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Radio Free Asia (RFA) announced Wednesday it is pausing operations for the first time in its history, amid the government shutdown and after the Trump administration cut its funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, RFA executive editor Rose Hwang said the stoppage is \u201cdue to uncertain funding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor RFA journalists who sacrificed so much in defying powerful and malignant forces, it\u2019s an excruciating moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFA, established in 1996 via the International Broadcasting Act, reaches nearly 60 million people weekly in six countries without a free press: China, Myanmar, North Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fiscal 2024, RFA had a budget of $60.8 million. The organization, before furloughs earlier this year, consisted of 400 full-time staff and 500 stringers and contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pause comes amid the ongoing government shutdown, which hit 29 days on Wednesday and is on the verge of becoming the longest funding lapse in U.S. history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, President Trump ordered funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees RFA. USAGM, led by acting CEO Victor Morales and special advisor Kari Lake, a Trump ally, received over $866.9 million in congressionally-appropriated funds in fiscal 2024, according to its annual financial report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a result of the cuts, RFA furloughed three-quarters of its workforce. In late March, it said in a legal filing that it would shut down by the end of April without court intervention, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On its website, RFA says it is providing limited news updates on its website and social media. In her statement, Hwang said that RFA will return if its funding does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIndependent journalism is at the core of RFA. For the first time since RFA\u2019s inception almost 30 years ago, that voice is at risk,\u201d Hwang said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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