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"In the last few years Putin’s authoritarian regime intensified its offensive on Russian media." "In this precise moment the civil society has been deprived of an important and reliable

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the federal agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting, is practically defunct in terms

BBG Watch Commentary

Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement, Russian Service employees in Prague and Moscow express solidarity

BBG Watch Commentary

Radio Liberty remains in a coma - Russian journalist Sophia Kornienko tells Broadcasting Board of Governors

"The only way to help Radio Svoboda escape clinical death is

BBG Watch Commentary

"Not only have I not changed my views on how bad the situation is at RFE/RL, I came away from the BBG panel more worried than

"I remember guards at our beloved RFE/RL Moscow editorial office and frozen eyes of bureaucrats saying 'Thank you, we no longer need your service. Here is your compensation,

BBG Watch Commentary

On the occasion of VOA’s 70th anniversary this year, Aung San Suu Kyi said it was like the birthday of a friend, “because the VOA and

The Dalai Lama said that Voice of America Tibetan radio is “vital medicine” for Tibetans, and the Tibetan people consider it as one of the most valuable and

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"The [Buddhist] monks [in Tibet] listen secretly to

The entities – all the entities – function better as self-contained units, serving their respective missions and intended audiences. -- The Federalist

The entities – all the entities – function better as self-contained units, serving their respective missions and intended audiences. — The Federalist We could not agree more with

"If VOA constitutes communications essential to national security, privatization may not be feasible," - Deloitte

Today’s Pentagon budget must expend billions to cope with new Chinese weapons systems. But we can fund outlets of freedom like VOA and RFA that can eventually reduce

The latest BBG statement on threats to media freedom, while quite strong, ignores the detention of VOA correspondent in China earlier this year and is silent on violence