RFE/RL shuts down Russian-language service Ekho Kavkaza covering Georgia’s occupied regions
Fast facts
- Category: Georgia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 08:56 UTC
- Sources: Civil.ge
Ekho Kavkaza, the Russian-language unit of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Georgian Service that targeted audiences in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, closed on May 1 as part of a broader organisational restructuring. The closure was announced on the outlet’s website and confirmed by RFE/RL’s strategic reforms announcement.
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