Radio Free Asia sues for the restoration of its broadcast funding

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(TibetanReview.net, Mar28’25) – Radio Free Asia (RFA) which is mandated to transmit uncensored news to millions of people living under authoritarian regimes in Asia, including Tibet and China, has filed a lawsuit on Mar 27, demanding the restoration of its congressionally-mandated funding which was abruptly frozen earlier this month by an executive order by the Trump administration. A temporary restraining order over the executive order, if granted, would not only be a big relief but may augur well for the lawsuit’s eventual fate.

The lawsuit asserts that denying funding for RFA, which comes through grants administered by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), violated federal...

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