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Radio Farda Correspondent Azima Allowed To Leave Iran; Legal Concerns Remain

Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima, a virtual prisoner in Iran for more than eight months, has left Iran and is en route to the United States — but criminal charges…

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One Year Later, RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent’s Death Still Unexplained

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty this week marks the first anniversary of the unexplained death in prison of Ogulsapar Muradova, human rights activist and Turkmenistan correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen language broadcasts.

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RFE/RL Welcomes Return of Azima Passport, Anticipates Return to Freedom

RFE/RL and its parent organization, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) welcomed the return yesterday of Radio Farda broadcaster Parnaz Azima’s passport by Iranian authorities and look forward to her…

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Radio Farda Correspondent Trapped in Iran ‘Indefinitely’

Iranian authorities have said Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen trapped in Iran since January, will have to stay in Iran indefinitely.

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Afghan Parliamentarian, Tribesman Confirm Release of South Korean Hostages to Radio Free Afghanistan

During separate telephone calls to Radio Free Afghanistan, two members of the team negotiating the release of a group of South Koreans being held hostage by the Taliban in southern…

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Tatarstan President Talks To RFE/RL, Emphasizes Importance of Power-Sharing, Freedom

Mintimer Shaimiev, the president of Russia’s oil-rich, Muslim-majority Republic of Tatarstan, emphasized the importance of his republic’s power-sharing treaty with Russian federal authorities in Moscow as well as the need…

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BBG Renews Contract With Private Station in Armenia; RFE/RL Armenian Service Still Off Public Radio

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has renewed a contract to carry the programs of Radio Liberty’s Armenian language service on a private radio network based in the Armenian capital,…

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Armenian Public Radio Refuses to Re-Sign Contract for Popular RFE/RL Programs

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and its oversight agency, the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) expressed dismay at Armenian Public Radio’s rejection of a new contract to continue carrying…

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Gedmin Dismayed By Armenian Efforts To Ban RFE/RL From Public Airwaves

RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin criticised legislation under consideration in the Armenian parliament that would ban the rebroadcast of RFE/RL Armenian Service programming on the public airwaves.

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