15-year prison sentence by a Belarus court against prominent blogger and RFE/RL Belarus Service journalist Ihar Losik.

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In Latest Attack, Lukashenka Regime Labels RFE/RL as ‘Extremist’ Organization

A Belarusian court has designated the Telegram and YouTube channels of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service as “extremist” in the latest attempt to quash independent information sources and prevent RFE/RL from engaging with its…

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RFE/RL Condemns Detention of Belarus Reporter Andrey Kuznechyk

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly condemned Thursday’s detention of Belarusian Service journalist Andrey Kuznechyk by agents of the Belarusian government, and called for Kuznechyk’s immediate and unconditional release.

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