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RFE Historian On The Development Of Independent Media After The Cold War

RFE’s resident historian, A. Ross Johnson, on RFE/RL’s role in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union after the Cold War.

U.S.-- Johnson, Ross, a Senior Advisor to the RFE/RL President; Woodrow Wilson International Center, Washington. 25 May, 2006.

New Book Debunks Myths About RFE/RL’s Early Years

“Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: The CIA Years and Beyond,” the new book by RFE/RL historian A. Ross Johnson, was unveiled on January 20 at the Woodrow Wilson Center…

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Detained RFE/RL Reporters Leave Egypt: ‘We Were Not Treated Well’

Two detained RFE reporters have been released from police custody and flew out of Egypt today. They “were not treated well.”

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BBG Chairman Isaacson, RFE President Gedmin Call for End to Belarus Media Crackdown

As Belarus continues to crack down on local media outlets and independent journalists, BBG Chairman Walter Isaacson and RFE President Jeffrey Gedmin today affirmed their commitment to media freedom in…

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Jeffrey Gedmin Stepping Down As RFE/RL President

After nearly four years as RFE/RL President, Jeffrey Gedmin is stepping down from the post at the end of February.

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RFE Marks Successful First Year Of Broadcasts To Pakistan

This week, RFE’s Radio Mashaal marks the first anniversary of the launch of its Pashto-language broadcasts in Pakistan’s Pashtun heartland.

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World Leaders Speak Out for Imprisoned Belarusian Protesters

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, former U.S. President George W. Bush, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), and dozens of international leaders have taken to RFE’s airwaves in Belarus to call…

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RFE Delivers 20,000 Solar-Powered Radios To Afghans

Thousands of Afghan schoolchildren, refugees, nomads, and people living in remote villages have better access to news and information today than they did three months ago.

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Moldovan Journalist Gets 15-Year Jail Sentence in Breakaway Region

A court in the breakaway region of Transdniester has sentenced Moldovan journalist Ernest Vardanean to 15 years in prison for espionage. The conviction prompted protests by the international community that…

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