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RFE/RL Kazakh Service reporter Saniya Toiken (l), receiving the 2017 Courage in Journalism Award from Susan King, dean of the UNC School of Media and Journalism, Washington, DC.

RFE/RL Kazakh Journalist Wins Courage Award

Saniya Toiken, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Kazakh Service, has been honored with the 2017 Courage in Journalism Award by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF). The award was…

An image of Radio Svoboda Journalist Viktor Rezunkov

Radio Svoboda Journalist Viktor Rezunkov

Prominent journalist, publicist, and longtime RFE/RL correspondent Viktor Rezunkov died in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, October 3. The former St. Petersburg bureau chief had suffered a serious illness, according to…

Panelists at October 4 CSCE-House Freedom of the Press Caucus Briefing

RFE/RL’s Kent Testifies At Launch Of Press Freedom Caucus

 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Thomas Kent said that RFE/RL journalists “face physical attack, threats to themselves and their relatives, detention and imprisonment, and unrelenting assault from government and…

Semena Says Verdict 'Great Detriment To Russian Journalism'

Semena Found Guilty of ‘Separatism’; RFE/RL President Condemns Verdict

A court in Russia-occupied Crimea has found Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Mykola Semena guilty on a charge of separatism in a closely watched case that has become a symbol of…

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RFE/RL President Thomas Kent Condemns Sentence Of Crimean Journalist

RFE/RL President Thomas Kent has condemned the sentence of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena, describing it as “part of an orchestrated effort by Russian authorities in Crimea to silence independent voices.”

RFE/RL Website Wins Silver in 2017 Lovie Awards

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) website rferl.org has won silver in the 2017 Lovie Awards, according to a press release on October 11. RFE/RL won in the “News and Politics Website” category, alongside the…

Crimean journalist Mykola Semena, in Simferopol, 18 Sep 2017

RFE/RL Crimean Journalist Faces Separatism Conviction By Russian Court

A Russian prosecutor in Crimea has recommended a conviction on separatism charges and a three-year suspended sentence for Mykola Semena, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) whose trial has…

An image of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service reporters Serhiy Andrushko (left), Marichka Naboka (center), and Mykhailo Tkach (right), who have each received prestigious awards for their reporting.

Ukrainian Service Reporters Commended

Several RFE/RL Ukrainian Service journalists have received awards for their reporting.

Azerbaijani agents raid RFE/RL's Baku bureau (December 26, 2014)

RFE/RL Takes Azerbaijani Case To European Court

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to resolve claims brought by the Azerbaijani government that have hampered its news reporting inside…

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