Press Release
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly Visits Central Asia
During visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this week, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President & CEO Jamie Fly met with top government officials, human rights activists, and independent journalists.
Margaret Hoover, Kristin Lord Join RFE/RL’s Board of Directors
RFE/RL welcomes journalist and commentator Margaret Hoover and nonprofit executive Kristin Lord as new Board Members, effective April 26, 2022.
RFE/RL Journalists Beaten In Tajikistan
In an escalation of harassment of journalists in Tajikistan, four RFE/RL journalists were beaten, threatened, and had their electronic equipment seized after conducting an interview.
RFE/RL Mourns Death of Ukrainian Service Journalist Vira Hyrych in Russian Air Strike in Kyiv
RFE/RL mourns the death of Ukrainian Service journalist Vira Hyrych, who died in Kyiv after a Russian air strike hit the residential building where she lived in the Ukrainian capital.
Imprisoned RFE/RL Journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko To Receive PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Award
RFE/RL welcomes the announcement by PEN America of Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko as the recipient of the 2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly Visits Bulgaria
During a visit to Bulgaria this week, RFE/RL President & CEO Jamie Fly met with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.
As War Transforms Media Landscape in Europe, RFE/RL Opens Offices In Latvia, Lithuania
Following the forced suspension of RFE/RL operations in Russia on March 6, RFE/RL is pleased to announce the opening of news bureaus in Riga, Latvia and Vilnius, Lithuania.
RFE/RL Suspends Operations In Russia Following Kremlin Attacks
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has suspended its operations in Russia.
RFE/RL Condemns Sentencing Of Former Belarus Service Journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich
RFE/RL strongly condemns the March 3 sentencing of its former Belarus Service journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich by a Minsk court to one and a half years in a maximum-security penal colony.
Despite Website Blockages, Russians And Ukrainians Turn To RFE/RL For War Coverage
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) condemns the blocking of access within Russia to websites run by its Services.