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Briefly… Russia’s Svetlana Prokopyeva On Media Freedom
Svetlana Prokopyeva, a freelance contributor to RFE/RL’s Russian Service, faces a seven-year charge for “using a mass media platform to justify terrorism.”
Briefly…RFE/RL’s Tajik Service On Media Freedom
Acting Managing Editor of RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, Sirojiddin Tolibov, explains how the Service reports on one of the most authoritarian countries in the world.
Briefly… Alaksandra Dynko: Journalists In Belarus Are ‘Vaccinated’ From Fear
In this edition of Briefly, RFE/RL Minsk-based journalist Alaksandra Dynko talks about the challenges reporters face in Belarus and the dangers of speaking openly about the coronavirus.
Briefly… Freshta Jalalzai, RFE/RL Afghan Service Journalist
Freshta Jalalzai, a journalist with RFE/RL’s Afghan Service, known locally as Radio Azadi, talks about the expectations Afghan women have for the negotiation process, and the role of radio, and…
Briefly… Halyna Tereshchuk, RFE/RL Ukrainian Service Correspondent
A car belonging to RFE/RL correspondent Halyna Tereshchuk was torched while parked in front of her home in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on January 29.
Briefly… Aigerim Toleukhanova, RFE/RL Kazakh Service
RFE/RL Kazakh Service journalist Aigerim Toleukhanova talks about media development in Central Asia, the challenges facing journalists in Kazakhstan, and prepping for a big interview. Briefly is a series of…
RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service, 1 Year Old, Hits Ground Running
One year since its launch in Bulgaria amid widespread media decline, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Bulgarian Service has notched a series of high-profile investigations and eye-opening reports.
RFE/RL Seeks To Expand In Russia, Despite ‘Foreign Agent’ Law
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jamie Fly left Moscow on January 31 with a defiant message following three days of meetings meant to clarify the implications of Russia’s “Foreign…
RFE/RL Names New Central Asia Director
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has named Hamid Ismailov as the company’s new Regional Director for Central Asia, effective February 1.
RFE/RL Celebrates “Reporting 1989”
The revolutions that toppled Communism in Eastern Europe 30 years ago and heralded the end of the Cold War triumphed, in part, because of the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio…