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Ahmed Elimam transformed Alhurra.com’s video output. Previously, Alhurra.com regularly produced short news videos using wire service images that would become dated quickly as events progressed. Ahmed wanted to renovate the…

Their day-to-day steadfast commitment, reaching out to independent sources in Cuba, provided the audience with first-person accounts on relevant topics such as the impact of the pandemic, human rights violations,…

ElSaha.com and its social media properties serve as a localized source of news for Egypt. As Video Content Lead, Ahmed Harbia produces compelling videos covering humanitarian stories and highlighting the needs of…

Maryana Torocheshnikova has been with RFE/RL’s Russian Service for more than 20 years, joining the Service in 2000 as a correspondent in the provincial town of Tver, then later moving to work as…

Aleksei Aleksandrovwas Current Time’s first full-time correspondent in Moscow, joining the team in 2017. He reported live from numerous opposition demonstrations, often risking his own safety; he was once detained by…

Soe Soe Htet, an ethnic Karenni, worked for a decade for local news outlets before joining RFA as a stringer in June 2020, based in Demoso in eastern Kayah State. It’s the first time RFA has had…

In January 2020, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, Chinese authorities tightened their grip on information flow, both online and offline. They heavily censored basic facts about the pandemic…