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Briefly… Radio Farda’s Hannah Kaviani on Reporting on the COVID-19 Crisis in Iran
RFE/RL Radio Farda journalist Hannah Kaviani explains how reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Iran is part of a larger challenge of countering censorship and debunking lies.
Briefly… Ukraine’s Mykola Semena on Media Freedom
Mykola Semena, a contributor to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, speaks about his arrest in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Briefly… Ukraine’s Stanislav Aseyev on Media Freedom
Stanislav Aseyev, a contributor to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, was recently released in a Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange.
Briefly… Russia’s Svetlana Prokopyeva On Media Freedom
Svetlana Prokopyeva, a freelance contributor to RFE/RL’s Russian Service, faces a seven-year charge for “using a mass media platform to justify terrorism.”
Briefly…RFE/RL’s Tajik Service On Media Freedom
Acting Managing Editor of RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, Sirojiddin Tolibov, explains how the Service reports on one of the most authoritarian countries in the world.
RFE/RL Remembers Its Fallen Afghan Colleagues
On the anniversary of the deaths of RFE/RL journalists Sabawoon Kakar, Abadullah Hananzai, and Maharram Durrani, who were killed in coordinated suicide bomb attacks in Kabul in April 2018, RFE/RL…
Briefly… Alaksandra Dynko: Journalists In Belarus Are ‘Vaccinated’ From Fear
In this edition of Briefly, RFE/RL Minsk-based journalist Alaksandra Dynko talks about the challenges reporters face in Belarus and the dangers of speaking openly about the coronavirus.
Briefly… Freshta Jalalzai, RFE/RL Afghan Service Journalist
Freshta Jalalzai, a journalist with RFE/RL’s Afghan Service, known locally as Radio Azadi, talks about the expectations Afghan women have for the negotiation process, and the role of radio, and…
Briefly… Halyna Tereshchuk, RFE/RL Ukrainian Service Correspondent
A car belonging to RFE/RL correspondent Halyna Tereshchuk was torched while parked in front of her home in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on January 29.
Briefly… Aigerim Toleukhanova, RFE/RL Kazakh Service
RFE/RL Kazakh Service journalist Aigerim Toleukhanova talks about media development in Central Asia, the challenges facing journalists in Kazakhstan, and prepping for a big interview. Briefly is a series of…