Ebrahim Raisi was just sworn into office as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following a highly controlled election lacking in credible opponents to Raisi. RFE/RL asks Radio Farda journalist Hooman Askary who Raisi is, and what his presidency might mean in Iran -- and internationally.
As Taliban militants overrun more provincial capitals across Afghanistan, RFE/RL's Radio Azadi continues to provide on-the-ground coverage. One female reporter, whose identity can't be revealed, says she's committed to covering the unfolding humanitarian crisis despite the personal risks.
As Afghanistan faces a resurgence of the Taliban, the hard-won rights of Afghan women hang in the balance. One young female reporter for RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, whose identity can't be revealed for her safety, says it's her mission to tell women's stories as they fight to defend their rights.
Components delivered to Russia by a Lithuania-based company were used at power stations in Crimea despite EU sanctions, according to evidence discovered in an investigation by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service and its partners.
As Taliban militants impose restrictions on newly seized territory, Radio Azadi journalists say freedom of expression must be preserved.
Ethnic Hungarian communities and civic groups in western Ukraine have received at least 115 million euros from the Hungarian government over the past 10 years, a new RFE/RL investigation found.
The Uzbek government is trying to sell its stake in a lucrative Coca-Cola bottling operation in the country. The backstory is one for the ages -- and could be a lesson for the future.
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly told a U.S. Senate committee on June 9 that Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka has discussed copying Russia’s “foreign agent” law to further restrict media freedom in Belarus.
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