Kudos & Awards

Afghan President Honors RFE/RL Journalists

Journalists working for RFE/RL's Afghan Service and Radio Mashaal have been honored by Afghanistan's highest officials and authorities for their courage and their contributions to education, human rights, and peace.

RFE/RL Documentaries Win New York Festivals International Awards

Two RFE/RL video documentaries have won Silver Awards at the 2017 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 25.

Frozen In Time: Russia's Norwegian Colony (2016)

On the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, high above the Arctic Circle, there is a small outpost of Russia. Barentsburg is home to 500 people and a single, loss-making coal mine -- but Russia appears determined to keep it going. (Melanie Bachina / Roman Kupka / Jan Kaizer, RFE/RL Russian Service)

A Snowy Trek On Horseback to Teach School (2015)

Every day, Kenesh Shorukov wakes up before dawn and rides his horse across the rugged terrain of northern Kyrgyzstan. His goal: to get to class on time and set a positive example for his students. (Ulanbek Egizbaev and Ulan Asanaliev, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service)

Poisoned Truth (2016)

Kazakhstan has relocated hundreds of people from a village near one of the world's largest oil and gas fields, but authorities continue to deny it has anything to do with mass fainting incidents. (Sanat Urnaliyev, RFE/RL Kazakh Service)

Kazakh Service Video Reports Win National Recognition

Armenian Service Awarded For Reporting on Migration

Ukrainian Service Corruption Program Continues To Shine

Belarus Service Journalist Honored by Polish Embassy

Moldovan Service Film Takes Adami Media Prize

RFE/RL Crimea Journalists Win Burke Award

The Broadcasting Board of Governors has recognized the professionalism and courage of the RFE/RL Ukrainian Service’s Crimea desk by presenting it with the 2016 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award.