The Harvard University Gazette wanted to know what the first days of a hostage's freedom is like. I tried to provide them with a portrait of that time and some of the challenges of it. news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…)

"Families have been ripped apart, and it's just disgraceful. It's time for Belarus and Russia to release these three." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President & CEO Steve Capus speaks to The Lead CNN about the three RFE/RL journalists who remain behind bars. edition.cnn.com/2024/08/02/wor…

My story on covering Evan and Alsu's cases from their arrests to their release, featuring comments from Pavel Butorin Paul Beckett kellymcb Margaret Sullivan Jared Genser voanews.com/a/reporter-s-n…

Another good piece by Liam Scott who has covered this all the way through. VOA is one of the few media organizations that actually has a reporter covering press freedom. Good for them.

A beautiful piece of writing. Thank you Liam Scott for your consistent coverage of Alsu’s unjust imprisonment in Russia and our family’s plight. Voice of America has been terrific in its coverage and support as we fought to #FreeAlsu.

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We are overjoyed to have Alsu back with us. She has done nothing wrong and was unjustly imprisoned by the Russian government simply for being an American citizen and a journalist for RFE/RL. In the free world, she stands as a hero. Our work is far from over. There are still many

It’s an honor to know Austin’s mom, Debra Tice, an example of perseverance, resilience, and courage. I hope the U.S. government does more to #FreeAustinTice

We condemn today's sentencing of American Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in Russian prison, just weeks after a historic prisoner exchange. Her imprisonment demonstrates Putin and the Kremlin's shameful, ongoing practice of seizing foreign nationals to use as bargaining chips in its

Ksenia Karelina was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Russia on treason charges for ~$50 donation - made while she was in the US - to a charity supporting Ukraine. Her boyfriend questions why she has not been designated as wrongfully detained: “What about this is not wrongful?”

Nothing but respect for Diane M. Foley as she keep a bright light on the legacy of Jim Foley through the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation

Throughout our campaign to secure #Alsu’s release from wrongful detention in Russia, Diane Foley has been a tremendous source of strength and inspiration for me and my daughters. Diane M. Foley, your support has meant the world to our family, especially during those darkest moments

Thinking of ⁦⁦⁦Diane M. Foley⁩ and her family today. Jim’s death came in my first week at CPJ. And in the 10 years since it been a privilege to see how Diane has grown ⁦⁦James W. Foley Legacy Foundation⁩ to help other families and improve journalist safety. Moral courage in action

My happiness for those released from prison in Belarus is overshadowed by sadness for all who are still behind bars. More than 1,300 political prisoners remain. Among them is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Andrei Kuznechyk, who was arrested exactly 1,000 days ago. They all deserve freedom.

Belarusian journalist Andrey Kuznechyk has now spent 1,000 days behind bars. On November 25, 2021, Andrey, a freelance journalist for RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, was detained while on a bike ride near his home in Minsk. After a sham trial in June 2022, Belarusian authorities

1,000 days ago today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Andrey Kuznechyk was arrested while returning home from a bike ride. He remains behind bars in Belarus, separated from his two young children, all for the crime of being a journalist. He must be released. #FreeAndrey

During my time in Kyiv, it was inspirational to visit with Vlad Yesypenko’s wife Kataryna and daughter Stefania. Their family must be reunited, as depicted in this drawing Stefania gave me to share with US officials… who also seek his release. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty #JournalismIsNotACrime

“I think I’ve been conditioned to remain strong no matter what happened.” Watch 🎥: Voice of America follows Pavel Butorin from Prague to the Oval Office as he fought to secure the release of his wife, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Alsu Kurmasheva, from Russian prison. projects.voanews.com/press-freedom/…

“If any journalist is detained anywhere in the world doing their job, they should immediately be designated as wrongfully detained.” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Alsu Kurmasheva on the plight of journalists unjustly imprisoned around the world. #JournalismIsNotACrime voanews.com/a/freed-from-r…

The European Parliament overwhelmingly passed a (non-binding) resolution calling on 🇧🇾 authorities to ”immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners”, including my Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty colleague Ihar Losik