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Russian Authorities Release Crimea Journalist, But Continue To Block Information About The Region
Mykola Semena, a Crimean contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service, has been released from house arrest.
Tajikistan Again Fails To Fully Accredit RFE/RL Journalists
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…
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal Marks 10 Years Of Countering Extremism In Pakistan
Ten years since airing its first two-hour broadcast, RFE/RL’s Pashto-language service has stubbornly pursued its mission to provide an alternative to extremist propaganda.
RFE/RL Names New Central Asia Director
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has named Hamid Ismailov as the company’s new Regional Director for Central Asia, effective February 1.
RFE/RL Celebrates “Reporting 1989”
The revolutions that toppled Communism in Eastern Europe 30 years ago and heralded the end of the Cold War triumphed, in part, because of the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio…
In Meeting with Tajik President, RFE/RL Presses For Media Freedom And Accreditation
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…
Tajik Authorities Continue to Pressure RFE/RL Dushanbe Bureau
In a letter to Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jamie Fly criticized the ministry’s decision to withhold accreditation from some members of its Tajik Service.
Tajikistan Urged To Accredit RFE/RL Journalists
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have added their voices to an international campaign urging the government of Tajikistan to comply with local law and international…
RFE/RL Condemns Verdict Against Ukrainian Journalist Aseyev
A court in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has convicted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Ukrainian contributor Stanislav Aseyev on extremism and terrorism-related charges, in a case that has become emblematic of…
RFE/RL Wins 2019 National Murrow Award
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has received the 2019 Edward R. Murrow Award for Multimedia in the Television Network category by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).