Press Release
RFE/RL Dedicates Monument To Jewish History At Prague Headquarters
Joined by members of the Prague Jewish community, U.S. Embassy officials, and the Lord Mayor of Prague, RFE/RL unveiled a monument recognizing the historical significance of the Hagibor site in…
RFE/RL’s Farshid Manafi Named AIB’s ‘International Radio Personality Of The Year’
Farshid Manafi, host of Radio Farda’s popular satire show “Pasfarda,” has been named “International Radio Personality of the Year” by the Association for International Broadcasting.
RFE/RL Correspondent Freed From Turkmenistan Prison
Turkmen authorities have released a correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, who had been sentenced earlier this month to a five-year prison term in a case that drew outrage from the…
Congressman Berman Calls On Turkmen Authorities To “Come To The Correct Decision And Free” Imprisoned RFE/RL Correspondent
In an interview with RFE/RL on October 6, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, called the charges against correspondent Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev “politically…
Turkmenistan Convicts RFE/RL Correspondent In ‘Bogus’ Trial
A Turkmen court has convicted Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev, a stringer for Radio Azatlyk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen-language service.
Turkmenistan Tries RFE/RL Correspondent
WASHINGTON, DC — A stringer for Radio Azatlyk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen language service, stands trial on Tuesday in a case that RFE/RL believes has been orchestrated by the Turkmen authorities in…
BBG, BBC Call On UN To Condemn Iranian Threats Against Independent Media
International broadcasters join forces to protest “escalating campaign… to silence independent media in Iran.”
Radio Azadliq Correspondent Abducted, Expelled To Iran
A freelance correspondent for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, Radio Azadliq, is back in Baku after being abducted and forcibly expelled to the Iranian border by unidentified men in the Azerbaijani exclave…
RFE Correspondent Acquitted In Kazakh Libel Case
A rights activist and RFE reporter in northwestern Kazakhstan has been acquitted of libel.
RFE/RL Reporter Fined For Covering Belarus Independence Day Protest
Mikhal Karnievich, Radio Svaboda correspondent, has been fined by a Belarus court for covering a July 3 “silent protest” protest in Hrodna.