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'''Radio Free Asia''' ('''RFA''') is a [[United States of America|US]] propaganda outlet. RFA media is available in several Asian languages and mainly spreads imperialist | {{Infobox organization | ||
| name = Radio Free Asia | |||
| image = Radio Free Asia Logo 2021.png | |||
| abbreviation = RFA | |||
| formation = 12 March 1996<ref>{{News citation|title=History|url=https://www.rfa.org/about/info/history-04202007142923.html|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Radio Free Asia}}</ref> (27 years ago) | |||
| type = 501(c)(3) organization | |||
| tax_id = 52-1968145 | |||
| purpose = Broadcast Media | |||
| headquarters = [[Washington]], [[District of Columbia|D.C]], [[United States of America]] | |||
| languages = Burmese, Cantonese, English, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Vietnamese | |||
| owner = [[U.S. Agency for Global Media]] | |||
| leader_title = President | |||
| leader_name = Bay Fang<ref name="Bay">{{News citation|title=Bay Fang Named Radio Free Asia's New President|url=https://www.rfa.org/about/releases/bayfang_president-11202019123259.html |date=20 November 2019 |website=RFA |access-date=8 November 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222110943/https://www.rfa.org/about/releases/bayfang_president-11202019123259.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| leader_title2 = Executive Editor | |||
| leader_name2 = Min Mitchell<ref>{{News citation|title=Min Mitchell, Executive Editor |url=https://www.rfa.org/about/directors/min-mitchell-executive-editor |website=rfa.org |publisher=Radio Free Asia |access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> | |||
| parent_organization = [[U.S. Agency for Global Media]] | |||
| num_staff = 253<ref name=USAGM/> | |||
| budget = $39.5 million (2021)<ref name=USAGM>{{News citation|title=RFA – USAGM |url=https://www.usagm.gov/our-work/strategy-and-results/strategic-priorities/budget-submissions/ |access-date=7 April 2021 |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072813/https://www.usagm.gov/networks/rfa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| website = | |||
* [https://www.rfa.org/ www.rfa.org] | |||
* [https://rfa62zl6z6owmtlf.onion rfa62zl6z6owmtlf.onion]<sup>[''Dead link as of May 2022''].</sup> | |||
}} | |||
'''Radio Free Asia''' ('''RFA''') is a [[United States of America|US]] propaganda outlet. RFA media is available in several Asian languages and mainly spreads imperialist slander about the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Claims== | ==Claims== | ||
=== | ===China's Genocide of Muslims=== | ||
Radio Free Asia has claimed that | Radio Free Asia has repeatedly claimed or insinuated that the Chinese government is [[Uyghur genocide allegations|actively committing a genocide against Uyghur Muslims]]. | ||
=== | ===DPRK Fashion Police=== | ||
Radio Free Asia claimed that the DPRK has fashion police that stop people from wearing leather jackets.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Hyemin Son|date=2021-11-24|title=North Korea bans leather coats to stop citizens from copping leader’s iconic look|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/leather-11242021180637.html|newspaper=Radio Free Asia|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-01}}</ref> | Radio Free Asia claimed that the DPRK has fashion police that stop people from wearing leather jackets.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Hyemin Son|date=2021-11-24|title=North Korea bans leather coats to stop citizens from copping leader’s iconic look|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/leather-11242021180637.html|newspaper=Radio Free Asia|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-01}}</ref> | ||
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Radio Free Asia | |
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| Abbreviation | RFA |
| Formation | 12 March 1996[1] (27 years ago) |
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Template:Longitem | 52-1968145 |
| Purpose | Broadcast Media |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C, United States of America |
| Template:Longitem | Burmese, Cantonese, English, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Vietnamese |
| Owner | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
| Template:Longitem | Bay Fang[2] |
| Template:Longitem | Min Mitchell[3] |
| Template:Longitem | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
| Template:Longitem | $39.5 million (2021)[4] |
| Template:Longitem | 253[4] |
| Website |
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Radio Free Asia (RFA) is a US propaganda outlet. RFA media is available in several Asian languages and mainly spreads imperialist slander about the DPRK and China.
History[edit | edit source]
Radio Free Asia was established in 1994 by the US Congress and is funded by the US government.[5]
Claims[edit | edit source]
China's Genocide of Muslims[edit | edit source]
Radio Free Asia has repeatedly claimed or insinuated that the Chinese government is actively committing a genocide against Uyghur Muslims.
DPRK Fashion Police[edit | edit source]
Radio Free Asia claimed that the DPRK has fashion police that stop people from wearing leather jackets.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "History". Radio Free Asia.
- ↑ "Bay Fang Named Radio Free Asia's New President" (20 November 2019). RFA. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Min Mitchell, Executive Editor". rfa.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "RFA – USAGM". Archived from the original on January 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Radio Free Asia, Taiwan Sales Approved" (1994-05-01). The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ↑ Hyemin Son (2021-11-24). "North Korea bans leather coats to stop citizens from copping leader’s iconic look" Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2022-01-01.