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Journalists in Trouble: Vladyslav Yesypenko Visits Washington, D.C.
Article - November 25, 2025 - Vladyslav Yesypenko visits Washington, D.C.; vehicle carrying RFE/RL journalist hit by Russian drone; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: Ihar Losik Released from Detention in Belarus
Article - October 21, 2025 - Ihar Losik freed from unjust imprisonment in Belarus; RFE/RL journalist assaulted in Georgia; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Journalist Placed in Solitary Confinement in Russia
Article - September 4, 2025 - Nika Novak placed in solitary confinement; Farid Mehralizada sentenced to nine years in prison; RFE/RL challenges accreditation denials in Kazakhstan; and more.
Ukrainian RFE/RL Journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko Released from Custody in Occupied Crimea
Article - June 22, 2025 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) welcomes Vladyslav’s release and thanks the U.S. and Ukrainian governments for efforts to bring him home.
Journalists in Trouble: Uncertainty Over Funding Puts Journalists at Risk
Article - April 18, 2025 - Lack of funding puts RFE/RL journalists at risk; Farid Mehralizada writes from prison; Nika Novak’s appeal denied by Russian court; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: Andrei Kuznechyk Released from Detention in Belarus
Article - February 27, 2025 - Andrei Kuznechyk released from detention in Belarus; Farid Mehralizada’s claims of abuse denied by Azerbaijani court; more RFE/RL staff designated as “foreign agents.”
Journalists in Trouble: Farid Mehralizada Testifies in Azerbaijani Court
Article - January 23, 2025 - Farid Mehralizada testifies before Azerbaijani court; European Parliament resolution condemns Belarus’s repression of independent media; and more.
Journalists in Trouble: Farid Mehralizada’s Trial Begins in Azerbaijan
Article - December 19, 2024 - Farid Mehralizada’s trial begins in Azerbaijan; Nika Novak sentenced to four years in Russian prison; RFE/RL journalists attacked while covering protests in Georgia; and more.
Nika Novak
Imprisoned Journalist - November 27, 2024 - Nika Novak is a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)’s Russian Service, known as Radio Svoboda, who has been unjustly detained in Russia since December 25, 2023.
Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL’s Farid Mehralizada Marks Five Months in Detention in Azerbaijan
Article - November 26, 2024 - RFE/RL’s Farid Mehralizada marks five months in detention in Azerbaijan; Alsu Kurmasheva receives the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) International Press Freedom Award; Vladyslav Yesypenko’s wife advocates for him in Canada; and more.