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Newseum Honors Fallen RFE/RL Afghan Journalists

Tajik Opposition Members Among 32 Killed In Prison Riot

Tajikistan's Justice Ministry said three prison guards and 29 inmates were killed in a riot that broke out in a maximum-security prison, the second deadly prison clashes to hit the the country in the last six months.

Tajik Students, Educators Claim They're Pressured To 'Troll' Government Critics

Students and lecturers are being pushed by the Tajik state to serve as online "trolls," according to personal testimonials and documents obtained by RFE/RL.

ADVISORY: Ukraine’s Presidential Runoff Election

MEDIA EXCLUSIVE:  Newly Obtained Lesin Files Reveal Neck Bone Fracture

Media Worldwide Cite RFE/RL Exclusive on Just-Released Lesin Autopsy Files

Since Mikhail Lesin’s body was found in a Washington, D.C., hotel room more than three years ago, the exact circumstances surrounding his death, and the final days leading up to it, have been under question. New autopsy and medical records obtained exclusively by RFE/RL reveal more detail.

Washington Post Cites RFE/RL Exclusive: Daughter Of Putin's Spokesman Working In European Parliament

ADVISORY: Parliamentary Election in Moldova

Radio Farda Talks Iran with U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo, Rudy Giuliani, Prince Reza Pahlavi

Radio Farda Talks Iran with U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo, Rudy Giuliani, Prince Reza Pahlavi

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says claims by the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that the United States was behind a bombing in Iran are “outrageous.” In an interview with Niusha Boghrati of RFE/RL's Radio Farda at an international summit in Warsaw, he denied U.S. involvement in the attack that killed 27 Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps members.

Russian Media Seize on RFE/RL FOIA Ruling Authorizing Release of Mikhail Lesin Autopsy Records.