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**Vittoria Pirone** @Vittoria@mastodon.social · 2d

Vittoria Pirone @Vittoria@mastodon.social

The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on April 3 that the US government had switched off a satellite that transmitted its Russian-language programme into #Russia .
Prague-based RFE/RL, founded during the Cold War to counter Soviet propaganda and funded by the US, has been at odds with the new administration of US President Donald #Trump , which decided mid-March to freeze its funding, amid a drive to slash the size of the federal government.
#RadioFreeEurope
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/radio-free-europe-says-us-switches-off-satellite-transmitting-russia-broadcast

The Straits Times · 2dRadio Free Europe says US switches off satellite transmitting Russia broadcastThe Trump administration decided in mid-March to freeze its funding, amid a drive to slash the size of the federal government. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Mar 25

Mar 25

Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

A federal judge has issued a restraining order against #KariLake & the #Trump admin barring the cancelation of funding for #RadioFreeEurope.

The decision to terminate, the judge says, appears to violate the #law & the intent of #Congress.

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25868558/rfetro.pdf

Congress has found that "it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of freedom of opinion and expression" and that "open communication of information and ideas among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability." International Broadcasting Act of 1973, 87 Stat. at 457. RFE/RL has, for decades, operated as one of the organizations that Congress has statutorily designated to carry out this policy. The leadership of USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE/RL to shut down even if the President has told them to do so.

#FreePress #FourthEstate #journalism

**MediaFaro News Digest** @mf_newsdigest@mastodon.mediafaro.org · Mar 18

Mar 18

MediaFaro News Digest @mf_newsdigest@mastodon.mediafaro.org

Seven EU countries back a Czech plan to fund Radio Free Europe.

The Czech Republic initiated talks with EU partners about funding Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which is headquartered in the Czech capital, following cuts to US support.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-seven-eu-countries-back-a-czech-plan-to-fund-radio-free-europe?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Euromaidan press · Mar 18Seven EU countries back a Czech plan to fund Radio Free Europe.By Maria Tril

#RadioFreeEurope #RabioLiberty #CzechRepublic

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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · Mar 17

Mar 17

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

"It's unbelievable how something that has been the voice of American democracy and has endured 83 years of broadcasting — through WW2, the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a new imperialist war in Europe — can be silenced on a regular Saturday."

#Trump #fascism #purges #RadioFreeEurope #USAGM
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Ostap Yarysh, quoted by Brian Stelter

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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · Mar 17

Mar 17

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

"All three American government-funded outfits are in jeopardy now that the Trump administration has terminated all of the grant programs at the US Agency for Global Media, or USAGM.

The head-spinning dismantling of USAGM started on Saturday morning. Voice of America hasn't published any new stories since."

#Trump #fascism #purges #RadioFreeEurope #USAGM
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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · Mar 17

Mar 17

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

"Radio Free Europe streamed war coverage into Russia when the Kremlin banned its citizens from calling the invasion of Ukraine a "war." Radio Free Asia bravely exposed China's mass detention of the Uyghurs. The Open Technology Fund helped fund the creation of the Signal app."

~ Brian Stelter

#Trump #fascism #purges #RadioFreeEurope #USAGM
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https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/1742215314850852cfe93a996/raw

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Mar 15

Mar 15

Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

Some #Republicans have accused #VOA & other publicly-funded #media outlets of being biased against *conservatives* [liars, criminals & extremists]. Last month, billionaire #ElonMusk, who is spearheading #Trump's government *downsizing* [destruction] effort, called for VOA & #RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty to be shut down in a post to social media.

#FourthEstate #law #FreePress

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Mar 15

Mar 15

Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

On its website, #RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty notes that it has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian govt & warns readers in #Russia & Russia-occupied #Ukraine that they could "face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us."

#FourthEstate #law #FreePress

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Mar 15

Mar 15

Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

The #USAGM also terminated funding for #RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty, which broadcasts to countries in #EasternEurope, including #Russia & #Ukraine, as well as for #RadioFreeAsia, which broadcasts to #China & #NorthKorea, acc/to letters seen by Reuters.

#FourthEstate #law #FreePress

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