Press Release
Bosnian President Optimistic on Future
A member of the three-person Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Zeljko Komsic visited RFE/RL headquarters in Prague today to discuss developments in his country and the outlook for the future.
Rising Instability in South Caucasus
Amid rising tensions and demonstrations in Armenia and Georgia after recent elections, two experts on the South Caucasus gave a briefing today at the RFE/RL Washington, DC office.
Newseum Honors Slain RFE/RL Journalists
Four RFE/RL journalists who were killed for doing their jobs are honored at a new Journalists Memorial in Washington, D.C.
RFE/RL’s Baghdad Bureau Wins Journalism Award
The Baghdad Bureau of Radio Free Iraq, the Arabic language broadcast of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has won the 2008 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award.
“We Are The Hard Edge of Soft Power”
In a speech at the Heritage Foundation, RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin said his organization’s broadcasts to 21 countries in 28 languages represent the belief that free speech and an independent…
RFE/RL Report Says Al-Qaeda Media Network Threatened by New Era of User-Generated Content
A landmark RFE/RL study on the nexus of ties and coordination between the global network of al-Qaeda affiliates argues that the marketing techniques that catapulted Al-Qaeda to worldwide fame are…
Gedmin, Saakashvili Discuss NATO Enlargement and Media Freedom
At a private meeting today in Tbilisi, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Jeffrey Gedmin discussed Georgia’s bid for NATO membership as well as the country’s…
Gedmin Criticizes Belarus Crackdown on Journalists
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Jeffrey Gedmin expressed concern today about the ability of independent journalists in Belarus to do their jobs following government raids on the offices of independent…
In Exclusive Interview, President Bush Extends New Year’s Greetings to Iranian People, Expresses Support for Greater Political Freedoms
On the eve of the Persian New Year, Radio Farda correspondent Parichehr Farzam interviewed U.S. President George W. Bush from the White House.
RFE/RL Journalists Report Fraud in Azerbaijani Referendum
During yesterday’s controversial referendum on abolishing presidential term limits in Azerbaijan, RFE/RL journalists reported violations of election rules throughout the country.