Press Release
RFE/RL Deplores Website Blockage In Tajikistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has condemned a government-imposed block on its website in Tajikistan as a flagrant obstruction of its news operations and an assault on media freedom.
Burke Award Honors RFE/RL Kyrgyz Journalist
Ulanbek Egizbaev, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Kyrgyz Service who died earlier this year, has been honored posthumously with the 2018 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award, a prize…
New Leadership At Current Time TV
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) announces the appointment of Pavel Butorin as Acting Director of Current Time, the 24/7 TV and digital network for Russian-speakers led by RFE/RL in cooperation with…
RFE/RL Leadership Transition Announced
John F. Lansing, CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Board of Directors, today announced the appointment of Daisy Sindelar as…
RFE/RL Reports Increased Attacks On Its Journalists
On the UNESCO International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has documented an expanding use of restrictive acts and intimidation targeting its journalists in no…
In RFE/RL Interview, Bolton Moots Putin White House Visit
In an interview today with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) during his swing through the Caucasus following talks in Moscow earlier this week, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton mentioned the possibility…
ECHR Extends Ban On Ukrainian Government Access To RFE/RL Journalist’s Data
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) welcomed a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision to extend its order banning public authorities in Ukraine from accessing cell phone data belonging to RFE/RL Ukrainian…
RFE/RL President Ends Tenure With High Marks For Innovation And Impact
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Thomas Kent has announced he is leaving the organization effective October 1, 2018, after a two-year stint during which the company dramatically expanded efforts…
Radio Farda Interview With Israeli Defense Minister Sets Precedent
Earlier this month, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Mehrdad Mirdamadi, a reporter with Radio Farda, RFE/RL’s Persian language service, sat down with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Tel Aviv for…
RFE/RL Names Leadership For Romania And Bulgaria News Services
Following a decision to resume news coverage for audiences in Romania and Bulgaria after closing its doors there a decade ago, RFE/RL has announced the leadership for both services with plans to…