Shaping a future at peace is unattainable unless people in the most repressed places can access accurate, timely news and information. RFA does just that.
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, RFA President and CEO @bayfang shares this message.
"RFA’s incisive brand of journalism, shining a light into the darkest corners of the world, is needed more than ever as the Chinese Communist Party and other autocrats race to cement the global narrative to suit their own ends." -- @bayfang
https://t.co/bpBFNZHC4Q
Radio Free Asia may not mean much to you and me. But it means a lot to many people in unfree countries, such as China. Now the U.S. has shut down RFA's Cantonese service, which affects Hong Kong, in particular. I have written a column. https://t.co/YCTk8hjRd2
In case you needed more evidence of how Trump’s foreign policy cuts are helping the CCP, here are a Chinese ambassador and a Hong Kong pro-CCP propagandist celebrating Radio Free Asia’s demise.
U.S. foreign policy is at a crossroads. Proposed cuts to staff and grants from the State Department supporting, in many cases, life-saving, human rights work may go into effect as soon as this week. Without changing course, the impact will be crippling. https://t.co/k2yKm8Iul5
Today, Sept. 29, marks the 28th anniversary of Radio Free Asia. Twenty-eight years later, PRC and other regimes are expanding efforts to control the information space, underscoring RFA’s continued value.
Read RFA's full anniversary press release here: https://t.co/8EbLJrgMn3
RFA, @pen_int, the Vietnamese Abroad PEN Centre (VNAPC), and @PENamerica issued the following statement condemning Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Vu Binh’s guilty verdict and sentencing to seven years in prison: https://t.co/QOdDKf7jU4
Congratulations to RFA's Burmese Service and its Investigative and Creative Teams, whose multimedia report examining the horrific realities of life in Myanmar since the 2021 coup was named a winner of a National Murrow Award by @RTDNA.
Learn more here: https://t.co/T6IaMXvON6
Today RFA celebrates the release of Alsu Kurmasheva, an American journalist with our sister network @RFERL who was unjustly detained in a Russian prison.
We stand with the countless, brave journalists worldwide who put their lives and their freedom at risk to report the truth.
After more than nine months in prison, American @RFERL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has been released as part of a large-scale prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia.
"We welcome news of Alsu’s imminent release and are grateful to the American government and all who worked tirelessly to end her unjust treatment by Russia," said @RFERL President & CEO @SteveCapus.
Our statement: https://t.co/3wRHbfZ4JW
📅 July 24
🕗 8am EDT
Join us, @RadioFreeAsia, & @AtlanticCouncil for a virtual discussion of Beijing's global media footprint and its influence across Asia, featuring experts from @AFCL_eng, @mantisanalytics, @celios_id, and more.
Register below⬇️
https://t.co/CaZQQoTVDg
RFA Fact Check Lab director Chih Te Lee joins other leading experts and frontline activists on Weds, July 24, to discuss Beijing's global media footprint, and the resilience efforts working to counter CCP influence.
Register for the virtual event here: https://t.co/spQ3EdRbVG
Congratulations to RFA brand 歪脑 | WHYNOT, who won two prizes at this year’s @aaja awards. The team’s winning projects examine Chinese war films’ struggles at the international box office and Chinese-American cuisine and culture in America.
More here: https://t.co/tWVfytkvCl
Congratulations to RFA brand @BenarNews, who won a silver prize at this year's @tellyawards for their video report examining Papua’s “Noken” voting system.
Watch the winning report here: https://t.co/9fQJyZZZ58