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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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U.S. OSCE Envoy Condemns Punitive Actions Against Journalists In Central Asia

Speaking to RFE/RL on December 14, on the sidelines of 18th Central Asia Media Conference, organized in Vienna by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), U.S. Ambassador…

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Polygraph.Info To Speak Truth To Disinformation

As disinformation and misinformation extend their global reach and influence, Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) are teaming up to offer a new fact-checking resource.

RFE/RL contributor Kudayberdy Allashov plays guitar and smiles.

Turkmenistan Escalates Attacks Against RFE/RL Journalists

WASHINGTON — Turkmen authorities have arrested contributor Khudayberdy Allashov on charges of possessing chewing tobacco only days after one RFE/RL correspondent was threatened with arrest and another was physically injured in a series of…

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RFE/RL Crimea Journalists Win Burke Award

The Broadcasting Board of Governors has recognized the professionalism and courage of the RFE/RL Ukrainian Service’s Crimea desk by presenting it with the 2016 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award.

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UPDATE: Accreditation Restored to RFE/RL Journalists in Tajikistan

On December 5, the Tajikistan Foreign Ministry restored the accreditations of six Dushanbe-based RFE/RL journalists, 10 days after revoking their credentials over a report about a daughter of President Emomali…

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