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RFE/RL Regional Reporting Fellowship
The goal of the RFE/RL Regional Reporting Fellowship is to equip aspiring journalists from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe with the skills and editorial expertise they need to become standard-bearers of a professional, independent, and ethical press.
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Alsu Kurmasheva
Imprisoned Journalist - December 12, 2023 - After more than nine months in prison, RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was released as part of a prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia.
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Journalists in Trouble: Russian Authorities Bring New Charge Against Alsu Kurmasheva
Article - December 12, 2023 - Alsu Kurmasheva faces new charge; four RFE/RL journalists mark Human Rights Day behind bars; and more.
![Alsu Kurmasheva poses with her husband, Pavel Butorin.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01000000-c0a8-0242-eb34-08dbdf8f2492_w1023_r1_s.jpeg?w=1023)
Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh authorities pressure #NeMolchiKZ
Article - November 28, 2023 - In this week’s edition: Kazakh authorities pressure #NeMolchiKZ, Reporters Without Borders and Deutsche Welle support Kloop Media, Kyrgyz pensioner found guilty of calling for government’s overthrow, and more.
![Dina Smailova (right), founder of NemolchiKz NGO, hands a letter and soft toy, which symbolize a raped child, to MP Irina Smirnova in Astana, Kazakhstan on Nov. 27, 2018. (RFE/RL).](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/0A57B224-C98B-4E61-9221-CD3307790D8F_w1023_r1_s.jpg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: Russia Detains RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Article - November 7, 2023 - Russia detains RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva; RFE/RL event draws attention to incommunicado detention in Belarus; and more.
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RFE/RL journalists and staff work in challenging media environments, often at great personal cost. We uphold the rights of persecuted journalists and advocate for press freedom.
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Journalists in Trouble: EU Sanctions Russian Officials Involved in Torture, Political Imprisonment of RFE/RL Journalist in Crimea
Article - October 10, 2023 - EU sanctions Russian officials for torture, imprisonment of Vladyslav Yesypenko; RFE/RL and partners draw attention to plight of civilian prisoners in Russian-occupied Crimea; and more.
![Kateryna Yesypenko, wife of imprisoned RFE/RL journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko, and RFE/RL Head of News Division Nicola Careem join a panel on Oct. 5, 2023.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Kateryna-Yesypenko.jpeg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: Restrictions on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service Lifted Following Court Decision
Article - August 7, 2023 - Kyrgyz government restores access to RFE/RL websites, bank account; Amnesty letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko continues; RFE/RL marks anniversary of fraudulent election in Belarus; and more.
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