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Kazakhstan Targets Protesters, RFE/RL, And Other Media On Election Day
Kazakh authorities detained two Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists and refused accreditation to seven more during a tightly controlled snap election intended to name a successor to former President Nursultan Nazarbaev, who resigned…
Newseum Honors Fallen RFE/RL Afghan Journalists
On June 3, three Afghan journalists with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) who were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul last year were recognized and remembered at an annual memorial…
Statement by RFE/RL’s Acting President: Tajik Service
Statement by RFE/RL’s Acting President: Tajik Service.
One Free Press Coalition’s Most Urgent Cases of Injustice Against Journalists
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a member of the One Free Press Coalition, a group of 33 prominent media organizations from around the world committed to using their collective muscle…
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.