Press Release
RFE/RL’s Current Time Russian-Language TV Celebrates Five Years—Despite Incessant Kremlin Attacks
Since its formal launch as a 24/7 TV channel on February 7, 2017, Current Time’s mission has been to bring real news to Russian-speaking audiences everywhere.
RFE/RL Condemns Latest Kremlin Threats As “Political Censorship”
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) strongly condemns a sharp escalation of intimidation tactics by Russian authorities.
RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Marks Two Decades Of Service
Twenty years ago, on January 30, 2002, RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi relaunched broadcasting to Afghanistan in the Dari and Pashto languages.
Lithuania, Latvia Welcome RFE/RL’s Jamie Fly—and “Mr. Landsbergis”
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly visited Lithuania and Latvia – two countries that have for decades been enthusiastic consumers of RFE/RL programming.
Russia Intensifies Attacks On RFE/RL
Russia’s campaign to silence independent media and drive Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) out of the country has continued unabated.
RFE/RL Journalists Targeted As Kazakhstan Protests Spiral
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly criticized the targeting of Kazakh journalists covering fuel price protests that have spiraled beyond the government’s control.
RFE/RL Rejects Belarus Government ‘Extremist’ Label, Deplores Detentions Of Journalists Kuznechyk, Hruzdzilovich
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly rejected today’s announcement that Belarus’ Interior Ministry added RFE/RL’s Belarus Service to its registry of extremist organizations.
RFE/RL Concerned For Safety Of Detained Belarus Journalist Andrey Kuznechyk
FE/RL President Jamie Fly expresses deep concern for the health and safety of Belarus Service journalist Andrey Kuznechyk.
RFE/RL Condemns Sentencing of Belarus Service Journalist Ihar Losik
RFE/RL condemned today’s guilty verdict and 15-year prison sentence by a Belarus court against prominent blogger and RFE/RL Belarus Service journalist Ihar Losik.
In Latest Attack, Lukashenka Regime Labels RFE/RL as ‘Extremist’ Organization
A Belarusian court has designated the Telegram and YouTube channels of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service as “extremist” in the latest attempt to quash independent information sources and prevent RFE/RL from engaging with its…