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RFE/RL’s Sedletska Participates in CSCE Briefing
At this Helsinki Commission briefing, panelists explored the state of institutional resilience and political context for the election of Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Ukraine’s next president on April 21, 2019. The…
RFE/RL Marks Press Freedom Day Amid Rising Threats Against Its Journalists
A series of incidents interfering with the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists in Kazakhstan yesterday illustrates that authorities around the world will act without restraint in their…
RFE/RL Sends Letter To The Editors Of ‘The Wall Street Journal’
A series of incidents interfering with the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists in Kazakhstan yesterday illustrates that authorities around the world will act without restraint in their…
Ahead of Ukraine’s Election, Russia Keeps RFE/RL Reporters Out Of Action
As Ukrainians prepare for runoff presidential elections on April 21, three Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service journalists from eastern Ukraine and Crimea remain subject to restrictive regimes imposed…
Havel Journalism Fellows Tackle Media Challenges In Eastern Europe And Russia
Speaking at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on April 3, five Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellows cited the expansion of media literacy programs, training and education for journalists, and increased support for local…
For RFE/RL Journalists In Kazakhstan, Impact Comes At A Cost
Recent detentions and fines targeting two Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists in Kazakhstan suggest that the country’s new political uncertainty may be generating increased pressures for independent media.
RFE/RL Central Asia Directors To Resign
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) regional director for Central Asia and Tajik Service director announced their retirements today, each concluding long careers in journalism in some of the world’s most…
RFE/RL’s Crimea Realities Marks Five Years Of Fearless Reporting
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service is marking five years since it launched its Crimea Realities platform to provide audiences with accurate and uncensored reporting following Russia’s annexation of the peninsula in 2014.
Message from RFE/RL’s Acting President: Tajik Service
During the past few months, allegations have been made regarding the editorial and professional integrity of the work of RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, known locally as Ozodi.
RFE/RL Journalists In Kazakhstan Targeted While Covering Protests
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reporter Svetlana Glushkova was detained during protests today in Kazakhstan, the fourth such incident in recent weeks involving one of the company’s journalists.