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A scene from the March 9, 1953 funeral of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, from the Archive of Martin Manhoff, a U.S. Army Major who took rare color photos of life in the U.S.S.R in the early 1950's.

Soviet Life In The 1950s, As Never Seen Before

WASHINGTON – RFE/RL has published never-before-seen color images of life in the Soviet Union in the 1950s, from a trove of original video and photographs that was recently discovered in cardboard boxes…

RFE\RL Belarus Service journalist Halina Abakunchyk after her release from a courtroom in Vorsha, Belarus, March 13, 2017.

RFE/RL Journalist Arrested In Belarus As Protests Escalate

An RFE/RL reporter was among several demonstrators and journalists detained by police in Belarus on March 12 while reporting on the latest in a series of emotional protests over a controversial tax on the unemployed.

RFE/RL Films To Screen At One World Festival In Prague

Three RFE/RL documentaries were selected for screening at the 19th annual One World Festival, which will take place in Prague, Czech Republic from March 6-15, 2017.

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RFE/RL Welcomes Release of Turkmen Journalist, Calls For Additional Steps

RFE/RL welcomed the release from prison of Turkmen contributor Khudayberdy Allashov and his mother.

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Radio Still Vital For Many RFE/RL Audiences

On UNESCO World Radio Day on Feb. 13, RFE/RL audiences gave the platform a resounding endorsement as a powerful medium and an indispensable source of information and news.

Protesters supporting RFE/RL contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev at Turkmen Embassy in Washington, Oct 27, 2017.

RFE/RL Condemns Turkmenistan’s Treatment of Journalists

WASHINGTON — On the eve of presidential elections in Turkmenistan on Feb 12, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has condemned a government campaign that has subjected its correspondents and their family…

RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena. Alina Smutko

Date Set For RFE/RL Crimea Contributor’s Trial

A trial date has been set for journalist Mykola Semena, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), whose case has come to symbolize the suppression of dissent in Russia-annexed Crimea.

Cat-And-Mouse In Baku: Authorities Try To Thwart An Azerbaijani Investigative Reporter 

In her storied career as Azerbaijan’s most prominent investigative reporter, Khadija Ismayilova has been harassed, stalked, banned from traveling, and had compromising videos of her circulate on the Internet.

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Current Time Network Launches Real News, For Real People, In Real Time

Current Time, an up-and-coming player in the Russian media market, will mark on Tuesday, Feb. 7 the formal launch of its 24/7 digital and TV stream.

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