Imprisoned RFE/RL contributor cites Clooney's courage in defending Al-Jazeera journalist in Egypt in accepting offer.
An unflinching portrait of one of the epic battles in the war between Russia and Ukraine has been named the Best Non-Fiction Short TV Film in Russia’s prestigious ArtDocFest film festival, and brought new recognition to RFE/RL's Current Time team.
One year since Azeri authorities raided and shut RFE/RL’s Baku bureau and imprisoned contributor Khadija Ismayilova, U.S. Representative Chris Smith has introduced a bill to deny U.S. visas to Azerbaijani officials.
The staff of the Baku bureau of RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service has been honored with the 2015 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award for exceptional integrity and bravery in reporting.
On December 5, prominent journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova will mark her first year in prison. RFE/RL has announced that it will launch a fellowship to continue highlighting her case and ensure that her investigative work continues.
A new, nightly, current affairs program is providing Russian-speaking television audiences in Central Asia with a balanced and compelling alternative to Russian and Chinese-dominated media in the region.
Police in Baku have ransacked an apartment and seized equipment belonging to an RFE/RL free-lancer in the latest incident in an unrelenting campaign targeting the country's independent press.
A Baku court sentenced investigative journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova to prison on charges widely believed to be retribution for her reporting on corruption linked to Azeri President Aliyev and his family.
RFE/RL’s Arabic Service to Iraq, Radio Free Iraq (RFI) will air its final broadcast on July 31. RFI resources will be merged with Radio Sawa Iraq, providing audiences with extensive news coverage of Iraq.
The National Press Club presented its highest press freedom prize to jailed Azeri investigative reporter and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova, who has been held in pretrial detention in Baku for 234 days on charges many observers link to her investigative reporting.
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