With the Netherlands we share a belief in free media and independent journalists! Without them, there is no real democracy. We value their work and will continue to support them. Alsu Kurmasheva is a great example. I thanked Caspar Veldkamp Caspar Veldkamp for supporting Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Farid is innocent. He must be released. An Azerbaijani court today convicted and sentenced Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist and economist Farid Mehralizada to nine years in prison on spurious charges. In a speech before the court, Farid defended his innocence and the importance of a free

"Today’s sentencing of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Farid Mehralizada to nine years in prison is a travesty of justice," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. "I urge Department of State to make clear to authorities in Baku that journalism is not a crime. Farid must not be separated from his family any longer."

My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 President Donald J. Trump, Gen. Keith Kellogg, @JohnPCoale, DAS Christopher W. Smith, Department of State & our 🇪🇺 allies, for all your efforts. We’re not done. 1150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released.

Former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Ihar Karnei is free! He worked with RFE/RL for over 20 years. He was detained in Minsk in July 2023 and sentenced later to three years in prison for taking part in an “extremist” group because of his association with the Belarusian Association of

Former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Ihar Karnei has been freed from unjust detention in Belarus. Karnei is a veteran journalist who worked with RFE/RL for over 20 years. about.rferl.org/article/former…

Sviatlana and Siarhei, heartfelt congratulations on your reunion! I know the joy and relief you must feel now. Wishing Siarhei a swift recovery and smooth reintegration into the free world.

Here, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya heard her husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski’s voice for the first time in 4.5 years – after 2 years and 3 months of complete incommunicado detention. "Yes, we’ll see each other soon. Listen, [things are] already better now. I’m so happy to hear your voice! I

“I spent over 5 years alone in solitary confinement. Constantly. Sometimes the cell was as narrow as 1.18 meters, sometimes even smaller. No contact, no information. For almost 3 years, I didn’t receive a single letter. Mine weren’t sent either”, says Siarhei Tsikhanouski.

Among those released is journalist Ihar Karnei, who spent 22 years reporting for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Belarus. Thank you, Steve Capus, for reminding the world of the heavy price journalists have paid. We keep fighting to free Ihar Losik and all media workers still behind bars.

VLAD YESYPENKO IS FREE

More Great news for Vlad and RFE! Wonderful work here! ⁦Steve Capus⁩ ⁦Alsu Kurmasheva⁩ ⁦Pavel Butorin⁩ ⁦Deniz Yüksel⁩ ⁦Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs⁩ about.rferl.org/article/ukrain…

“For more than four years, Vlad was arbitrarily punished for a crime he did not commit. He paid too high of a price for reporting the truth,” Steve Capus says.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Vladislav Yesypenko is free and safe! Tortured, isolated, and deprived of legal defense during the investigation, Vlad survived more than four years in a Russian prison and will reunite with his wife and daughter, who resiliently advocated for him. "He paid too

Journalist Ihar Karnei, who spent 22 years reporting for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Belarus, is finally free & reunited with his family. But 1,170+ political prisoners remain, including journalist Ihar Losik, still held in the same inhumane conditions my husband endured. rferl.org/a/belarus-us-p…

Happy Birthday, Nika! For 75 years, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has defended its journalists against attempts to silence them and will continue to do so. I sincerely thank everyone for keeping Nika Novak in their thoughts and prayers. Journalism is not a crime, and we all know it.