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[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Former @RFERL journalist Reza Valizadeh remains wrongfully detained in Iran. He managed to share a new message, featured on @CBSEveningNews, highlighting the brutal conditions of his captivity. #FreeReza @freerezav

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

As Iran partially lifted its nationwide internet blackout, CBS News' @MargBrennan heard an American journalist's plea for help. Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained inside a notorious prison, is one of six Americans being held by Iran.

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

The reported conditions facing Reza Valizadeh are deeply alarming.

Wrongfully detained for his journalism with @RFERL, he has reportedly been denied adequate medical care while imprisoned in Iran. Freedom House calls for his immediate release and for Iranian authorities to uphold their obligations to protect the health and rights of those in their custody. #FreeRezaValizadeh #FreeThemAll

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

As Armenian voters went to the polls yesterday in a pivotal election marked by Russian disinformation campaigns and foreign interference, @RFERL @AzatutyunRadio journalists were on the ground country-wide.

Watch how our teams reported live:

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

As Armenia prepares for a pivotal election tomorrow, Moscow is using economic pressure to counter the country’s westward tilt. Drivers told @RFERL's @AzatutyunRadio how their exports are being turned back at the Russian border.

Read the full report 👇
https://t.co/xJdcPPr1oA

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Former @RFERL journalist Reza Valizadeh’s lawyer, @RyanFayhee, joined @margbrennan to share a new recording from Reza. The audio highlights the severe and harsh conditions of his ongoing wrongful detention in Iran. #FreeReza @freerezav

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

As Iran partially lifted its nationwide internet blackout, CBS News' @MargBrennan heard an American journalist's plea for help. Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained inside a notorious prison, is one of six Americans being held by Iran.

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Through @AzatutyunRadio’s popular interactive parliamentary simulator, Armenia’s electorate can input their own election predictions to visualize seat distribution under the proportional representation system.

Explore the data models and simulate potential outcomes here ahead of Sunday’s election: https://t.co/qIoIsPtlXu

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

The film ‘Bucha Yablunska’ won in the “Best Investigation” category. The project was created by Dmytro Dzhulai alongside co-authors Yevhen Lubchak, Vladyslav Yatskiv, Pavlo Kholodov, and Volodymyr Pautov.

The film reconstructs three days in March 2022 on Yablunska Street during the Bucha Massacre, minute by minute, using previously unseen surveillance footage, secret Russian documents, eyewitness accounts, and testimonies of the victims’ relatives.
https://t.co/EArdc8U27k

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Two @RadioSvoboda stories won Ukraine’s 2026 Honor of Profession journalism competition:

In the "Best Interview" category, Iryna Sysak, Pavlo Kholodov, and Maryna Polshyna have been awarded for their interview with historian Vitalii Dribnytsia.
https://t.co/9MO5lbYo5v

[Andrew D'Anieri @andrew_danieri]

Glad to talk to @RFERL's @ralexdc about Russia's interference attempts ahead of Armenia's pivotal elections.

"Moscow wants Pashinian to lose and is attempting all kinds of coercion against Armenia-economic, information, diplomatic, you name it."
https://t.co/gwmt8qEdqE

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Years of international sanctions and government mismanagement had already crippled Iran's economy. Now, @RFERL’s @RadioFarda_ spoke with Iranians inside the country as it faces complete economic collapse.
https://t.co/uQAKesqh6C

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Thank you @TLHumanRights for amplifying the call for @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada’s freedom as he marked two years unjustly imprisoned in Azerbaijan on May 30. Farid must be released. #FreeFarid #JournalismIsNotACrime

[Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @TLHumanRights]

May 30 marks two years since @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada was unjustly detained in Azerbaijan. Journalism is not a crime. The TLHRC calls on Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release Farid and allow him to return to his family. #FreeFarid #PressFreedom

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Immediately after last night’s Russian attacks on Kyiv, @RadioSvoboda correspondent @SerhiiNuzhnenko was on the ground documenting the devastation.

Amid fear and destruction, @RFERL journalists keep showing up to report the truth.

[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @RFERL]

Update: at least 13 people were killed in the massive Russian strike. @radiosvoboda correspondent @SerhiiNuzhnenko documented the aftermath of the strikes: https://t.co/lmqFdq7duY

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Watch Natalie’s full Bylines episode here: https://t.co/1Z7wl4Smg5

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

In the wake of brutal Russian assaults on Kyiv, @RadioSvoboda journalists endure these attacks while showing up every single day to document the truth of the war.

@natasedletska: “Even in the darkness of war, the voice of truth must not go silent.” 👇

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Thank you @SenatorShaheen for continuing to highlight @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada’s case and amplifying the call for his freedom. Farid must be released. #FreeFarid

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SFRCdems]

Two years ago, @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada was unjustly detained in Baku & remains jailed.

"I wrote to him, @VOANews' Ulviyya Ali & former IREX lawyer Alasgar Mammadli & committed to stand with them until freedom. Farid must be reunited with his family." -@SenatorShaheen

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

“I was abused in every way possible.”

Reporting from @RFERL's @FarangisN and @AziziFiruza breaks down Afghanistan’s systemic surge in child marriage, with experts saying the practice has intensified since the Taliban’s return to power.
https://t.co/h4OCWMrNwc

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

Leaked documents examined by @RFERL’s Ukrainian investigative unit, @cxemu, link a disinformation campaign against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a sanctioned Russian outfit with close ties to the Kremlin.
https://t.co/eJzD4hSoFe

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

In a self-interview from his prison cell in Azerbaijan, @RFERL's Farid Mehralizada reflects on two years unjustly imprisoned for his work as a journalist.

🔗 Read the full interview:
https://t.co/Z7BqmhSA1d

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

"We are working every day to bring you home."

Today marks two years of unjust imprisonment for @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada.

Join us in sending Farid messages of support at the bottom of the page here: https://t.co/4qUc8PivMh

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

As Farid continues to endure unjust imprisonment, join us in calling for his freedom:

📸 Join our photo action: Take a selfie with the attached poster and share your message of support on social media using the hashtag #FreeFarid.

🔗 Download a #FreeFarid poster: https://t.co/US2tlEbKhe

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

🧵 Tomorrow, May 30, @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada will mark two years unjustly imprisoned in Azerbaijan. While in detention, Farid has missed the birth of his first child and remains cruelly separated from his young family.
https://t.co/9aveg8nTkZ

[RFE/RL Pressroom @RFERLPress]

As Farid prepares to mark two years behind bars, his @RFERL colleagues shared the following message: We are working every day to bring you home.

Send your own message of support to Farid at the bottom of the page here: https://t.co/4qUc8PivMh