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RFE/RL Marks 60 Years Of Fighting For Freedom

On July 4, 1950, Radio Free Europe (RFE) went on the air for the first time with a broadcast to communist Czechoslovakia from a studio in New York City’s Empire…

Last summer, RFE/RL's client software was critical in enabling Iranians to access Twitter and other sites.

RFE/RL At 60: From Balloon Drops To Web Proxies

Sixty years ago, Radio Free Europe (RFE) took to dropping balloons into Communist-occupied Eastern Europe as one of its many creative ways of dodging the censors. These days, RFE/RL’s methods of penetrating…

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Erosion of Independent Media a Key Feature of Russia’s Democratic Decline

According to a new Freedom House report unveiled at RFE/RL’s Washington, D.C. office today, independent media have declined significantly across the former Soviet Union during the past decade.

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Jeffrey Gedmin Discusses Afghanistan & Pakistan At The New America Foundation

RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin discussed his recent trips to Pakistan and Afghanistan in an event titled, “Af-Pak Diary: Notes from Islamabad and Kabul.”

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To Russia With Love

The “umbrella murder” was Cold War intrigue at its most dramatic. In 1978, RFE/RL and BBC Bulgarian broadcaster Georgi Markov was surreptitiously stabbed in the leg by an umbrella’s poison pellet, courtesy…

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RFE/RL, Radio Farda Focus on Iranian Election Anniversary

In this video, reportedly shot shortly after the UN Security Council voted for new sanctions on Iran, protest chants of “Allahu Akbar” and “Death to the Dictator” can be heard…

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On Capitol Hill, Experts Recommend Tough Central Asia Policy

As clashes in Southern Kyrgyzstan left two dead and prompted the declaration of a two-week state of emergency yesterday, the International Crisis Group’s (ICG) Central Asia Director Paul Quinn-Judge told…

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Afghans React to Karzai’s U.S. Trip

Afghans calling in to RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi yesterday offered their thoughts on President Karzai’s trip to Washington.

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At RFE/RL, Karzai Spokesman Outlines Goals of U.S. Trip

Ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s arrival in Washington today, his spokesman told reporters at RFE/RL’s Washington office this morning to expect a series of “frank exchanges” between the Afghan…

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