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Radio Free Asia Cuts 90% Staff Amid Funding Crisis

5/3/2025

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Radio Free Asia (RFA) faces a devastating blow as it slashes 90% of its workforce and halts numerous language services amid severe funding cuts from the Trump administration. President Bay Fang describes the crisis as dire, with a federal judge's order to restore funds currently stalled by a D.C. appeals court, leaving many in uncertainty.

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Radio Free Asia (RFA) faces a devastating blow as it slashes 90% of its workforce and halts numerous language services amid severe funding cuts from the Trump administration. President Bay Fang describes the crisis as dire, with a federal judge's order to restore funds currently stalled by a D.C. appeals court, leaving many in uncertainty.