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Press release
Ukrainian RFE/RL Journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko Released from Custody in Occupied Crimea
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) welcomes Vladyslav’s release and thanks the U.S. and Ukrainian governments for efforts to bring him home.
Former RFE/RL Journalist Released from Detention in Belarus
Former RFE/RL journalist Ihar Karnei has been freed from unjust detention in Belarus.
RFE/RL Journalist Farid Mehralizada Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison in Azerbaijan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) called the case against Farid a “sham.”
Audiences in Iran and Across Middle East Surge to U.S.-Funded Farda and Alhurra amid Israel-Iran Conflict
U.S.-funded media organizations Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) are bringing millions of people in Iran and across the Middle East real-time, 24/7 news coverage of the war between Israel and Iran.
Journalists in Trouble: Uncertainty Over Funding Puts Journalists at Risk
Lack of funding puts RFE/RL journalists at risk; Farid Mehralizada writes from prison; Nika Novak’s appeal denied by Russian court; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: Andrei Kuznechyk Released from Detention in Belarus
Andrei Kuznechyk released from detention in Belarus; Farid Mehralizada’s claims of abuse denied by Azerbaijani court; more RFE/RL staff designated as “foreign agents.”
Journalists in Trouble: Farid Mehralizada Testifies in Azerbaijani Court
Farid Mehralizada testifies before Azerbaijani court; European Parliament resolution condemns Belarus’s repression of independent media; and more.
Latest Press Releases
Ukrainian RFE/RL Journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko Released from Custody in Occupied Crimea
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) welcomes Vladyslav’s release and thanks the U.S. and Ukrainian governments for efforts to bring him home.
Former RFE/RL Journalist Released from Detention in Belarus
Former RFE/RL journalist Ihar Karnei has been freed from unjust detention in Belarus.
RFE/RL Journalist Farid Mehralizada Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison in Azerbaijan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) called the case against Farid a “sham.”
Audiences in Iran and Across Middle East Surge to U.S.-Funded Farda and Alhurra amid Israel-Iran Conflict
U.S.-funded media organizations Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) are bringing millions of people in Iran and across the Middle East real-time, 24/7 news coverage…
US District Court Orders USAGM to Release RFE/RL Funding for May
Today, Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)’s third request for a temporary restraining order in its lawsuit…
In Legal Win, RFE/RL Receives April Funding; Lawsuit Continues for Remainder of FY 2025 Funds
Today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) received its overdue congressionally appropriated funds for the month of April.
Events
Stay informed about our upcoming events and webinars.
Not Forgotten: Political Imprisonment and Incommunicado Detention in Belarus
On Tuesday, June 25, please join RFE/RL and Freedom House for a virtual, on-the-record discussion about the crisis of political imprisonment and incommunicado detention in Belarus.