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Imprisoned RFE/RL Journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko To Receive PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Award
Article - April 20, 2022 - RFE/RL welcomes the announcement by PEN America of Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko as the recipient of the 2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.
RFE/RL’s Jamie Fly Presses Officials On Journalist Safety During Visit To Georgia, Armenia
Article - August 6, 2021 - RFE/RL President Jamie Fly addressed the importance of press freedom and journalist safety during visits last week to Georgia and Armenia.
Tajikistan Again Fails To Fully Accredit RFE/RL Journalists
Article - January 22, 2020 - RFE/RL President Jamie Fly has told Tajikistan’s top diplomat that his government has failed to honor its commitments, and that RFE/RL may have to consider alternatives to its current operations as a result.
In Meeting with Tajik President, RFE/RL Presses For Media Freedom And Accreditation
Article - November 7, 2019 - Only days after authorities in Tajikistan responded piecemeal to the accreditation requests of nearly 20 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists and staff, RFE/RL President Jamie Fly met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to press for the rights of Tajik audiences to receive objective reporting, and for RFE/RL journalists to work freely and without intimidation.
As Abuses Continue, RFE/RL Says UN Ruling On Turkmenistan Has Urgency Now
Article - August 9, 2018 - A U.N. decision finding the Turkmen government responsible for the death in custody 12 years ago of a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor is particularly significant because of continuing government actions against the news service’s correspondents, says RFE/RL President Thomas Kent.
RFE/RL Turkmen Contributor Released From Prison After Serving Term
Article - May 30, 2018 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev has been released from a Turkmen prison after serving a sentence on narcotics charges that numerous international observers have condemned as a brutal attempt to silence a journalist.
RFE/RL Turkmen Contributor Released From Prison After Serving Term
Article - May 30, 2018 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev has been released from a Turkmen prison after serving a sentence on narcotics charges that numerous international observers have condemned as a brutal attempt to silence a journalist.
RFE/RL Correspondent Achilova Threatened With Death In Turkmenistan
Article - July 31, 2017 - RFE/RL Turkmen correspondent Soltan Achilova reports (in Turkmen) she was threatened with death on July 29.
RFE/RL Turkmen Journalist Marks Two Years Behind Bars
Article - July 11, 2017 - Turkmen journalist Saparmamed Nepeskuliev disappeared two years ago this week, and remains in a remote prison serving a three-year sentence on charges that human rights groups and a U.N. panel have denounced as politically motivated.
Georgian Public Broadcaster Terminates RFE/RL Programs
Article - June 16, 2017 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has been informed that the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will terminate broadcasts of two of its highly acclaimed television programs as part of a planned restructuring process that critics claim is aimed at silencing independent voices
