Press Release
Gedmin Urges Aliyev to Respect Media Freedom
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Jeffrey Gedmin met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku today for a wide-ranging discussion on press freedom and economic development in Azerbaijan.
‘The Washington Post:’ RFE/RL More Important Than Ever
“The Washington Post” and the online “Slate Magazine” published the following op/ed today by columnist Anne Applebaum.
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…