Press Release
Jeffrey Gedmin Stepping Down As RFE/RL President
After nearly four years as RFE/RL President, Jeffrey Gedmin is stepping down from the post at the end of February.
RFE Marks Successful First Year Of Broadcasts To Pakistan
This week, RFE’s Radio Mashaal marks the first anniversary of the launch of its Pashto-language broadcasts in Pakistan’s Pashtun heartland.
World Leaders Speak Out for Imprisoned Belarusian Protesters
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, former U.S. President George W. Bush, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), and dozens of international leaders have taken to RFE’s airwaves in Belarus to call…
RFE Delivers 20,000 Solar-Powered Radios To Afghans
Thousands of Afghan schoolchildren, refugees, nomads, and people living in remote villages have better access to news and information today than they did three months ago.
Moldovan Journalist Gets 15-Year Jail Sentence in Breakaway Region
A court in the breakaway region of Transdniester has sentenced Moldovan journalist Ernest Vardanean to 15 years in prison for espionage. The conviction prompted protests by the international community that…
RFE Kazakh Journalists Win IWPR Awards for Outstanding Human Rights Reporting
Two RFE journalists covering Kazakhstan have been awarded major journalism prizes by the London-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) for their “outstanding coverage of human rights issues in…
RFE President Gedmin Meets Kazakh PM, Discusses Media Freedom
During a three-day trip to Kazakhstan to discuss media freedom, RFE President Jeffrey Gedmin met Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov, senior members of parliament, local journalists, and NGO leaders.
Radio Azadi Launches Interactive SMS Service In Afghanistan
Radio Azadi, RFE’s Afghan station, has launched an interactive SMS service that is connecting the station more directly with its audience, especially villagers in remote, inaccessible regions who are often…
RFE Honored For Journalistic Excellence At AIB Awards
RFE reporting in Afghanistan, Moldova and Ukraine was recognized for journalistic excellence at the prestigious Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) Awards last night in London.
BBG Holds Board Meeting At RFE’s Prague Headquarters
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) visited RFE headquarters in Prague this week, where they held their October meeting, took part in a townhall discussion with RFE employees and met…