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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

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.

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.

RFE/RL Opens New Offices in Vilnius and Riga to Reach Growing Audiences and Counter Disinformation

Article - January 12, 2023 - RFE/RL’s Riga office will eventually be one of the company’s largest reporting hubs, with state-of-the-art facilities for Current Time — a 24/7 Russian-language news platform — and Russian Service journalists forced out of Russia in March 2022.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks at RFE/RL's Vilnius Opening

RFE/RL Opens New Office in Vilnius, Lithuania

Article - January 10, 2023 - Today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) opens its new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, the latest step in a comprehensive strategy to counter pervasive Russian disinformation and reach new audiences with trusted, independent news and information.

An image of several large buildings in Vilnius, Lithuania

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.

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.

Journalists in Trouble: October 2022

Article - October 31, 2022 - Kyrgyz authorities block RFE/RL websites, Darya Losik detained, Iranian authorities seize Radio Farda journalist’s remains, further repression in Russia, and more.

March in support of freedom of speech in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Oct. 14, 2022.

Journalists in Trouble: September 2022

Article - September 22, 2022 - Aleh Hruzdzilovich released from prison in Belarus, Vladyslav Yesypenko receives Free Media Award, Afghanistan one year later, and more.

RFE/RL journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich during a live broadcast in Minsk, Belarus on Oct. 2, 2018. (RFE/RL).

RFE/RL Journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich Released from Prison in Belarus

Article - September 21, 2022 - Today, RFE/RL journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich was released from prison in Belarus after serving nine months of an unjust sentence.

An image of Aleh Hruzdzilovich from the chest up against a black backdrop. Aleh Hruzdzilovich served nine months of an unjust prison sentence in Belarus for his reporting.