WASHINGTON – At this time, Radio Free Asia (RFA) management knowledgeable its furloughed and the vast majority of their further workers that they might be laid off, efficient Might 9. By the tip of Might, half of RFA’s language providers will now not produce or publish new content material: RFA Tibetan, Burmese, Uyghur – which is the world’s solely impartial Uyghur language information service – and Lao (which closed down this week already). Additionally, ceasing operations can be RFA English service and Asia Reality Examine Lab, a particular unit targeted on choosing aside false narratives seeded by the Chinese language Communist Social gathering. These strikes are drastic however crucial, RFA President and CEO Bay Fang mentioned, given the delays in receiving its funds from the U.S. Company for World Media (USAGM), regardless of a court docket order final week.
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