Press Release
RFE/RL Appoints Stephen Capus as Acting President
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Board of Directors has named Stephen Capus as the company’s Acting President, effective January 1, 2024.
RFE/RL Condemns Detention of Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva in Russia
On October 18, authorities in Kazan, Russia, detained Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir Service.
Nicola Careem Joins RFE/RL as Head of News Division
Award-winning journalist Nicola Careem will join Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) as the Head of News Division, effective July 24, 2023.
RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly to Depart
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Jamie Fly has announced his resignation, effective June 30.
Scott Carpenter, Tom Malinowski Join RFE/RL’s Board of Directors
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) welcomes Jigsaw executive Scott Carpenter and former member of Congress Tom Malinowski as new members of the company’s Board of Directors.
RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly Visits Ukraine, Moldova as RFE/RL Expands Efforts to Counter Russian Disinformation
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Jamie Fly visited Moldova and Ukraine for meetings with senior officials, civil society groups, and the company’s journalists.
RFE/RL Launches “Current Time Baltics” to Counter Kremlin Propaganda
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) launched “Current Time Baltics” on its Russian-language television and digital network Current Time.
RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly Advocates for Azattyk in Visit to Kyrgyzstan
As the Kyrgyz government takes steps to shut down RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, President and CEO Jamie Fly visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to advocate for the Service.
RFE/RL Expands Broadcasts to Afghanistan Despite Taliban Ban
RFE/RL’s award-winning programming is now available 24/7 for millions of Afghan listeners.
RFE/RL Opens New Offices in Vilnius and Riga to Reach Growing Audiences and Counter Disinformation
RFE/RL’s Riga office will eventually be one of the company’s largest reporting hubs, with state-of-the-art facilities for Current Time — a 24/7 Russian-language news platform — and Russian Service journalists…