< img src = "/uploads/blogs/80/54/ib-FRBDP95re_f7b27152.jpg" Alt = "Radio Liberty continues lawsuit, waiting for funding"/> ~ ~ < P > Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty continues lawsuit against the US Agency with Global Media (USAGM) for the purpose of obtaining funds allocated by Congress.
< P > USAGM Supervision on Radio Liberty and other US international media.
< p >USAGM announced the termination of the Radio Svoboda Grant on March 15 & ndash; A few hours after US President Donald Trump signed a decree that envisaged the reduction of seven agencies, including USAGM, & laquo; as possible in accordance with the current legislation & raquo;.
~ ~ < p > March 26 USAGM sent a letter to Radio Liberty in which it reported the cancellation of this decision but noted that it did not affect his right to stop financing in the future. < P > Radio Liberty in its claim states that USAGM has no such authority as the grant is granted according to the US Congress decision.
< P > The statement published on March 27 states: & laquo; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty awaits official confirmation from USAGM to restore grant & raquo;.
~ ~ ~ < p > New statement from March 28 indicates that it has not happened.
< p >& laquo; we expect to receive the funds that Congress has allocated us through the US agency from global media (USAGM). By that time, we will take all the necessary legal measures to ensure the will of congress & raquo ;, & ndash; is in the message.
< P > also states: & laquo; Radio free Europe/Radio Liberty of Our Audience and Mission, determined by Congress, remains an unshakable & < p > Before Radio Liberty Stephen Capus called the Grant Stopping & laquo; a huge gift of America's enemies & raquo;.
< p > & laquo; Iranian Ayatols, Chinese communist leaders and autocrat in Moscow and Minsk will celebrate the fall of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in 75 years & raquo; & ndash; he said.
< P > March 25 The US court satisfied the Radio Liberty request for temporary prohibition in the framework of trial, recognizing that USAGM actions on termination of financing were & laquo; arbitrary and groundless & raquo;.
~ ~ < p >US District Judge Roys Lambert said in a 10-page decision that this ban was necessary to prevent the closure of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as the media company has proved a high probability of victory in the trial. The judge also acknowledged that the continuation of USAGM actions until the completion of court hearings on Radio Financial Financing would have caused & laquo; irreparable damage & raquo; broadcasket and that the prohibition is in charge of public interests.
< p > On termination of funding Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been reported in a letter signed & nbsp; < strong > cerry Lake ~ ~ ~ ~ the Director of the Director; Powers & raquo;. < br />0 ~ Br /> After a new letter from March 26, Lake continued to criticize the media subject to USAGM. < Br /> 0 ~ 62& laquo; questions to Americans: Do you want your hard taxes to go to this type of propaganda ? I am now fighting this at the US agency with global media, and this will be a battle & raquo; & ndash; She said on the air of Newsmax.
< p > in the future interview with One American News Lake stated that she had not had time to get acquainted with the USAGM media journalistic content. & laquo; < strong > I have not even reached the viewing of the materials & raquo ;, & ndash; She said.
< p > & laquo; we want to make sure these media correspond to our American values. We tell the story of America, not our opponents & raquo;. < br />< br /> & laquo; swear by God, & ndash; said Lake, former television journalist, & ndash; We will not spread anti -American garbage & raquo;.
< p >The Federal Judge in New York later criticized USAGM leadership, including Carey Lake, for the sudden termination of work & laquo; the voice of America & raquo; and other news organizations subordinate USAGM, & nbsp; < strong > & laquo; without any consequences & raquo; .
< P > Comments of Judges & nbsp; < strong > James Paul Oden & nbsp; nbsp; America & raquo;, calling this step & nbsp; < strong > & laquo; a classic case of arbitrary and unreasonable approval of decisions & raquo; < />. /> Otken accused the Trump administration of < strong > & nbsp; & & laquo; Congress & raquo; < /strong >. < Br />0 ~ Br />Judge & nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; a temporary prohibition that prohibits the agency & laquo; any further attempts to dismiss, reduce staff, send on vacation or suspend activity & raquo; employees or contractors, as well as close offices or force workers abroad to return to the US. < Br />0 > 62 ~ & laquo; < strong > and & nbsp; 0 > 62 ~ first amendment , as well as a sharp condemnation of Trump's administration for its complete disregard for the principles that determine our democracy & declared & nbsp; < strong > Andrew G. Selly Jr. < /Strong >, lawyer & laquo; voice of America & raquo;. < Br /62Selly represents a coalition of journalists & laquo; vowel of America & raquo;, trade unions and organizations & laquo; reporters without borders & raquo;, and amp; six federal institutions as part of your government reduction campaign. < Br />0 ~ Br /> According to the claim, employees & laquo; vowel of America & raquo; They ordered to complete their live broadcasts on March 15 and then leave the building. Shortly after that, as stated in the claim, they lost access to the agency's computer systems, including e -mail. Website & laquo; the voice of America & raquo; has not been updated since < Br />0 > Br /> Trump and other Republicans have accused & laquo; Voice of America & raquo; in & laquo; left bias & raquo; and inability to represent & laquo; pro -American & raquo; Values for its international audience although & nbsp; < strng > ~ Congress obliged the broadcaster to be a non -partisan news organization .~ ~ ~ ~ > < p > 28 March & laquo; Radio Free Asia & raquo; (Rfa), another media under the auspices of USAGM, stated that & nbsp; < strong > ~ completely cease to activity by the end of April if the courts do not interfere /> & laquo; Radio Free Asia & raquo; It has already reported that 75% of its employees in the United States have already sent a vacation and stopped working more than 90% of freelance journalists. < Br /> 62 ~ Br /> This media has been broadcasting in Asia since 1996. Human rights activists say that its correspondents provide reliable news in authoritarian countries, raising awareness of the situation of oppressed minorities, including Uygur Muslims in China.
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