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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. 

Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL President Visits Ukraine, Advocates for RFE/RL Journalist 

Article - October 17, 2024 - RFE/RL President visits Ukraine; EP resolution urges action on political prisoners; Alsu Kurmasheva advocates for her imprisoned colleagues; former RFE/RL journalist Viktoria Roshchyna dies in Russian detention; and more.

Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Receives National Press Club President’s Award

Article - September 12, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva receives National Press Club President’s Award; Andrey Kuznechyk marks 1,000 days in prison; former RFE/RL correspondent dies in Turkmenistan; and more.

Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Freed in Historic Prisoner Swap, Reunited with Family

Article - August 8, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva freed in historic prisoner swap; RFE/RL president testifies before Congress; Kazakhstan passes new media law; and more.

Statement from the RFE/RL Board of Directors on the Release of Alsu Kurmasheva 

Article - August 3, 2024 - The Board of Directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty welcomes home RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva following her release from unjust detention in the Russian Federation.

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Not Forgotten: Political Imprisonment and Incommunicado Detention in Belarus

Event - June 11, 2024 - On Tuesday, June 25, please join RFE/RL and Freedom House for a virtual, on-the-record discussion about the crisis of political imprisonment and incommunicado detention in Belarus.

An image of the RFE/RL logo above the Freedom House logo overlaid on an image of barbed wire and an unidentified building.

Journalists in Trouble: President Biden Calls for Alsu Kurmasheva’s Release

Article - May 9, 2024 - President Biden calls for Alsu Kurmasheva’s release; RFE/RL hosts World Press Freedom Day reception with families of imprisoned journalists; and more.

Kateryna Yesypenko and Aleh Hruzdzilovich at RFE/RL’s World Press Freedom Day reception in Washington D.C. on April 25, 2024.

Journalists in Trouble: Russian Authorities Declare RFE/RL an “Undesirable Organization”

Article - February 28, 2024 - RFE/RL declared “undesirable” in Russia; Russian court upholds Alsu Kurmasheva’s detention; Kazakh authorities block accreditation to RFE/RL journalists; and more.

Ukraine -- RFE/RL president Stephen Capus (L) meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (R).

Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Spends 100 Days In Russian Detention

Article - January 24, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva spends 100 days in Russian detention; RFE/RL journalist Dmytro Yevshyn injured by Russian artillery fire in Ukraine; and more.

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Journalists in Trouble: Alsu Kurmasheva Spends 100 Days In Russian Detention

Article - January 23, 2024 - Alsu Kurmasheva hits 100 days in Russian detention; RFE/RL journalist Dmytro Yevshyn injured by Russian artillery fire in Ukraine; 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.