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In Meeting with Tajik President, RFE/RL Presses For Media Freedom And Accreditation

Article - November 7, 2019 - Only days after authorities in Tajikistan responded piecemeal to the accreditation requests of nearly 20 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists and staff, RFE/RL President Jamie Fly met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to press for the rights of Tajik audiences to receive objective reporting, and for RFE/RL journalists to work freely and without intimidation.

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly shakes hands with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon.

As Abuses Continue, RFE/RL Says UN Ruling On Turkmenistan Has Urgency Now

Article - August 9, 2018 - A U.N. decision finding the Turkmen government responsible for the death in custody 12 years ago of a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor is particularly significant because of continuing government actions against the news service’s correspondents, says RFE/RL President Thomas Kent.

Ogulsapar Muradova, former RFE/RL Turkmen service correspondent who died while in a Turkmen prison in 2006 (undated)

RFE/RL Turkmen Contributor Released From Prison After Serving Term

Article - May 30, 2018 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev has been released from a Turkmen prison after serving a sentence on narcotics charges that numerous international observers have condemned as a brutal attempt to silence a journalist.

RFE/RL Freelance Correspondent Saparmamed Nepeskuliev. Youtube screengrab.

RFE/RL Turkmen Contributor Released From Prison After Serving Term

Article - May 30, 2018 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev has been released from a Turkmen prison after serving a sentence on narcotics charges that numerous international observers have condemned as a brutal attempt to silence a journalist.

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RFE/RL Correspondent Achilova Threatened With Death In Turkmenistan

Article - July 31, 2017 - RFE/RL Turkmen correspondent Soltan Achilova reports (in Turkmen) she was threatened with death on July 29.

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RFE/RL Turkmen Journalist Marks Two Years Behind Bars

Article - July 11, 2017 - Turkmen journalist Saparmamed Nepeskuliev disappeared two years ago this week, and remains in a remote prison serving a three-year sentence on charges that human rights groups and a U.N. panel have denounced as politically motivated.

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Georgian Public Broadcaster Terminates RFE/RL Programs

Article - June 16, 2017 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has been informed that the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will terminate broadcasts of two of its highly acclaimed television programs as part of a planned restructuring process that critics claim is aimed at silencing independent voices

Title screens of RFE/RL Georgian Service programs InterVIEW (foreground) and Red Zone. Broadcasts of both shows are set to be terminated by Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) in July 2017.

RFE/RL Welcomes Release of Turkmen Journalist, Calls For Additional Steps

Article - February 22, 2017 - RFE/RL welcomed the release from prison of Turkmen contributor Khudayberdy Allashov and his mother.

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RFE/RL Condemns Turkmenistan’s Treatment of Journalists

Article - February 10, 2017 - WASHINGTON — On the eve of presidential elections in Turkmenistan on Feb 12, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has condemned a government campaign that has subjected its correspondents and their family members to physical assault, societal pressure, surveillance, and imprisonment. “Voters everywhere have a fundamental right to accurate information about the choices they must make,” said…

Protesters supporting RFE/RL contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev at Turkmen Embassy in Washington, Oct 27, 2017.

Uzbekistan Targets RFE/RL Family Members

Article - September 22, 2016 - A court in Uzbekistan this week upheld a decision to sentence the brother of an RFE/RL journalist to eight years in prison on drug-related charges.

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