They Reported for America. Now They’re in Prison.

As global crackdowns on press freedom intensify, a troubling pattern is emerging: journalists formerly affiliated with United States-funded media outlets are being imprisoned, exiled, or silenced — often with little recourse or protection.

From Azerbaijan to Russia, reporters working for Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty have faced state retaliation for doing the work U.S. administrations once asked of them.