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Defying a court order, Trump administration refuses to fund Radio Free Europe

Delay in financing has forced the news organization to furlough some staff and cut some programs.

The Independent UK

Kari Lake Mocks USAGM Workers Ahead Of Mass Firings: 'Check Your Email'

USAGM special adviser Kari Lake mocked agency employees on Friday anticipating mass layoffs

Latin Times

Trump administration backs down in legal fight to shutter Radio Free Europe

Kari Lake’s decision to reinstate a grant to Radio Free Europe comes after a federal judge signaled that he would side with the broadcaster in its lawsuit against the administration

The Independent UK

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Kari Lake Faces Restraining Order As Judge Rules Cancelation of Funding For Radio Free Europe Is Unlawful

A federal judge issued a restraining order against Kari Lake and the Trump administration as it prevents the cancellation of funding for Radio Free Europe

Latin Times

How US foreign aid cuts are threatening independent media in former Soviet states

Before Donald Trump’s administration suspended – and subsequently resumed – American military aid to Ukraine, it had announced its intention to cut 90% of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) foreign aid contracts. These funding cuts will endanger life around the world, including in Ukraine.

The Conversation

Trump silences the Voice of America: end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?

Of all the contradictions and ironies of Donald Trump’s second presidency so far, perhaps the most surprising has been his shutting down the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for being “radical propaganda”.

The Conversation

Trump's cuts to US-funded broadcasters a 'gift to autocracies', say media experts

Repressive regimes will fill the information void left by defunded news outlets like Voice of America, say media experts.

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Trump’s assault on Voice of America and Radio Free Asia celebrated by Chinese state media

Communist Party mouthpiece says ‘almost every malicious falsehood about China has VOA’s fingerprints all over it’

The Independent UK

Trump's cuts to US-funded media a blow to press freedom, EU warns

President Donald Trump's decision to freeze US-funded media outlets, including Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe, risks "benefitting adversaries", the EU has said. Meanwhile, countries like China and Cambodia praised the move, accusing the outlets of "biased" reporting and "fake news".

Radio France Internationale

Will the EU be able to save Radio Free Europe after Trump's funding cuts?

European Union government ministers are discussing ways to keep the pro-democracy media outlet afloat after the Trump administration stopped its grants over the weekend.

Euronews

EU debates ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after Trump orders staff cuts at US-funded media

European Union government ministers are debating ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet over the weekend

The Independent UK

China Calls Media Outlets Facing Trump Funding Axe 'Notorious'

Beijing on Tuesday said media outlets facing the axe by US President Donald Trump had a "notorious" history of reporting on China, as Cambodia's autocratic former leader hailed the move for "combating fake news".

International Business Times

EU’s foreign policy chief laments US funding cuts to Radio Free Europe

Kaja Kallas says the bloc cannot automatically fill the gap left by the US

The Guardian - UK

The Cold War Broadcasting Apparatus Should Shut Down

Dissidents resisting authoritarian regimes should be independent of the United States—and so should their media sources.

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Euronews

Trump cuts off funding for pro-democracy media outlets VOA and RFERL

President Trump's administration has cut off funding for Voice of America, Radio Liberty and other pro-democracy media that broadcast to undemocratic states.

International Business Times

Trump Freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe

President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian and Chinese information offensive.

The Guardian - US

The US’s foreign broadcasters may soon be forced to become pro-Trump propaganda

If Trump’s first term is any indication, outlets such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe will face political inquisitions

The Independent UK

‘I didn’t see the sun for 10 months’: American journalist reveals her ordeal in a Russian prison

Alsu Kurmasheva was among 16 people freed in the largest US Russian post-Soviet prisoner swap. She tells Bel Trew about life in prison and the moment she was snatched from her mother’s apartment by a swarm of men in black masks

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Dual citizen journalist Alsu Kramasheva marks 100 days in Russian prison

Learn about the unjust detention of Alsu Kramasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen and journalist, in Russia for over 100 days, and the efforts to secure her...

The Independent UK

'We want her back,' husband of US journalist detained in Russia appeals for her immediate release

The husband of a Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company who is detained in Russia has called for her speedy release

Al Jazeera

Russian court extends detention of US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

The journalist is accused of failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’, a charge watchdogs have called ‘spurious’.

WEKU

Court extends detention of Russian-American journalist, her employer says

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said a court ordered Alsu Kurmasheva to be held until Dec. 5, rejecting her lawyer's request for preventive measures other than incarceration.

WEKU

Russia charges Radio Free Europe editor with failing to register as a 'foreign agent'

Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is the second U.S. journalist to be detained in Russia this year. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested for alleged spying in March.

Fortune

Do Kwon to be taken into extradition custody as Montenegro considers South Korea's request

Both South Korea and the U.S. have requested to extradite the disgraced crypto founder.

Reuters

Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut

Ukraine's military said it had made new advances on Wednesday in heavy fighting near the eastern city of Bakhmut, and that Russia was continuing to send in new units including paratroopers.

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