Press Release
Azerbaijan Shuts Down RFE/RL, VOA, BBC
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jeffrey Gedmin called today’s decision by the government of Azerbaijan to take foreign broadcasters off the air “a sad day for the Azeri people,…
Kyrgyzstan Keeps RFE/RL Off the Air
Kyrgyz authorities said today that Radio Azattyk, RFE/RL’s popular Kyrgyz-language service, will not be restored to the airwaves unless its programs are submitted to the government for prior approval.
Turkmen Authorities Stifle Media As Voters Head To The Polls
Harassment against civil society and independent journalists continues in Turkmenistan ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, RFE/RL reports:
Russia, Islam and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, RFE/RL examines modern-day challenges to the convention.
RFE/RL Protests Removal From Kyrgyz Airwaves
In an indication that Kyrgyzstan’s brief experiment with pluralism may be ending, authorities in this Central Asian country confirmed on Friday that RFE/RL radio and television broadcasts have been taken…
America’s Image in the Age of Obama
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin and Brookings Institution scholar Kenneth Pollack today assessed the impact of Barack Obama’s election as President of the United States on America’s image abroad as well…
Report on Child Soldiers Wins Prestigious Award
For her groundbreaking report on children who fought in the Balkan Wars, RFE/RL’s Mirjana Rakela has won the European Union’s prestigious Natali Prize.
Eyewitnesses Recount First Days of Russia-Georgia War
Eyewitness reports gathered by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) suggest that ethnic-Georgian villages came under heavy shell fire during the week leading up to the outbreak of hostilities on August…
US, EU Oppose Azerbaijani Plans to Drop RFE, VOA, BBC
The United States and Europe are reacting with concern to Azerbaijan’s proposal to discontinue local radio broadcasts of international media such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the Voice of…
A Decade of Unbiased News in Iran and Iraq
Despite routine harrassment and abuse from Iranian authorities and a dangerous security situation for journalists in Iraq, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Persian and Iraqi Services have survived and thrived…