Staff Reporters
Mar 17, 2025

Trump cuts funding to Radio Free Asia and global independent broadcasters, raising concerns over press freedom

The funding freeze on international broadcasters has put key media organisations in limbo, threatening press freedom worldwide and jeopardising the future of independent journalism in regions dominated by state-controlled narratives.

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