Press Release
Dine Hails Czech Broadcasts As Service Leaves the Air
In a statement released today, RFE/RL President Thomas Dine said that, after 51 years of “devotion in promoting freedom and democracy,” the end of broadcasting by the organization’s Czech Service,…
RSF Concerned About Administrative Harassment of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service
The noted media freedom organization “Reporters Sans Frontieres” has expressed its concern to the government of Belarus about administrative harassment of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service and its Minsk Bureau, according to…
RFE/RL, VOA Combine Forces in Afghanistan
Radio Free Afghanistan service and the Dari and Pashto Services of the Voice of America (VOA) have created a new joint program that was heard for the first time today…
RFE/RL to Close Czech Language Broadcast
Thomas A. Dine, President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, announced today that funding for the Czech language Radio Svobodna Evropa will end later this year.
RFE/RL Receives Roosevelt Freedom Medal
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine accepted today the “Freedom of Speech Medal,” presented by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute at a ceremony in Middelburg, the Netherlands.
First Lady Speaks to Afghan People During RFE/RL Visit
Laura Bush, the First Lady of the United States, visited RFE/RL’s Prague Broadcast Center today.
RFE/RL Increases Afghan Air Time
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine announced the expansion today of Radio Free Afghanistan’s total daily air time in the Dari and Pashto languages from 6.5 to 10.5 hours.
RFE/RL Begins North Caucasus Broadcasts
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. launched broadcasts today to the North Caucasus in the Avar, Chechen, and Circassian languages.
RFE/RL Doubles Afghan Broadcasts
RFE/RL today doubled the number of hours per day of its Radio Free Afghanistan programs in Dari and Pashtu, from three to six hours.
RFE/RL Begins Broadcasting to Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. today launched broadcasting to Afghanistan in the Dari and Pashto languages.