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UPDATE: Accreditation Restored to RFE/RL Journalists in Tajikistan
On December 5, the Tajikistan Foreign Ministry restored the accreditations of six Dushanbe-based RFE/RL journalists, 10 days after revoking their credentials over a report about a daughter of President Emomali…
Journalist Suffers Repeat Attack In Turkmenistan
WASHINGTON — RFE/RL Turkmen correspondent Soltan Achilova has been assaulted a second time, following an attack last month that rights advocates said was an attempt to silence her reporting. Achilova, 67, was in a…
RFE/RL Video Journalist Wounded In Mosul
A freelance video journalist covering the battle against the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Mosul, Iraq for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was critically injured in a mortar attack…
Uzbekistan Targets RFE/RL Family Members
A court in Uzbekistan this week upheld a decision to sentence the brother of an RFE/RL journalist to eight years in prison on drug-related charges.
Ismayilova Addresses Repression, Russian Media Influence At Capitol Hill Azerbaijan Hearing
Witnesses testifying at a U.S. congressional hearing on September 15 voiced deep concern about rising Russian influence and instability in Azerbaijan, as well as the continued forced closure of RFE/RL’s…
Innovation Is Game Changer For RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service
The internet was teeming with reporting and speculation earlier this month over the death of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov and the ensuing political succession. Much of that managed to reach…
RFE/RL Experts Speak At CSIS Panel On Uzbekistan
Washington think-tank CSIS and RFE/RL partnered to convene an expert session on September 7 on “Regime Succession In Uzbekistan.”
RFE/RL President Calls For Speedy Investigation of Attacks on Journalists
The president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) met on September 6 with Armenia’s president and called for a rapid and transparent investigation of a July 29 attack on three…
Protests Grow Against Media Crackdown in Crimea
International media groups have intensified efforts to support Mykola Semena, a Crimean journalist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), calling on Russian authorities to allow him to leave…
Uzbekistan Acts Against Brother Of RFE/RL Journalist
A court in Uzbekistan today sentenced the brother of an RFE/RL journalist to 8 years in prison on drug-related charges, the latest government action involving persons affiliated with the media…