RFE/RL Radio Azadi Senior Editor Malali Bashir discusses Education Hour, Radio Azadi’s new radio program designed to help girls in Afghanistan keep up with their studies as the Taliban continues its ban on secondary and higher education for women and girls.
"What we are doing already falls under criminal prosecution." RFE/RL Russian Service journalist Mumin Shakirov, forced to leave Moscow at the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, explains what Russia’s "law on fakes” means and why he can no longer return to Russia.
RFE/RL Russian Service journalist Oleksandra Vagner explains how Russia's war in Ukraine has changed the nature of reporting. Journalists face increasing risks on the ground and from Russian authorities and must contend with the difficulties of verifying information in wartime.
RFE/RL Russian Service journalist Svetlana Obratnova explains how her service is covering the war in Ukraine – the importance of ensuring the coverage is clear and accurate, and RFE/RL's commitment to calling the war a war despite censorship by Russian authorities.
RFE/RL Ukrainian Service reporter Roksolana Bychai addresses the vital importance of teamwork and professional objectivity that enables her service to report effectively on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
RFE/RL Current Time Brussels correspondent Zoriana Stepanenko talks about the personal struggle of reporting on European Union deliberations over sanctions policy even as Russia’s war on Ukraine goes on back home, one thousand miles away.
Current Time host Iryna Romaliiska describes the challenges she faces in reporting about Russia’s war on Ukraine, and how she maintains her journalistic objectivity at such an emotionally charged time.
What do residents of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas know—and believe—about the possibility of war with Russia? Tetiana Iakubovych, Managing Editor of RFE/RL’s Donbas.Realities project, describes the mood and challenges of living in the separatist-held territory.
What is it like for journalists reporting from eastern Ukraine’s Russia-backed-separatist ruled Donbas region? Tetiana Iakubovych, Managing Editor of RFE/RL’s Donbas.Realities project, sets the scene and the challenges.
RFE/RL Kyiv correspondent Sashko Shevchenko talks about the views of ordinary Ukrainians about the possibility of a Russian invasion in light of the massing of Russian soldiers along the Ukrainian border.
RFE/RL Ukrainian Service Senior Editor Rostyslav Khotin offers his insight into what may be motivating Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s borders—and whether it will lead to war.
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Briefly is a series of short video interviews with RFE/RL journalists about their work and the challenges they face.
