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RFE/RL Announces Journalism Prize Honoring Slain Baghdad Bureau Chief

One year after its Baghdad bureau chief was slain, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has launched the Muhammad Bdaiwi Memorial Journalism Prize to pay tribute to his career by recognizing…

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Villager Named Radio Free Afghanistan’s “Person Of The Year”

To mark Norouz, the Afghan New Year, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan has named Jawas Khan, a farmer residing in a remote village in the country’s Khost province, the recipient of…

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Azerbaijan Ratchets Up Pressure on Ismayilova

In unscheduled, snap proceedings today, the Baku City Nasimi District Court extended investigative reporter and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova’s pre-trial detention for an additional two months, until May 24.

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UPDATE: Azeri Authorities Renew Attacks Against RFE/RL Journalists

RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reports that authorities in the country took several actions against its journalists today, continuing a string of attacks that began in December last year.

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Azerbaijan Doubles Journalist’s Jail Time

An Azeri court on January 27 extended the pre-trial detention of independent journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova for an additional two months, in a decision that ignores international condemnation…

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RFE/RL Journalists Rounded Up in Baku

Journalists with RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reported today that police are pursuing them individually, going directly to their homes to take them in for questioning following a raid on the service’s…

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Azerbaijan Raids RFE/RL Baku Bureau

The Baku bureau of RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service has been sealed shut following a raid this morning by police and investigators from the state prosecutor’s office that appears to be intended…

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Azerbaijan Jails Khadija Ismayilova

Khadija Ismayilova, a prominent investigative journalist who contributes to RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, has been sentenced by a court in Baku to two months of pretrial detention on charges of causing…

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Azerbaijan Bars Journalist from Testifying on Corruption

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) urged Azerbaijan to respect the work of independent journalists in remarks made on Capitol Hill yesterday.

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