Today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's @RadioSvoboda marks 70 years of providing independent, trusted reporting in Ukraine. Amid Russia's full-scale war, the Service's work has assumed greater importance as @RadioSvoboda journalists continue their reporting from the front lines, ensuring that

USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett released a statement on the passing of John Lansing: "John loved journalism, and all that it stands for...his vision was transformative, and we all benefitted from his acumen and experience." Read the full statement: loom.ly/vyf_A8E

Congratulations to RFA's Burmese Service and its Investigative and Creative Teams, whose multimedia report examining the horrific realities of life in Myanmar since the 2021 coup was named a winner of a National Murrow Award by RTDNA. Learn more here: en.rfa.org/71jyoy

“I was wrongfully detained. No journalist should be detained in any way in the world for doing their job.” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Alsu Kurmasheva discusses her wrongful detention in Russia with Ben Rhodes on Pod Save the World. #JournalismIsNotACrime youtube.com/watch?v=DBj6RE…

This week, VOA began broadcasting to Fulani-speaking audiences in Africa! Its inaugural program “Fula Voices” (“Daande Fulbe”) links traditional Fulani culture with the modern world and focuses on empowering the younger generation. Learn more: loom.ly/ijAzsF4

Recently freed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva received National Press Club’s President’s Award tonight. Thank you to the National Press Club for this honor and for your unwavering support throughout Alsu’s wrongful detention.

#Vietnam: We join Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Abroad PEN and PEN America in condemning the sentencing of Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Vu Binh to seven years in jail for 'propaganda against the state'. Read our joint statement: pen-international.org/news/vietnam-s…

We join Radio Free Asia, PEN International, and Vietnamese Abroad PEN Centre in strongly condemning today’s guilty verdict of Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Vu Binh and his sentencing to 7 years in prison—yet another example of Vietnam’s unjust crackdown on free speech. pen.org/press-release/…