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RFE/RL Ukrainian Service reporters Stanislav Aseyev, Mykola Semena, and Alina Smutko.

Ahead of Ukraine’s Election, Russia Keeps RFE/RL Reporters Out Of Action

As Ukrainians prepare for runoff presidential elections on April 21, three Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service journalists from eastern Ukraine and Crimea remain subject to restrictive regimes imposed…

(l-r) 2018-2019 Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellows Gulnar Salimova, Hermine Virabyan, Victoria Colesnic, Karina Merkuryeva, and Tornike Mandaria, with discussion moderator Miriam Lanskoy (2nd from left), at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, DC.

Havel Journalism Fellows Tackle Media Challenges In Eastern Europe And Russia

Speaking at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on April 3, five Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellows cited the expansion of media literacy programs, training and education for journalists, and increased support for local…

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For RFE/RL Journalists In Kazakhstan, Impact Comes At A Cost

Recent detentions and fines targeting two Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists in Kazakhstan suggest that the country’s new political uncertainty may be generating increased pressures for independent media.

RFE/RL Central Asia Directors To Resign

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) regional director for Central Asia and Tajik Service director announced their retirements today, each concluding long careers in journalism in some of the world’s most…

Graphic that when translated reads "Crimeans Have A Right To Know"

RFE/RL’s Crimea Realities Marks Five Years Of Fearless Reporting

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service is marking five years since it launched its Crimea Realities platform to provide audiences with accurate and uncensored reporting following Russia’s annexation of the peninsula in 2014.

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Message from RFE/RL’s Acting President: Tajik Service

During the past few months, allegations have been made regarding the editorial and professional integrity of the work of RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, known locally as Ozodi.

RFE/RL reporter Svetlana Glushkova, detained by police in Astana, Kazakhstan while covering protests, March 22, 2019.

RFE/RL Journalists In Kazakhstan Targeted While Covering Protests

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reporter Svetlana Glushkova was detained during protests today in Kazakhstan, the fourth such incident in recent weeks involving one of the company’s journalists.

Former Russian Media Minister Mikhail Lesin (photo: April 2006)

MEDIA EXCLUSIVE:  Newly Obtained Lesin Files Reveal Neck Bone Fracture

After a two-year court case, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has won a Freedom Of Information Act lawsuit granting it exclusive access to medical records in the 2015 death of Mikhail Lesin, the creator…

Ukrainian film maker Alisa Kovalenko's documentary Home Games was supported by RFE/RL’s Current Time digital TV network

RFE/RL Brings Two Films To One World In Prague

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a media partner for the 21st One World film festival, the world’s largest annual gathering for human rights documentary film, taking place in Prague and 35…

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