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Silencing VOA’s Russian Service gives Moscow’s disinformation a free hand. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #StopDisinformation #VOARussian #short

Since his re-election, Donald Trump has intensified his offensive against press freedom. His administration’s decision to dismantle US public broadcasters has directly benefited Vladimir Putin’s propaganda. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) spoke with Régis Genté, who spent nearly 20 years as Georgia correspondent for French international broadcaster Radio France Internationale (RFI) and authored a book on Russia’s influence on Trump (“Notre homme à Washington: Trump dans la main des Russes”), about the converging narratives of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin and their consequences for citizens’ right to information.

The US Agency for Global Media is barred from removing Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz while it appeals a court order that held his ouster was illegal.

Director Michael Abramowitz said his priority is to get Voice of America back to work.

🗓️On Sept. 29, Judge Royce Lamberth halted mass layoffs of over 500 Voice of America staff ordered by Kari Lake’s team, saying the move violated an earlier injunction to restore VOA’s minimum lawful function. The judge sharply criticized the defendants for “running out the clock” on the fiscal year and noted their conduct could support a civil contempt trial. ⚖️ Despite the ruling, when the government shut down on Oct. 1, Lake and USAGM furloughed nearly all VOA employees and silenced most broadcasts, an unprecedented step, as VOA has continued programming during past shutdowns. Please call your Congress representatives to #SaveVOA

Radio Taiwan International (RTI) is Taiwan`s national broadcaster that provides engaging news, audio and video features about Taiwan. RTI is a unique window into the heart and soul of Taiwan society.

A feasibility study was underway about restoring the ailing federal building that houses important Ben Shahn frescoes, Philip Guston murals, and other FDR-era artwork. But the Trump administration put a stop to it.

Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days

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The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.

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During past shutdowns, the federal news agency continued broadcasting to authoritarian countries, as it was considered essential to national security.

A federal judge has paused the Trump administration’s plan to slash hundreds of jobs at VOA, but its future remains uncertain.

A federal judge has paused some layoffs at USAGM and Voice of America from taking effect until at least mid-October.

A panel of media experts met Tuesday at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism to discuss the current state of VOA and likeminded organizations.

A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration on Monday to pause the layoffs of hundreds of employees from the agency that owns the U.S. news service Voice of America, adding that government officials had shown "concerning disrespect" for the court's directives.

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America. U.S.

At VOA it is our job to not only know where press freedom is in short supply but to ensure audiences living in those repressive regions have access to reliable, accurate and authoritative news. #SaveVOA

History will remember this not as an accounting dispute but as a geopolitical blunder. With the stroke of a pen, former President Donald Trump set in motion the slow strangulation of Radio Free Asia (RFA)—a modestly funded but strategically vital broadcaster that for decades pierced the walls of censorship across Asia. His executive order to slash...