Trump’s gutting of RFA hits press freedom – and helps its opponents – across Asia

By Amnesty International

By Montse Ferrer, Deputy Asia-Pacific Director at Amnesty International In 2020, North Korean authorities reportedly executed a fishing boat captain by firing squad in front of 100 of his colleagues. His crime: secretly listening to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the US government-funded news outlet that has an estimated 50 million-plus listeners across Asia-Pacific. We only […] The post Trump’s gutting of RFA hits press freedom – and helps its opponents – across Asia appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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