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Briefly… Were Human Rights a Casualty of Kazakhstan’s Protest Crackdown?

RFE/RL Kazakh Service managing editor Mukhtar Senggirbey discusses the high cost paid by Kazakh residents for participating in the nationwide fuel-price protests in early January 2022.

Briefly… What is the Post-Protest State of Media Freedom In Kazakhstan?

RFE/RL Kazakh Service Managing Editor Mukhtar Senggirbey describes the increasingly dire situation facing independent media and civil society in Kazakhstan.

Briefly… Raman Vasiukovich on Journalism, Resiliency, and Covering the Belarus Protests

Current Time Belarus correspondent Raman Vasiukovich talks about his experiences reporting on the 2020 post-election protests in Belarus.

Briefly… Hooman Askary on Recent Elections in Iran

RFE/RL asks Radio Farda journalist Hooman Askary what Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency might mean in Iran — and internationally.

Briefly… Elena Fanailova On Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Elena Fanailova talks about what the meaning of Russia’s “foreign agent” law.

Briefly… Sergey Khazov-Cassia on “The Great Russian Oil Heist” Project

RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Sergei Khazov-Cassia describes his latest investigation.

Briefly… Kiryl Sukhotski On Threats to RFE/RL Operations In Russia

RFE/RL Regional Director for Europe and TV Production Kiryl Sukhotski describes Russia’s (mis)use of its “foreign agent” media law to threaten the ability of RFE/RL Russia-oriented reporting projects to report…

Briefly… Malali Bashir On Reporting From War Zones

We ask RFE/RL journalist Malali Bashir about the challenges faced by reporters.

Briefly… Yuliya Kockaya on Covering Belarus’ Protests

RFE/RL Belarus Service web editor Yuliya Kockaya offers personal insight into covering the massive anti-government protest movement in Belarus.

Briefly…RFE/RL’s Return To Hungary

RFE/RL has returned to Hungary, launching an entirely digital Hungarian Service, SzabadEuropa.hu, in response to the country’s steep decline in media freedom.