70th anniversary of RFE/RL

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Publishes List Resembling Russia’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Registry 

In this week’s edition: Kazakhstan publishes a list resembling Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ registry, Amnesty International and the United Nations criticize Tajikistan over their treatment of Pamiris, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Russia Blocks Kyrgyz, Tajik Websites For Coverage Of Ukraine

In this week’s edition: Russia blocks Kyrgyz and Tajik websites over Ukraine coverage, Kazakhstan releases Karakalpak activists from custody, Uzbekistan’s new Campaign against beards and hijabs, and more.

Journalists in Trouble: Restrictions on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service Lifted Following Court Decision

Kyrgyz government restores access to RFE/RL websites, bank account; Amnesty letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko continues; RFE/RL marks anniversary of fraudulent election in Belarus; and more.

Briefly... Reid Standish on Covering China's Influence

Briefly… Malali Bashir on Supporting Education for Girls in Afghanistan

Briefly… On Reporting A War That Can’t Be Called A “War”

Briefly… On Radio Svoboda's Coverage Of The War In Ukraine

Briefly… How Has The War Transformed Reporting In Russia

Broken Ties

Broken Ties (Разрыв связи), by renowned Russian director Andrei Loshak, explores the devastating impact Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has had on many Russians, creating or exposing seemingly unbridgeable rifts between sisters and brothers, parents and children, husbands and wives.

We Didn’t Know Each Other Until This Summer

Revisiting the first week of protests and police violence that followed Belarus’ August 9, 2020 presidential election. The film is made up entirely of footage shot by the election protests’ participants and witnesses.

InterNYET: A History of the Russian Internet

InterNYET: A History Of The Russian Internet (Холивар: История Рунета) is an award-winning, seven-episode series by Russian journalist Andrey Loshak that takes a look at the development of the Russian Internet, or RuNet, and how it has changed over time.

Putin's Witnesses

​​​Putin's Witnesses documents the events that followed the unexpected resignation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin in December 1999 and brought Vladimir Putin to power. Russian filmmaker Vitaly Mansky was both witness and participant.