Press Release
RFE/RL President Mourns Death of Trajkovski
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine released the following statement today, in reaction to the death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski.
RFE/RL Off FM in Kyiv, Cities across Ukraine
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ukrainian programs were taken off the air today in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine, as the Ukrainian FM Radio Dovira network carried out its threat to…
Dine Calls Affiliate’s Decision to Drop Ukrainian Broadcasts ‘Political’
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine condemned as “a political act” a decision today by the management of Ukrainian radio broadcaster “Dovira” to remove RFE/RL Ukrainian Service programming from its FM…
Dine Thanks Broadcasters for ‘Job Well-Done’
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Thomas A. Dine thanked the broadcasters and staff of six RFE/RL European language services for a “job well-done,” in a message last week to…
Radio Free Iraq Finds Audience For Increased News Broadcasts
RFE/RL’s Arabic-language Radio Free Iraq (RFI) service, which has significantly increased its news broadcasting presence since the fall of the Hussein regime, is attracting a strong audience in Iraq with…
RFE/RL Preparing to Cease Broadcasting in Seven European Languages
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is preparing to cease broadcasting in seven languages to countries in Central and Southeastern Europe by the end of this year, RFE/RL President Thomas…
Dine Condemns Abduction, Threats Against Turkmen Service Correspondent
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine strongly condemned the violent abduction of Saparmurat Ovezberdiyev, Ashgabat correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service.
Dine Condemns Iranian Press Freedom Violations
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine condemned today the arrest and mistreatment of journalists trying to cover the current student demonstrations in Iran, including a correspondent for the U.S. Government-funded Radio…
RFE/RL Mourns Death of Georgian Service Director
Staff at U.S. international broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) were shocked to learn of the sudden passing in Prague yesterday of Georgian Service Director Goulnara Pataridze.
First Afghan Students Complete RFE/RL Journalism Training Program
Six students yesterday completed the first module of a six-month radio journalism program offered by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Kabul, Afghanistan.