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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 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.
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.
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
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.
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…
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.
In Blow to Independent Media, Azerbaijan Sentences Ismayilova to 7 1/2 Years
Article - September 1, 2015 - A Baku court today sentenced investigative journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova to seven and a half years in prison on charges widely believed to be retribution for her reporting on corruption linked to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and members of his family.
McCue, Ashe Named To Head RFE/RL’s Corporate Board
Article - April 16, 2013 - The Board of Directors of RFE/RL, Inc. has approved the appointment of Susan McCue to serve as the Chair of RFE/RL’s corporate board, effective April 10, 2013.
RFE/RL Correspondent Freed From Turkmenistan Prison
Article - October 26, 2011 - Turkmen authorities have released a correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, who had been sentenced earlier this month to a five-year prison term in a case that drew outrage from the U.S. Congress, policymakers, foreign governments, and advocacy groups.