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Georgian Public Broadcaster Terminates RFE/RL Programs
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…
Azerbaijani Court Blocks RFE/RL Website
A district court in Baku today ruled in favor of a lawsuit blocking access within Azerbaijan to the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Azerbaijani Service, azadliq.org.
Threats To RFE/RL Journalists Multiply In 2017
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists have been targeted in hostile incidents in at least 10 countries in 2017, in what the company called “relentless pressure” on its journalistic mission.
RFE/RL Demands Investigation, Safety For Macedonia Journalists
RFE/RL is calling for a thorough investigation after a reporter for its Macedonian unit was attacked by a group of protesters inside the country’s parliament building in the capital, Skopje,…
Azerbaijan Seeks Court Action To Ban RFE/RL Website
In an escalation of a targeted campaign against RFE/RL, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Transport, Communications, and High Technologies has filed an official complaint with a Baku court requesting that RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani…
Major Azerbaijan Internet Provider Reportedly Blocking RFE/RL
One of Azerbaijan’s biggest Internet service providers appears to be blocking access to RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service website, a major source of independent news for the country.
RFE/RL Documentaries Win New York Festivals International Awards
Two RFE/RL video documentaries have won Silver Awards at the 2017 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 25.
New App Reflects Growing Demand For RFE/RL Mobile Content
RFE/RL has just rolled out a new version of its news app, responding to the growing demand for its reporting among mobile audiences, and its growing digital presence in over…
Soviet Life In The 1950s, As Never Seen Before
WASHINGTON – RFE/RL has published never-before-seen color images of life in the Soviet Union in the 1950s, from a trove of original video and photographs that was recently discovered in cardboard boxes…
RFE/RL Journalist Arrested In Belarus As Protests Escalate
An RFE/RL reporter was among several demonstrators and journalists detained by police in Belarus on March 12 while reporting on the latest in a series of emotional protests over a controversial tax on the unemployed.