Press Release
One Year Later, RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent’s Death Still Unexplained
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty this week marks the first anniversary of the unexplained death in prison of Ogulsapar Muradova, human rights activist and Turkmenistan correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen language broadcasts.
RFE/RL Welcomes Return of Azima Passport, Anticipates Return to Freedom
RFE/RL and its parent organization, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) welcomed the return yesterday of Radio Farda broadcaster Parnaz Azima’s passport by Iranian authorities and look forward to her…
Radio Farda Correspondent Trapped in Iran ‘Indefinitely’
Iranian authorities have said Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen trapped in Iran since January, will have to stay in Iran indefinitely.
Afghan Parliamentarian, Tribesman Confirm Release of South Korean Hostages to Radio Free Afghanistan
During separate telephone calls to Radio Free Afghanistan, two members of the team negotiating the release of a group of South Koreans being held hostage by the Taliban in southern…
Tatarstan President Talks To RFE/RL, Emphasizes Importance of Power-Sharing, Freedom
Mintimer Shaimiev, the president of Russia’s oil-rich, Muslim-majority Republic of Tatarstan, emphasized the importance of his republic’s power-sharing treaty with Russian federal authorities in Moscow as well as the need…
BBG Renews Contract With Private Station in Armenia; RFE/RL Armenian Service Still Off Public Radio
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has renewed a contract to carry the programs of Radio Liberty’s Armenian language service on a private radio network based in the Armenian capital,…
Armenian Public Radio Refuses to Re-Sign Contract for Popular RFE/RL Programs
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and its oversight agency, the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) expressed dismay at Armenian Public Radio’s rejection of a new contract to continue carrying…
Gedmin Dismayed By Armenian Efforts To Ban RFE/RL From Public Airwaves
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin criticised legislation under consideration in the Armenian parliament that would ban the rebroadcast of RFE/RL Armenian Service programming on the public airwaves.
RFE/RL Releases Statement On Parnaz Azima for June 27 Vigil in New York City
RFE/RL prepared the following statement for release at a June 27 vigil at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City.
Iranian Government to Take Radio Farda Journalist to Court
Iranian government officials have informed lawyers for Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima that they will not return her passport and that her case will have to be decided in court.