70th anniversary of RFE/RL

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Imprisons Citizen Who Fought in Ukraine

In this week’s edition: Kazakhstan imprisons a citizen who fought in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan join the Global Methane Pledge, Rosatom is moving on its Uzbek Contract, and more. Thanks for joining us!

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh authorities pressure #NeMolchiKZ

In this week’s edition: Kazakh authorities pressure #NeMolchiKZ, Reporters Without Borders and Deutsche Welle support Kloop Media, Kyrgyz pensioner found guilty of calling for government’s overthrow, and more.

Journalists in Trouble: Russia Detains RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

Russia detains RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva; RFE/RL event draws attention to incommunicado detention 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.