History
First Broadcast From New RFE/RL Headquarters
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) began a new chapter in its long and distinguished history today when Radio Free Iraq broadcast its first program from RFE/RL’s recently completed Prague headquarters.
Afghan FM Denies Strain in US Relations
In a wide-ranging interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan, Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta insisted that relations with the new U.S. administration of President Barack Obama are not strained.
America’s Image in the Age of Obama
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin and Brookings Institution scholar Kenneth Pollack today assessed the impact of Barack Obama’s election as President of the United States on America’s image abroad as well…
RFE/RL Journalists Face Violence and Harassment
A new report examining press freedoms throughout the world demonstrates that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcasts to some of the most closed societies on earth.
Top US Official Discusses Nagorno-Karabakh
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried tells RFE/RL that a deal between Armenia and Azerbaijain on Nagorno-Karabakh by year’s end is “possible, but not inevitable.”
French official: “We are not compromising on human rights”
In an exclusive interview only a few hours after yesterday’s announcement that the EU will ease sanctions against Belarus and Uzbekistan, a senior French government official told RFE/RL that the…
RFE/RL Partners With Forum 2000
As in previous years, RFE/RL is an official media partner of the annual Forum 2000 conference, which takes place in Prague on October 12-14.
Previewing the Belarusian Elections
Two days before Belarusians head to the polls for parliamentary elections, an EU official told a crowd at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Washington, D.C. office that “these elections will…
“Belarusian Elections Will Be Illegitimate”
One month after being released from prison, prominent Belarusian opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin gave an interview to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Belarusian Service from RFE/RL’s Washington, D.C. studios.
Uzbek Reporter Wins Human Rights Award
Less than a year after being released from an Uzbek prison, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Umida Niyazova is one of five recipients of Human Rights Watch’s prestigious Human…