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March 05, 2021
Briefly...Kiryl Sukhotski On Threats to RFE/RL Operations In Russia

RFE/RL Regional Director for Europe and TV Production Kiryl Sukhotski describes Russia's (mis)use of its "foreign agent" media law to threaten the ability of RFE/RL Russia-oriented reporting projects to report the news.

January 13, 2021
Briefly...Malali Bashir On Reporting From War Zones

Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places to work as a journalist. RFE/RL has lost four colleagues to targeted attacks since 2018, most recently in December 2020. We ask RFE/RL Radio Free Afghanistan journalist Malali Bashir about the challenges faced by reporters.
December 18, 2020
Briefly...Yuliya Kockaya on Covering Belarus’ Protests

RFE/RL Belarus Service web editor Yuliya Kockaya offers personal insight into covering the massive anti-government protest movement in Belarus, and her experience of being put behind bars for the simple act of reporting the facts.
September 08, 2020
Briefly….RFE/RL’s Return To Hungary

RFE/RL has returned to Hungary, launching an entirely digital Hungarian Service, SzabadEuropa.hu, in response to the country’s steep decline in media freedom.
May 04, 2020
Briefly...Radio Farda's Hannah Kaviani on Reporting on the COVID-19 Crisis in Iran

RFE/RL Radio Farda journalist Hannah Kaviani explains how reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in Iran is part of a larger challenge of countering censorship and debunking lies.
May 01, 2020
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. The Service’s audience continues to grow despite the Tajik authorities censoring media and denying RFE/RL journalists accreditation.
May 01, 2020
Briefly...Russia's Svetlana Prokopyeva On Media Freedom

Journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva speaks on World Press Freedom Day. A freelance contributor to RFE/RL's Russian Service, Prokopyeva faces a seven-year charge for "using a mass media platform to justify terrorism." Prokopyeva and rights monitors have rejected the charges.
May 01, 2020
Briefly...Ukraine's Stanislav Aseyev on Media Freedom

Journalist Stanislav Aseyev speaks on World Press Freedom Day. A contributor to RFE/RL's Ukraine Service, Aseyev was held incommunicado in Donetsk since the summer of 2017. He was recently released in December 2019 in a Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange.
May 01, 2020
Briefly...Ukraine's Mykola Semena on Media Freedom

Journalist Mykola Semena speaks on World Press Freedom Day. A contributor to RFE/RL's Ukraine Service, Semena was arrested in April 2016 by Crimea’s Russia-imposed authorities for "acting against the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation." His record was recently expunged.
April 16, 2020
Alexandra Dynko: Journalists In Belarus Are ‘Vaccinated’ From Fear

In this edition of Briefly, RFE/RL Minsk-based journalist Alexandra Dynko talks about the challenges reporters face in Belarus and the dangers of speaking openly about the coronavirus.
March 06, 2020
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 the Afghan Service, in making their voices heard.
March 06, 2020
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. Tereshchuk was not in the car at the time. Tereshchuk, who has worked for RFE/RL since 2000, suspects the attack was linked to her journalism.

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Thursday 22 April 2021

Briefly...Kiryl Sukhotski On Threats to RFE/RL Operations In Russia

Briefly...Malali Bashir On Reporting From War Zones

Briefly...Yuliya Kockaya on Covering Belarus’ Protests

Briefly….RFE/RL’s Return To Hungary

Briefly...Radio Farda's Hannah Kaviani on Reporting on the COVID-19 Crisis in Iran

Briefly...RFE/RL's Tajik Service On Media Freedom

Briefly...Russia's Svetlana Prokopyeva On Media Freedom

Briefly...Ukraine's Stanislav Aseyev on Media Freedom

Briefly...Ukraine's Mykola Semena on Media Freedom

Alexandra Dynko: Journalists In Belarus Are ‘Vaccinated’ From Fear

Briefly: Freshta Jalalzai, RFE/RL Afghan Service Journalist

Briefly: Halyna Tereshchuk, RFE/RL Ukrainian Service Correspondent

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