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Dine Condemns Iranian Press Freedom Violations
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine condemned today the arrest and mistreatment of journalists trying to cover the current student demonstrations in Iran, including a correspondent for the U.S. Government-funded Radio…
RFE/RL Mourns Death of Georgian Service Director
Staff at U.S. international broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) were shocked to learn of the sudden passing in Prague yesterday of Georgian Service Director Goulnara Pataridze.
First Afghan Students Complete RFE/RL Journalism Training Program
Six students yesterday completed the first module of a six-month radio journalism program offered by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Kabul, Afghanistan.
RFE/RL Reporter Forced to Leave Herat — Again
On April 7 RFE/RL correspondent Ahmad Behzad was again forced to leave the western Afghan city of Herat.
Afghan Governor Throws RFE/RL Reporter Out of Herat
Ismail Khan, demanded yesterday through his security chief, Nasim Alawi, that RFE/RL correspondent Ahmad Behzad leave Herat and not return.
Dine Dismayed by Beating of Afghan Reporter
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine expressed dismay about an assault on Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Ahmad Behzad by officials with the regional government in Herat.
RFE/RL President Mourns Death of Djindjic
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine released the following statement today, in reaction to the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
RFE/RL, VOA Condemn Attack on Uzbek Correspondents
Top executives at both Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America deplored the March 7 beatings of two journalists working for their Uzbek broadcast services.
Dine Concerned About Possible Yklymov Extradition
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine expressed his profound concern today about the safety and welfare of Orazmuhammet Yklymov, a freelance journalist with RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service in Moscow.
RFE/RL, bTV Launch Weekday Television News Show in Bulgaria
RFE/RL’s Bulgarian language service and Bulgaria’s biggest private television broadcaster, bTV.