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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 |
| Tax ID no. | 52-1968145 |
| Purpose | Broadcast Media |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C, United States of America |
| Burmese, Cantonese, English, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Vietnamese | |
| Owner | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
| Template:President | Bay Fang[2] |
| Executive Editor | Min Mitchell[3] |
| z | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
| $39.5 million (2021)[4] | |
| Staff | 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.