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Journalists in Trouble: Bishkek Court Annuls Decision to Shutter RFE/RL’s In-Country Operations
Article - July 12, 2023 - Kyrgyz court annuls decision to shutter RFE/RL; Czech Amnesty launches letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko; Ihar Losik marks three years in prison; and more.
![Ihar and Darya Losik pose for a selfie.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ihar-Losik-and-Darya-Losik.jpg?w=1023)
Central Asia in Focus: No Change in Uzbekistan Until At Least 2037
Article - July 11, 2023 - Plus the falling Russian ruble’s effect on remittances, the new China-Afghanistan route, and more.
![Campaign posters of Uzbekistan's president and presidential candidate, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and other candidates decorate the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on July 7, 2023. Vyachselav Oseledko (AFP).](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/01000000-0aff-0242-b4fa-08db7eda802b_w1023_r1_s.jpg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Hosts Wife of Imprisoned Crimean Journalist in Washington, D.C.
Article - June 5, 2023 - RFE/RL hosts Kateryna Yesypenko in D.C.; Armenian journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware; RFE/RL marks International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus; and more.
![Kateryna Yesypenko and Jamie Fly stand in front of Ukraine House in Washington, D.C.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kateryna-Yesypenko-with-Jamie.jpg?w=1023)
RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly to Depart
Article - May 15, 2023 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Jamie Fly has announced his resignation, effective June 30.
![RFE/RL’s President and CEO Jamie Fly at All-staff Meeting at Prague RFE/RL headquarters.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/F8102524-0EEE-4196-AF8E-65F8C30BC63A_w1023_r1_s.jpeg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: World Press Freedom Day Edition
Article - May 2, 2023 - A Kyrgyz court approves request to shut down Radio Azattyk; RFE/RL renews call for the release of imprisoned journalists in Belarus and Russian-occupied Crimea; and more.
![L-R: Imprisoned RFE/RL journalists Ihar Losik, Andrey Kuznechyk, and Vladyslav Yesypenko](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Imprisoned-Journalists.jpg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: Reports Suggest RFE/RL Journalist’s Condition in Belarusian Prison is Deteriorating
Article - April 5, 2023 - Ihar Losik suffers injuries in prison; Kyrgyz courts dismiss RFE/RL lawsuits challenging censorship; and more
![Ihar Losik poses against a branded RFE/RL background](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ihar-Losik.jpeg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Challenges Kyrgyz Government Crackdown
Article - March 1, 2023 - Kyrgyz government continues crackdown on RFE/RL; Taliban blocks Radio Azadi websites; Iran sanctions RFE/RL President; and more.
![A graphic with a bard wire background. The words "Journalists in Trouble" written on a banner. Several protestors asking for the journalists' release are pictured in stylized artistic form on the bottom of the graphic.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JIT-Header-2.png?w=660)
Journalists in Trouble: Kyrgyz Government Moves to Shutter RFE/RL
Article - February 1, 2023 - Kyrgyz government moves to shut down RFE/RL; Radio Azadi defies Taliban restrictions; Darya Losik is sentenced; and more.
![Women protesting in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in early October.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/08530000-0a00-0242-cfda-08db04987edf_w1023_r1_s.jpg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: Kyrgyz Government Continues Illegal Censorship
Article - January 5, 2023 - Kyrgyz government extends web ban indefinitely; Taliban blocks RFE/RL programs; Iran sanctions RFE/RL; and more.
![Letter written by Kyrgyz public figures urging Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to unblock RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Japarov-Letter.jpg?w=1023)
Journalists in Trouble: Kyrgyz Government Escalates Attack on RFE/RL
Article - December 2, 2022 - Kyrgyz parliament suspends accreditation of RFE/RL journalists; Ukraine charges FSB officer for torturing Vladyslav Yesypenko; and more.
![A march in support of free speech on Nov. 25, 2022.](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/034d0000-0aff-0242-736a-08dacedfedd8_w1023_r1_s.png?w=1023)